Netflix is making significant inroads in South Africa, disrupting pay-television behemoth MultiChoice by providing a cheaper, more convenient and non-linear way of watching TV content. The streaming content provider is drawing
The ouster of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich for an inappropriate workplace relationship leaves the world’s second largest chip maker with the worst leadership crisis in its 50-year history. During a five-year stint as CEO, Krzanich
The City of Tshwane metropolitan municipality, which includes Pretoria and surrounding towns, has published “significantly” increased fees for deploying telecommunications infrastructure. But the move
Intel’s CEO, Brian Krzanich, has resigned. The giant chip maker’s chief financial officer, Bob Swan, has been named interim CEO until a permanent replacement can be found. Krzanich fell on his sword after
MTN and its technology partner, Ericsson, have achieved throughput of 1.6Gbit/s using 5G technology at the Gerotek skid pan outside Pretoria. Using 100MHz of spectrum in the 28GHz band, the
Indian start-up Swiggy has raised US$210-million (about R2.9-billion) in a round led by South Africa’s Naspers and investment house DST Global, setting a stage for a battle between well-funded players in the
Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems computer services unit is cutting more than a quarter of its positions to reduce costs after draining money for years. The unit will cut as many as 10 000 jobs, of which
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg came within a whisker of leapfrogging Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person on Wednesday. Zuckerberg, more than half a century younger than the Berkshire
TuneIn, the online radio service, has enlisted LionTree Advisors to help the company evaluate strategic options, including a possible sale. TuneIn hired the boutique investment bank in recent weeks, CEO John
Vox Telecom shareholders are looking to sell the South African network provider for about R3-billion to take advantage of consolidation in the industry, according to two people familiar with the matter. Owners including