Is MTN getting dual-Sim phone religion, leaving Vodacom, the market leader, as the only operator with an aversion to such devices? It appears the operator is at least toying with the idea, announcing on Thursday that it would range the new, high-end Huawei Mate S
Recently, a New York Times article on Russian submarine activity near undersea communications cables dredged up Cold War politics and generated widespread recognition of the submerged systems we all depend upon. Not many people realise that undersea
Having channelled the giddy enthusiasm of a 10-year old boy watching mecha cartoons in 2013’s Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro taps into the fevered imaginings of a “bookish 14-year old girl” for
The Democratic Alliance has called on communications minister Faith Muthambi to “come clean” on R1,2bn worth of digital television set-top box contracts placed by government as part of its plan to
Five years ago, you would’ve been on the right track if you were launching a website for your business. If you’re still stuck thinking about computers when you imagine online engagement with
It has been an eventful year in South Africa, characterised by power cuts, parliamentary confrontations about wasteful expenditure and student fee protests. There has, however, been an elephant in the room that has impacted all these issues but enjoyed surprisingly scarce attention
Liquid Telecom, the pan-African fibre telecommunications firm controlled by Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet Group, has emerged as one of the principal backers of Hola Media, an aspiring South African
The Gupta-controlled Infinity Media Networks, which owns the 24-hour news channel ANN7 – broadcast on MultiChoice’s DStv pay-television platform – has applied to communications regulator
MTN has dominated headlines for all the wrong reasons since news of the Nigerian fine hit the headlines last Monday. The company’s share price fell by more than 22% in the week that followed. There has been a lot of criticism directed at management for this mess as it appears to have
Naspers has sold African online price comparison service PriceCheck to Silvertree Internet Holdings and the company’s original founder, Kevin Tucker. The value of the deal has not been disclosed
