Robbers make off with R1m in cellphones

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Police are on the hunt for four robbers who stole cellphones worth R1m from a Vodacom shop at a Centurion mall on Thursday, police said. Two of them entered the store in the Mall@Reds pushing

Absa pilots ‘predictive alerts’

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Banking group Absa has piloted a new predictive alert service that notifies customers of potential shortfalls in their bank accounts and offers personalised options to help them manage their finances. The idea is that the alerts

My robot Valentine

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Imagine it’s Valentine’s Day and you’re sitting in a restaurant across the table from your significant other, about to start a romantic dinner. As you gaze into each other’s eyes, you wonder

MTN, Vodacom hiked prices by 400%: claim

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Altech Autopage’s largest client, Saicom, alleged before the Competition Tribunal on Wednesday that the cost of some of MTN and Vodacom’s cellphone packages have increased by between 400% and 500%. The increases have been

All eyes on Zuma for make-or-break speech

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The rand weakened slightly to R15,92/US$ at 9.55am ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation speech on Thursday, which will be watched closely by local investors hoping for a sign

Resolving the Free Basics paradox

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Earlier this week, the Indian communications regulator announced it would forbid the provision of differential pricing for data services on the basis of content. This decision effectively bans Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, which offers access to

Blue Label gains on jump in earnings

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JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, which is in talks to buy 35% of mobile operator Cell C, looks set to turn in a strong financial performance in the six months ended 30 November 2015. The company

EFF dominating social media on Nkandla

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An analysis of social media around this week’s constitutional court challenge by the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters regarding the powers of the public protector shows the EFF dominating the conversation. This is