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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Options could include merging the business with other operators or selling a stake in the company.
Digital insurance start-up Naked Insurance has raised $17-million in a series-B funding round led by development finance institutions.
The City of Cape Town’s decision to pay businesses and residents for excess power is a glimpse into South Africa’s energy future.
MTN Group will invest the equivalent of R18-billion in Ghana over the next five years after the government exempted its Ghanaian unit from tax claims.
Telkom is again about to go through a painful retrenchments programme as it fights to contain costs in a tough macroeconomic environment.
Telkom could start the sale of a minority stake in its core fibre business by March as part of a slew of measures it announced to unlock value.
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Security experts have voiced concerns after Boris Johnson tweeted a picture of a virtual cabinet meeting which included personal details.
Apple has relaxed a controversial policy that took a 30% cut of payments when video apps on its platform sold television shows and movies.
Zoom has apologised to users over security and privacy issues that have plagued the platform, pledging to make changes in the coming weeks.
It’s finally over. Xerox announced late Tuesday that it is abandoning its tender offer to acquire HP, citing the global health crisis from Covid-19 and the ensuing difficult market environment.
Naspers was the darling of the JSE in 2013, contributing a full 4,2% of the total market performance of 18% last year. But we believe that, although it may be a great business, Naspers does not represent a good investment. Investors seem to be pricing the share for perfection, and then some. Eager to gain access to the Chinese market, via
Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos sat down with TechCentral on Tuesday to explain why the company cut its prepaid price, on a promotional basis until the end of September, to 66c/minute. But he played down suggestions that South Africa’s mobile operators are engaged

































