A super-fast new subsea telecommunications cable, offering access between South Africa, the Middle East and Europe at speeds until now unheard of in the region, is to be built in the next two years. Liquid Telecom said on Monday that a newly created and wholly owned subsidiary, Liquid Sea
South African-headquartered telecommunications group MTN has announced it is joining forces with Spain’s Telefónica Group, one of the world’s biggest telecoms operators, to focus on growth areas such as enterprise business and machine-to-machine communications
Ahead of the end-of-year holidays, telecommunications spend management company Tariffic has published a list of top suggested travel tips to avoid bill shock when travelling abroad. The company, which helps businesses and individuals manage their mobile bills by
MTN has been named by independent researchers as the overall best network to use when travelling abroad. Tariffic, a company that helps businesses and individuals manage their mobile bills by applying complex software to find the best packages to suit their needs, has released
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President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet has denied claims that it secretly approved the start of the nuclear procurement programme during its meeting just before finance minister Nhlanhla Nene was fired last Wednesday. Business Day journalist
The disruption of the banking industry by technology has convinced Barclays to establish its accelerator in Cape Town. The bank on Thursday launched its Barclays Rise programme at
The firing of Nhanhla Nene and his replacement with inexperienced David van Rooyen at the behest of President Jacob Zuma was the type of political decision-making that was set to have
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said he is delighted at the outcome of an internal disciplinary hearing that cleared him of all charges on Saturday Motsoeneng was facing three charges, which included lying about having a matric
Social media has united thousands of South Africans who are calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down from his position as number one citizen. This comes after a number of shuffles in the vital ministry of finance were made this past week. In the latest change
