Vodacom has found that deploying mobile broadband in deep rural areas can be financially rewarding. The operator said on Tuesday that it has built seven new 3G sites in the deep rural areas of Umhlabuyalingana
Spotify, the world’s biggest streaming music company, made its debut in South Africa on Tuesday. It’s the first entry into Africa for the streaming giant, with the service costing R59.99/month for a single-user
Government’s long-awaited signing of agreements with 27 renewable energy independent power producer projects on Tuesday was blocked by an interdict that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Apple said it is acquiring Texture, a digital magazine service that lets users subscribe to more than 200 magazines for US$9.99/month. Texture, offered via the app stores of Apple, Google and Amazon.com, bolsters
The world’s largest music streaming service has gone live in South Africa, a day before the company is due to hold a press conference to announce its local launch. The website went live on Monday afternoon, offering a
EOH, one of South Africa’s largest business technology services companies, has announced a major restructuring, which will result in the creation of two distinct businesses in the group, one of which will continue to trade under
MTN Group could cash in from an initial public offering of Africa’s largest telecommunication towers company by selling down a stake valued by the wireless carrier at about R27bn. IHS Towers, of which Johannesburg-based MTN
ICT industry veteran Brian Seligmann was killed in a freak accident on Sunday. Seligmann, who was an early pioneer of Apple computers in South Africa, apparently died after being electrocuted while mowing the lawn outside
As time drags on, Steinhoff dribbles unhelpful titbits of news to anxious shareholders, bondholders, investors, employees and pensioners. Apart from the apparent complex deals that the independent investigators, PwC, are
Google called off its race to the moon weeks ago when it became clear no private explorer would complete the trip by the 31 March deadline. That won’t stop at least three teams from Israel, Japan and the US, who say their