Despite intense pressure from broadcasters, communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni appears adamant that analogue TV will be switched off this week.
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A group of young entrepreneurs are looking to reinvent Zambia as an African technology hub – with support from ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin.
Meta Platforms-owned messaging app WhatsApp is has begun testing the ability for users to share media files up to 2GB in size.
A whistle-blower has alleged that the US software giant is routinely involved in bribery and other malfeasance across the region.
The SABC board on Friday labelled government’s plan to switch off analogue television broadcasts on 31 March as an “unsustainable risk” to the rights of millions of indigent South African households.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse said the state-owned company is trying to ram through a “massive” contract for set-top box installations. Sentech has denied the allegations.
The department of transport has said it is on track with the production of outstanding driving licence cards.
CIVH, the Remgro-controlled parent company of Dark Fibre Africa and Vumatel, has reported a sharp reduction in losses in its most recent reporting period.
Netflix has told the South African Investment Conference that it plans to invest R900-million in local content production over the next two years.
Seacom’s contribution to Remgro’s headline earnings fell by 77% in the year ended December 2021, driven lower by increased operational costs and forex losses.