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Extent of Rica abuse not yet known

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Government is yet to know the extent by which the costly Rica process was abused by fraudsters who sold pre-registered Sim cards to consumers. “We will engage with all the service providers in terms of how big the problem

Rica worth it despite costs, gov’t insists

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Despite costing the telecommunications industry hundreds of millions of rand, government says the Sim card registration process was worth it and is already helping fight crime. MTN alone confirms it has spent R250m on the

MTN to offer cross-border top-up

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MTN and airtime remittance services provider, TransferTo, have teamed up to offer international mobile top-up services to customers across borders via TransferTo’s global network. International mobile top-up is a cost-effective complement to cash

Cut the red tape, Plessey urges gov’t

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Government needs to make it easier for telecommunications operators to build infrastructure, especially fibre-optic networks, as red tape and conflicting requirements are slowing the ability of companies to build broadband networks

Department warns of fraudulent Sims

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Cellphone users should not be tempted to buy pre-registered Sim cards from traders because they contravene Rica legislation, the department of communications warned on Tuesday. “It’s illegal to buy any Sim card and get

Absa mobile money service rakes in transactions

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Banking group Absa said on Tuesday that CashSend, its cardless cash transfer offering, has exceeded R500m in transactions since its launch in late 2008. CashSend allows Absa customers to send money to anyone with

EOH acquires TSS Managed Services

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EOH subsidiary EOH Mthombo has acquired 100% of the entire issued share capital of Tactical Software Systems Managed Services (TSSMS) for R130,5m, beefing up its exposure to public sector IT spending. TSSMS specialises

Moody’s puts Telkom on downgrade watch

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International credit ratings agency Moody’s has placed Telkom on review for a possible downgrade due to increased concerns about the company’s operating challenges. Moody’s senior analyst Soummo Mukherjee says the agency is worried about

Vodacom publishes annual report on iPad

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Cellular network operator Vodacom is offering its 2011 annual report on the iPad for the first time. The group’s integrated report, which was published on Friday, is available for download in Apple’s App Store. The 221-page report is

MWeb offers bundled DSL, 3G

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MWeb has teamed up with MTN to offer consumers two product bundles that include both fixed digital subscriber line (DSL) and 3G broadband access for a single, monthly fee. The company has created two bundles