South Africa’s largest online retailer, Takealot.com, will remain open during the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa, but will only be able to supply goods deemed essential by the government to customers.
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The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order the Competition Commission’s consent agreement with Vodacom over data prices.
MultiChoice-owned video-on-demand provider Showmax has added seven live news channels to the platform to keep subscribers up to date during South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown.
Huawei Technologies is about to test the demand for flagship smartphones in China, and the CEO of its consumer business said he’s confident markets and manufacturers are ready.
Icasa will make additional radio frequency spectrum available to operators to ensure networks can cope with increased demand during the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Social media was abuzz on Wednesday after a media report suggested cellphone companies had agreed to hand over users’ location data to the government for tracking purposes in an effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
Telkom and the Competition Commission have reached an agreement over concerns the regulatory watchdog had over its wholesale IP Connect product.
South Africa’s biggest online shopping site, Takealot.com, hopes to keep operating through the three-week Covid-19 lockdown, which starts on Friday.
Ster-Kinekor, South Africa’s largest cinema chain, is closed with immediate effect. The company said it’s theatres will remain closed from Wednesday until further notice.
South Africa’s Covid-19 cases have increased to 709 confirmed positive cases as of Wednesday. Speaking to SABC, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced the latest figures, which increased by 155 cases overnight.