China smashes e-commerce record

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Internet giant Alibaba broke its own sales record of US$9,3bn during China’s “Singles Day” 24-hour online shopping binge on Wednesday, defying fears of an economic slowdown in the world’s

Uber, WesBank in R200m car rental deal

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Driver-partners of Internet ride-sharing service Uber will have easier access to cars following a R200m agreement with vehicle finance provider WesBank and FirstRand’s enterprise development fund Vumela. The companies announced on Tuesday in Johannesburg that

Finally, some clarity from MTN

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After two weeks of uncertainty in which its share price fell by 17,5%, MTN finally provided some clarity to shareholders on Monday. The announcement that CEO Sifiso Dabengwa had resigned with immediate effect led to the first substantial engagement with the market since the operator was issued

PSL boss hired by MultiChoice

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Brand de Villiers has resigned from his post as CEO of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and has taken up a post at MultiChoice. According to the PSL’s Twitter account, its chairman, Irvin Khoza, confirmed

Tshwane doubles free Wi-Fi data

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The City of Tshwane has doubled the daily data allowance on its public Wi-Fi programme. “Tshwane free Wi-Fi daily cap has been increased from 250MB to 500MB per day,” said Project Isizwe

Vodacom reveals big VOD plans

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Vodacom is in talks with Netflix and other local and international video-on-demand players with a view to them utilising the company’s billing infrastructure to provide consumers with flat-rate

MTN CEO Sifiso Dabengwa resigns

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MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa has lost his job. Dabengwa will leave MTN with immediate effect, MTN said in a statement to shareholders early on Monday morning. His exit – which MTN is describing as a resignation

PIC demands answers from MTN

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In a hard-hitting statement, MTN’s largest shareholder, the Public Investment Corp, has “noted” the resignation of group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa but said that “a lot more people need to take