Online retail store Takealot.com has been growing at a compound rate of 107% for the last four years as younger South Africans slowly but surely become more comfortable with online shopping. Despite this rapid growth
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MTN Group’s former video-on-demand provider, Discover Digital, is starting a new South African online TV service with lender Investec, just days after its partnership with Africa’s biggest wireless operator was cancelled. The closely
South African streaming television specialist Discover Digital has taken the wraps off a new streaming TV service aimed at the local and broader African markets. The service, called Digital Entertainment on Demand
The Black Business Council has lashed out at Telkom over the departure of BCX (formerly Business Connexion) CEO Isaac Mophatlane, accusing the telecommunications operator of “an attack on black excellence”. Telkom said on Sunday
The high court has ordered President Jacob Zuma to explain why he made changes to his cabinet that included firing Pravin Gordhan as finance minister in March, a move that sparked street demonstrations and a downgrade of the
Business leaders told President Jacob Zuma at a meeting last week that trust between the government and the private sector was destroyed when the South African leader fired his finance minister in March
A nuclear programme cannot be implemented in a fiscally responsible way in the current economic growth environment, an analyst warns. “Any single way you look at it, nuclear does not work in the current growth
Nasdaq-listed technology education company 2U has announced it is acquiring Cape Town-based start-up GetSmarter for $103m (about R1,4bn). GetSmarter, founded by brothers Sam and Rob Paddock, develops online short
MTN on Wednesday said group revenue increased by 7,1% year on year, supported by a 29,4% improvement in data revenue, suggesting a return to a firmer footing for the Johannesburg-headquartered emerging markets telecommunications giant. However, group subscriber
The Democratic Alliance has welcomed a commitment by department of telecommunications & postal services director-general Robert Nkuna that he will consider commissioning properly researched financial impact assessments of proposed new