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Samsung Electronics reported its biggest operating profit in more than two years, bolstered by brisk demand for its Galaxy S7 smartphones, cost controls and sluggish iPhone sales. Shares in the world’s largest maker of phones and memory chips rose

South Africa has performed well in the latest edition of the Global Information Technology Report’s Networked Readiness Index published by the World Economic Forum, jumping 10 places to 65th position overall worldwide

Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator has threatened to disconnect mobile subscribers it says are spreading information via WhatsApp about the protests that have rocked the country. Zimbabwe is battling to contain public outrage over economic

The South African Communist Party has called for a complete overhaul of the SABC board. “I think that it’s an issue that we will further engage. In fact, our view is that the board must be recused

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe and national spokesman Zizi Kodwa have tried and failed to control communications minister Faith Muthambi, former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi claimed on Monday. Vavi told journalists that Kodwa was

Workers at communications regulator Icasa continued their picketing action on Wednesday. The strike entered its third day Wednesday as workers demanded salary increases and bonus pay back-dated to 2014. These issues stem from

Instant messaging app WhatsApp experienced downtime on mobile networks in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as protest action started taking root. Zimbabweans woke up to no WhatsApp connectivity through their mobile phones on Wednesday, a rare occurrence in

Instant messaging application WhatsApp was unavailable in Zimbabwe on Wednesday amid fears that the government was clamping down on social media as the economically and politically troubled Southern African country faced a day of national protest

The SABC on Tuesday evening reacted to a media briefing by ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu saying it was “concerned” by some of the things Mthembu said. In a statement by SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago, the public broadcaster said that

The ANC has summoned communications minister Faith Muthambe and the SABC board to explain the recent censorship concerns at the public broadcaster. She and the board are expected to brief the ruling party on Monday