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Well-known industry figure Justin Spratt is taking the reins at the fast-growing Quirk digital agency founded by Rob Stokes. The former Internet Solutions executive is taking on the role six months after being appointed as managing partner

Last month’s theft of Sim cards from several hi-tech Johannesburg traffic lights could be a thing of the past if an emerging technology called Sim-less GSM takes off. More than 400 of the 600 traffic lights that use Sim cards

Vox Telecom, listed on the JSE’s AltX exchange, is becoming well known for its inventive annual reports, which each year resemble a popular magazine. The 2010 annual report, released this week, is no exception

The cellphone habits of South Africans have changed dramatically in the past year on the back of smartphones and mobile Internet’s entry to the mainstream market, World Wide Worx said on Wednesday

Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys is interviewing candidates for the crucial position of Vodacom SA MD following the promotion of Shameel Joosub to the position of CEO of Vodafone’s operation in Spain

Red Bull Mobile, the new mobile brand being launched next week by telecommunications company Cell C and energy-drinks company Red Bull, will offer high-end smartphones

A dispute lodged by the UK’s Vodafone at the Advertising Standards Authority appears to have inadvertently provided insights into Vodacom’s plans to rebrand itself this year

Outgoing MTN Group CEO Phuthuma Nhleko has been appointed to the board of British energy giant BP. The appointment is effective 1 February. Nhleko is stepping down as CEO of MTN at the end of March, but will

The board of state-owned telecommunications infrastructure company Broadband Infraco will take action against any employee who did not follow correct procurement procedures. The company was reacting

A new dossier, which apparently makes new allegations about corporate governance problems at Telkom, has prompted the telecommunications group to go on the offensive by issuing a statement