South Africa will study the cost of power generation from various projects and expects to announce a decision on new renewable sources by 7 December, according to energy minister David Mahlobo. The energy department has
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In its annual assessment of the cabinet, the Democratic Alliance has given poor grades to the ministers of communications and telecommunications & postal services. South Africa’s largest opposition party scored telecoms
Mankosi is a remote rural community in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It is home to almost 6 000 people. The nearest city is Mthatha, about 60km away, as a bird flies. Most homes are not connected to the electricity grid
MultiChoice on Friday morning said that it is aware that its deal with ANN7 has caused “real public concern”. The broadcaster’s board has instructed its audit and risk committees to probe the contract. In a statement, MultiChoice
Rubben Mohlaloga is set to be appointed by communications minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane as the new chairman of communications regulator Icasa. Mabuse Nkuna, the director-general in the department
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