Government must trust the free market to drive down prices and not create a new infrastructure monopoly by giving all unassigned broadband spectrum to a new wholesale operator. That’s the message from MTN
First National Bank’s deliberate move to aggressively shift transaction to its mobile app from other digital (and physical) channels is paying off handsomely. If recent trends are sustained – and there’s no indication that they
Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt of Qualcomm could pose a national security risk because of Qualcomm’s leadership in developing critical semiconductor technology, according to the US treasury department
Apple investors eager for fatter profit margins should read Spotify’s latest financial disclosures. They should have a few antacids handy when they do. The company’s document for its public stock listing highlights how tricky
BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement, claiming the social media giant uses technology invented by the former smartphone maker in Facebook’s massively popular messaging applications. Apps like
Global music streaming leader Spotify looks set to announce its launch plan for the South African market next week. The company will hold a press conference in Johannesburg next Tuesday where it’s expected to provide
The Electronic Communications Amendment Bill is the telecommunications’ industry’s mining charter, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub warned at a government workshop on the bill in Pretoria on Tuesday. He was
Digital-asset exchanges are emerging as one of the biggest winners of the cryptocurrency boom. The top 10 are generating as much US$3m in fees a day, or heading for more than $1bn/year, according to estimates
South Africa’s economic growth accelerated for the first year in four in 2017 as agricultural output surged following a recovery in output after the worst drought in more than a century. GDP expanded 1.3% last year, more
Communications regulator Icasa on Tuesday blasted various aspects of government’s Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, warning, among other things, that the draft legislation falls foul of the