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
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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
Speaking after the JSE released interim results on Friday afternoon, CEO Nicky Newton-King said that the exchange is not opposed to new market entrants. This follows claims by potential new rival ZAR
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
While so-called over-the-top messaging services dominate in South Africa as a mobile communication tool, the uptake of voice over IP is slower, say experts. Global digital specialist adviser
Vodacom has become the first operator to respond to the aggressive new “FreeMe” tariff plans from Telkom. But the country’s biggest operator is not exactly shouting about its new “+ (Plus)” plans from the