The GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, believes the Nigerian government can unlock up to N862bn (R37,7bn) in GDP growth by 2015 by supporting the roll-out of mobile broadband
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Cell C has lost another battle at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The cellular operator lodged a counterclaim against Vodacom and its parent, the UK’s Vodafone, after it lost an earlier battle at the ASA when it was told
Long-serving Naspers executive Antonie Roux has taken the reins at MIH Group, the JSE-listed media group’s biggest subsidiary. MIH holds all of Naspers’s electronic interests, including pay-TV operator MultiChoice
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has reintroduced its stipulation that companies applying for access to radio frequency spectrum must have 30% of their equity in the hands of historically disadvantaged people
A cryptic cautionary statement issued to shareholders on Friday sent JSE-listed technology group Gijima’s share price soaring more than 14%. But analysts are baffled about what Gijima is up to. The share price climbed 9c
The rise of casual gaming on social media websites like Facebook is leading to an uptick in the game development business in SA. Mark van Diggelen, CEO and founder of SA casual and social gaming company SkillPod
“This is not an April fool’s joke. This is for real.” With those words, Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys took the wraps off Vodacom’s new red and white branding, bringing it in line with the corporate colours
SA fixed-line operator Telkom has finally dumped the troubled wireless segment of its Nigerian telecommunications provider Multi-Links. Visafone Communications will buy Multi-Links’s code division multiple access
Communications minister Roy Padayachie has unveiled a draft framework aimed at using information and communications technology (ICT) to help develop rural areas and encourage job creation
A ban on pregnant women and children under 16 using cellphones may be on the cards if new legislation being mooted by government is enacted. A draft policy document produced by the department of health shows government