Citing tough market conditions, cellphone giant MTN has confirmed its withdrawal as headline sponsor of the MTN-Qhubeka cycling team. MTN had spent in the region of R100m on the team since 2013. The South African outfit
The department of telecommunications & postal services (DTPS) wants corporate sponsors to help it pay for events meant to schmooze journalists and improve its public image, The Star reported on Wednesday. The newspaper said the department
JSE-listed global technology distribution and services group Datatec, through its Logicalis subsidiary, is acquiring US-based Advanced Technology Integration Group for up to US$42m (about R525m) from a company called MCPc
The Gauteng education department says that although it is disappointed by the theft of e-learning equipment at Phafogang Secondary School in Rockville, the incident will not deter it from delivering quality education to pupils. The equipment and LED screens
MTN’s attributable and basic headline earnings per share for the six months ended 30 June 2015 will fall by between 10% and 15%, the telecommunications group warned shareholders on Tuesday. Although
A multimillion-rand payment made to Telkom’s previously suspended chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte has trade union Solidarity up in arms. Top executives at Telkom have seen pay hikes at the company despite the telecommunication giant’s
The number of mobile subscriptions worldwide has topped 7bn for the first time, according to new data from telecommunications research firm TeleGeography. There are now 7,1bn mobile subscriptions globally, according to TeleGeography. Perhaps
Controversial child visa laws in South Africa have not hurt fast-growing Internet accommodation sharing service Airbnb’s business in the country. This is according to Airbnb’s GM for the Middle East and Africa, Nicola D’Elia. In June
Medscheme has announced plans to roll out an electronic medical records (EMR) platform that will be made available to all health scheme administrators that fall under it. An EMR is a digital version of the traditional paper-based medical record for a patient
Internet accommodation sharing service Airbnb has played down fears that regulation could impact its business in South Africa similar to that experienced by Uber. Ride-sharing service Uber has come under regulatory pressure in South Africa