Global smartphone shipments are losing steam, but lower-priced devices and the African market are likely to be engines of growth, says an international research organisation. International Data Corp last week forecast that global smartphone growth

Telecommunications provider Huge Group has called off a plan to acquire ICT specialist Centracom for R81,6m, saying it was unable to reach agreement with “relevant shareholders” about a funding arrangement to make the deal happen. A memorandum of agreement between

Yet another competitor is poised to enter the increasingly crowded video-on-demand market in South Africa. However, the new player, called SAVuka TV, is promising something a little

Africa received a US$10bn boost of help to build out its renewable energy sources, with Germany leading the advanced economies in its contribution. Germany’s environmental minister, Barbara Hendricks, made the announcement on Monday on the

Telkom has announced a plan to zero-rate ShowMax data on certain of its tariff plans, allowing consumers to stream video content without it contributing to their data cap. The offer applies to new and existing Telkom “Summer Unlimited” users

Google has become the latest streaming music provider to launch services in South Africa. Google Play Music is available to South African consumers with immediate effect for a subscription

Sunil Joshi has stepped down as CEO of Neotel, five months after being suspended pending a board-led investigation into alleged corruption in a deal involving Transnet. His resignation comes less than two weeks after Neotel’s chief financial officer, who

SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s lawyer, Zola Majavu, told journalists that the corporation knew his client did not have a matric certificate when he was first hired in 1995. Majavu, speaking at Motsoeneng’s disciplinary hearing

In the latest episode of TalkCentral, podcast hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the latest goings-on at MTN, including the reduced (and then increased again) fine in Nigeria and the unrelated resignation of company stalwart Karel Pienaar

The Internet of things (IoT) has far-reaching applications in many spheres of business and consumer life, including the world of health and fitness. Although many people may simply view the host of fitness and activity trackers as