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South Africa’s communications regulator is failing to perform and allowing mobile service companies to “rip off” the poor, MPs said on Wednesday. MPs in the labour & public enterprises select committee were briefed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on the high cost of broadband and
Telecommunications group MTN has named Sérigne Dioum as its head of mobile financial services. Dioum was previously chief marketing officer at MTN’s operation in Cote d’Ivoire. He takes on the new role in September. “Dioum’s appointment comes as MTN renews
In a boost for South African science education, the University of South Africa (Unisa) has opened a new, R1bn science campus in Florida, Johannesburg. The campus houses Unisa’s college of agriculture and environmental sciences and its college of science, engineering and technology
Next month, Microsoft’s offices in Sandton will play host to the third Johannesburg Startup Weekend. The event is aimed at entrepreneurs looking for feedback on an idea, those searching for a potential co-founder for their startup, or simply at people looking for support and mentoring
South Africa’s third mobile operator Cell C says it has signed up more than a million customers in July already, setting a monthly record for sign-ups and bringing its total customer base to 11,7m. However, this figure is for gross connections. Net additions, which includes
A task team has been established to sort out the financial problems at the SABC, communications minister Yunus Carrim said on Tuesday. “We have decided to set up a high-level team made up of the SABC, the department of communications, national treasury and the auditor-general of South Africa to set a firm foundation for financial
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has outlined the reasons it decided to allow the troubled pay-television operator On Digital Media to launch adult-themed channels on its TopTV platform. Icasa gave TopTV the go-ahead to launch three channels – Private Spice, Desire TV and
Botswana has switched on digital terrestrial television, beating South Africa, its big neighbour to the south, to launch digital broadcasts. However, unlike most other countries in the region, Botswana has opted for a Japanese standard for its roll-out. South Africa spent a year working with its
Mobile TV, the company hoping to introduce mobile television services in South Africa using Korea’s digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) standard, believes there will be substantial demand for its services. But rival Kagiso Media is less convinced. The company wants to offer
Mobile broadband is the primary way South Africans get online because of affordability and speed, but the comparative “instability” of mobile offerings next to fixed lines could harm the economy, according to new report by Research ICT Africa. Mobile broadband
