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The number of pay-television subscribers in Africa will reach 30m by 2021, almost double 2015’s 16m, according to new research. Data published by Dataxis suggests digital satellite pay-TV subscribers will

Telecommunications company Seacom, which operates an undersea cable system along Africa’s east coast, has signed a deal with Microsoft to allow its customers to connect directly via dedicated Ethernet links to

A South African student organisation said it may shut down campuses across the country in protest against planned fee increases for 2017. Two institutions – Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa’s first video-on-demand channel catering specifically the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has been launched. PrideTV costs R79/month, or R790/year. Subscribers

Communications regulator Icasa has reached an agreement with striking employees, in the process ending a six-week-long strike. The strike, which affected a number of services offered by Icasa – including the

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande on Sunday said he was concerned about students threatening to shut down universities countrywide amid 2017 university fee talks. Nzimande in a statement called for calm

The price of fuel could soon be significantly cheaper, owing to the strengthening of the rand, the Automobile Association said on Monday. “Petrol is slated for a reduction of up to 69c/l, diesel 94c, and

Communications regulator Icasa was wrong to push ahead with a planned spectrum auction in the absence of government policy on the issue and should withdraw an invitation to operators to apply for access until that policy

Hundreds of Telkom staff have launched strike action against the company this week over a pay dispute. The Communication Workers Union, which is behind the strike, says Telkom workers need a cost-of-living