MultiChoice has denied it signed a revision to an agreement with formerly Gupta-owned 24-hour news channel ANN7, in terms of which it would pay the channel R150m/year. But the news that it has been paying the channel at
South African consumers are about to get their first taste of Chinese phone maker OnePlus’s line of smartphones. The company will launch its flagship OnePlus 5 device in South Africa next week. Distribution for the
MTN is facing another potential multibillion-rand headache, just days after being cleared by Nigerian politicians over allegations of illegal repatriation of $14bn. The problem this time is Benin, where the regulator claims MTN
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said on Thursday that the newly appointed CEO of Gyro Group, the operator’s property management business, Lesiba Maloba, has been tasked with “ruthless execution” in commercialising
Liquid Telecom, which acquired Neotel earlier this year in a R6.5bn deal, has announced it plans to upgrade its fibre routes in South Africa using the latest 100G technology. The company said at AfricaCom in Cape Town
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
Bitcoin has soared to a record after a technology upgrade that was threatening to disrupt the biggest cryptocurrency was called off, removing another concern for mainstream investors captivated by this year’s more-than-seven-fold
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