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MTN says its data prices have fallen

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MTN has decreased voice and data tariffs by 58% and 73% respectively in the past five years, despite an increase in costs due to a struggling economy, the company has told parliament. The portfolio committee on telecommunications

Apple in talks with car maker McLaren

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Apple, ramping up efforts to disrupt the transportation industry, is seeking a stake in luxury car maker McLaren and is in talks to buy Lit Motors, an electric motorbike start-up, people with knowledge of the matter

Lack of spectrum keeping prices high: MTN

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MTN officials have told parliament that the release of available spectrum would, in theory, lower data costs. South Africa has yet to migrate to digital broadcasts, a key requirement for opening up radio

Treasury tight-lipped over set-top box probe

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National treasury is keeping mum over claims that it has recommended the suspension of South Africa’s controversial set-top box production. Set-top boxes decode digital signals for analogue television

EFF roasts Vodacom over data costs

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MPs asked tough questions of service provider Vodacom in parliament on Wednesday, as high data prices continued to come under the spotlight. Vodacom presented to the portfolio committee on

Eskom’s Molefe pushes the case for nuclear

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A nuclear build programme for South Africa doesn’t need to be funded by the fiscus. There are enough potential financiers who would be willing to take the risk, said Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Wednesday

Poor women 50% less likely to use Internet

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High prices, gender pay gaps and a lack of education makes women 50% less likely to access basic Internet services in poor urban communities, a global technology group has told parliament. The portfolio committee on

Uber pilots dashcams in Cape Town

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Internet ride-sharing app Uber has launched a month-long dashcam pilot in Cape Town amid the service experiencing recent safety concerns. The digital cameras record what is happening in front of

Inflation falls below 6%

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South Africa’s inflation fell below the upper end of the central bank’s target band in August for the first time this year, leaving room for policy makers to continue to pause their tightening cycle. The rate fell to 5,9% from 6% a

Uber hires security chief after attacks

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Uber has appointed a head of security for Africa after three people were attacked in two separate incidents in July and August in Johannesburg, allegedly while taking rides using the popular app. Deon Du Toit, who joins