MultiChoice, which operates the DStv satellite television service, grew revenues by 19% to R21bn in the past financial year, despite the introduction of competition in SA’s pay-TV market. In the year to 31 March 2011, MultiChoice added almost 1m subscribers
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Telkom is cutting the line rental cost of its mid-tier, 1Mbit/s fixed-line broadband product by 11,3% to R289/month on 1 July, from R326/month previously. Broadband line rental for 384kbit/s and 4Mbit/s users remains unchanged, the company says. At the same
Solidarity on Friday declared a wage dispute with telecommunications company Telkom, the trade union’s spokesman said. “Telkom indicated during [Friday’s] round that it will impose a two-year moratorium on retrenchments, provided that trade unions will
Telkom has announced a tariff reduction of 1,7% on basic voice and data services, including an 11,3% decrease in the rental cost of its 1Mbit/s fixed-line broadband service. The new tariffs take effect on 1 August, and must be approved by the Independent Communications
Intel Capital, chip maker Intel’s investment business, on Thursday said it would invest US$5m in JSE-listed technology group Altech in a move it is describing as a way of tapping into the broadband boom taking place in Africa
Social media tools and the Internet will play little role in overthrowing repressive governments in Southern Africa. That’s the view of veteran newspaper editor Mathatha Tsedu, who was speaking to a gathering of African journalists in
Correctional services is considering electronically tagging some inmates to reduce the prison population, the department’s national commissioner said on Thursday. “By the end of the year we will present a programme
Intel Capital on Thursday announced it has reached an agreement to invest US$5m in JSE-listed technology group Altech. It is the first investment in SA by Intel Capital, the investment arm of US semiconductor giant Intel. The agreement, which remains subject to
Telkom’s new mobile operator, 8ta, has dropped a bomb on rivals Vodacom, MTN and Cell C, introducing a cut-rate broadband product offering 10GB of data a month for R199 on a 24-month contract. For an additional
Internet service provider MWeb has launched a cloud-based file-hosting service called Store-It that allows users to store and access files online. It’s offering 5GB of online storage space. Available as a value-add to MWeb customers