The ANC is “under severe strain” and is being undermined by disunity, mistrust and organisational weakness, according to deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. In power since Nelson Mandela led the party to victory in the
Blue Cellular, a mobile distribution specialist with almost R1bn/year in revenue, is “working towards” a JSE listing as it eyes expansion in the corporate sector and opportunities in delivering content to mobile users, its
Communications regulator Icasa has signalled its intention to review the contentious call termination regulations of 2014, raising the possibility of fresh legal action by the industry. In the past two reviews, Icasa has reduced
The number of Telkom digital subscriber line subscribers has declined for the first time ever. Between 1 April 2016 and 30 September 2016, the operator lost 19 714 DSL customers. This went largely unnoticed by the market as Telkom changed
Three of South Africa’s biggest banks are considering bidding to distribute government welfare payments to more than 17m people as a contract with a unit of Net1 UEPS Technologies comes to an end after years of legal battles. The existing contract
US immigration restrictions introduced over the weekend are bringing the technology industry together in unified anger like never before. While the clampdown isn’t an immediate threat to businesses, emotions
A German consumer group has sued Facebook’s WhatsApp in a Berlin court over clauses that allow the messaging service to collect and transfer user data between the platforms. The suit is challenging the privacy terms WhatsApp
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US President Donald Trump’s clash with Silicon Valley over immigration is about to become even more contentious. After the new president banned refugees and travellers from seven
Earth’s magnetic field surrounds it like an invisible force field – protecting life from harmful solar radiation by deflecting charged particles away. Far from being constant, this field is continuously changing. Indeed, our