R39,5bn. That’s the amount South Africans spent on cellphone contracts in 2015. This analysis of the market is possible for the first time after the publication of a transaction circular by Blue Label Telecoms, which detailed
Microsoft’s first quarter sales and earnings topped analysts’ estimates, buoyed by growing demand for cloud-based software and services. Profit excluding certain items was US$0,76/share on adjusted sales of $22,3bn
MTN Group shares slumped to a six-year low after a Nigerian senator claimed the wireless carrier may have illegally moved more than the previously estimated US$14bn out of the country, citing early findings
When the editor of TechCentral promised to cover extensively the recently published national integrated ICT policy white paper – and provide analysis of it – we were excited. In the past two weeks, that excitement has turned
Popular (mis)conception has it that Cell C, whose resurgence began under Alan Knott-Craig in 2012 and continues under Jose Dos Santos, has been rapidly stealing market share from larger rivals Vodacom and
Vumatel has reached an agreement to acquire fellow fibre-to-the-home provider Fibrehoods, potentially kick-starting a long-expected consolidation of the industry, in which it is estimated there are more than two dozen players
The Competition Commission has struck down meter taxi drivers’ bid to declare Internet app Uber as engaging in predatory pricing and anticompetitive behaviour. In May this year, eight regional taxi companies and 150 individual
SABC executive Hlaudi Motsoeneng allegedly promised an extra R10 000 to each staff member as a “sweetener deal”, the Democratic Alliance claimed on Thursday. The party’s communications spokeswoman and MP
The chances of finance minister Pravin Gordhan keeping his job after prosecutors charged him with fraud brightened on Wednesday after he won the backing of cabinet and President Jacob Zuma appointed him to a task force
Hello, Moto! The Motorola smartphone brand has made a return to South Africa with the launch by Lenovo of the Moto Z in South Africa. The new device looks set to stand out from a crowded market