The alliance banking deal lets South Africa’s biggest retailer expand its financial services without becoming a bank.
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MTN says it and Cell C have not agreed on certain terms of their commercial relationship.
ACT’s Nomvuyiso Batyi explains why South Africa’s telcos won’t back Icasa’s biometric Sim rules as drafted.
A new chief digital officer and strategy head complete six senior appointments at the troubled State IT Agency this financial year.
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Telkom has decided to hit pause on dividend pay-outs for longer than expected as it battles tough market conditions.
Telkom jumped as much as 12% after confirming it received a bid for a controlling stake from a consortium that includes its former CEO.
Eskom chairman Mpho Makwana said further gains can be expected from the utility’s generating fleet.
A new app aimed at twitchers features illustrations, photos, sounds, maps, seasonal statistics and helpful tips for almost a thousand bird species.
A possible bid by a consortium that includes former CEO Sipho Maseko to buy a stake in Telkom is still at an exploratory stage.
But the former telecommunications monopoly faces huge challenges if it hopes to remain a significant market player.
World News
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps from US digital networks and called TikTok and WeChat “significant threats”.
It looks like a real pay-television subscription, with familiar shows, advertisements and even a customer service line. But the product, known as a pirated Internet protocol TV service, is illegal.
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos sold shares worth $3.1-billion in the e-commerce company in recent days, regulatory filings showed on Wednesday.
Telkom Kenya said on Wednesday it was no longer pursuing a proposed joint venture transaction with the Kenyan unit of India’s Bharti Airtel.
Here they are, TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2014. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year, for good reasons and bad. Also, check out our International Newsmakers
As is customary at this time of the year, TechCentral is pleased to present its lists of who it considers are the biggest technology newsmakers over the past 12 months, both internationally and in South Africa. We kick it off, as always

































