South Africa’s inflation rate slowed in January, easing pressure on the central bank to maintain a tight monetary stance. Inflation slowed to 4.4% from 4.7% in December, Statistics South Africa said Wednesday in
Apple proclaims each new iPhone model is the best one it has ever made. The company says every software update is better than the last. In general, Apple believes everything it does is awesome. There’s a consequence to
The rand reached a three-year high after Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state on 15 February, fueling optimism among investors that management of South Africa’s economy will improve. Benchmark bond yields fell
There may be a way to resolve the spectrum impasse in South Africa, in which the big operators, MTN and Vodacom, are squaring off against government over its plans to create a wholesale open-access network and
A new report from OpenSignal, a company that specialises in wireless-coverage mapping through crowd-sourced data, shows that South Africa’s 4G/LTE coverage and speed lag behind many developed and some
Cell C plans to boost expenditure to R3bn this year as South Africa’s third largest mobile phone company hunts for…
Cell C has swung hard into the black, reporting a R4.1bn net profit for the 2017 financial year ended 31 December. The mobile operator, however, reported a small, “normalised” loss of R26m – effectively break-even – once
Picture this: you’re driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighbourhood pizzeria, an ad offering $5 off a pepperoni pizza pops up on your
Telecommunications and ICT provider Vox has unveiled plans to launch specialist Internet video-on-demand content bouquets targeting niche communities. The service, which will be launched later this
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