Browsing: News

All the latest technology news from South Africa and around the world.

Altron chief financial officer Alex Smith will step down at the end of February 2018 to take up the same role at Net1 UEPS Technologies. Smith had been at Altron for 12 years. Smith replaces Herman Kotze as CFO

MTN South Africa has cut out-of-bundle data rates to 29c/MB for the poor and all other users will in future pay a maximum of 60c/MB. The reductions offer savings of up to 80%, MTN said. The first of two new pricing tiers will see

MultiChoice has hit back at suggestions of improper dealing in its channel supply agreement with the SABC, saying the leaked minutes of a 2013 meeting between the broadcasters show “nothing illegal or improper

Seacom is mulling the idea of building a new, high-capacity subsea telecommunications cable, either along the east coast of Africa, where it already operates a system, or along the west coast. CEO Byron Clatterbuck emphasised

Google has launched a new app for Android to help users view and manage their mobile data usage. The app is designed to help consumers, especially those in emerging markets who are “data constrained”, minimise the

Naspers is planning to invest more in businesses including food delivery to help narrow the valuation gap between Africa’s biggest company and its stake in Chinese Internet giant Tencent. The 33% shareholding in the Shenzhen

Communications regulator Icasa has found that Cell C followed due process during its recapitalisation, as part of which Blue Label Telecoms and Net1 UEPS Technologies invested R7.5bn in the company, the mobile operator