Despite the intervention of national treasury in an impasse between the South African Social Security Agency and the Post Office, a credible deal between both parties for the payment of social grants is yet to be

Swedish phone-app developer True Software Scandinavia is in talks with wireless operators including Bharti Airtel to expand its fast-growing Truecaller spam filtering service in Africa. Truecaller is seeking to roll out a version

Nigerian lawmakers investigating allegations of illegal repatriation of almost US$14bn by MTN Group’s local unit have found the company hadn’t violated the law. There were no “proofs of collusion to contravene the foreign exchange

Two days after Vodacom said it would begin trialling 5G services in South Africa on a limited basis, MTN has also jumped on the bandwagon, saying in a statement on Thursday morning that it has signed a memorandum of understanding

China’s Tencent Holdings, in which JSE-listed Naspers owns a one-third stake, has bought 145.8m non-voting shares Snap, saying it plans to work closely with the social media company. In an SEC filing on Wednesday, the Snapchat

Angola Cables has announced plans for a point of presence in Cape Town, its second in the country after Johannesburg, as the company gets ready to serve the market with the new South Atlantic Cable System