DJ Zinhle’s Bestie Connect is a prepaid mobile network on MTN, aimed squarely at her followers.
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Icasa must rule out private companies storing fingerprints and let operators compete to stop fraud.
MTN won or shared 10 of 16 Opensignal awards to keep its best-network title, though Vodacom leads on 5G speed.
Democrats’ midterm election sweep have sent shares in US tech giants soaring.
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Triggerfish, the Cape Town-based digital animation studio, sees 2023 as “a breakthrough year for African animation”.
Magstripes remain used in markets around the world, including South Africa, despite obvious security risks. Why?
MTN South Africa has expanded embedded Sim support to its prepaid customers.
Ahead of RWC 2023, World Rugby has launched a streaming platform with free access to live games and other content.
Telkom appears to need more time than it anticipated to conclude a deal to sell its tower assets.
Joburg has secured bids from private producers to provide 92MW of electricity.
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Nikon plans to cut about 2 000 employees, or 10% of its total workforce, due to a slump in its core camera business, Nikkei reported.
Chinese technology giant Tencent is a lead investor in a funding round that valued the online education start-up Udemy at more than $3-billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple on Wednesday said it plans to start a programme to lower its App Store commissions for software developers who make $1-million or less in proceeds each year from the store.
Twitter is expanding its version of Stories, a product that lets users post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours, in an effort to encourage more sharing.
Telkom’s fixed-line voice revenue has plummeted in the past year, falling by more than 13,4%, or almost R1,1bn. In its financial year to 31 March 2015, Telkom reported fixed-line voice usage revenue of less than R6,9bn, down from R7,9bn a year ago
On 15 June, First National Bank will become the first major banking brand in South Africa to launch a mobile virtual network operator and take on South Africa’s incumbent mobile operators. Years in the

































