Times Media Group has continued offloading assets it deems noncore, reaching an agreement to sell Exclusive Books and Van Schaik Bookstores to a consortium led by Medu Capital for a deal worth R435m. Both companies were identified
Consumers are unlikely to feel the effects of Telkom’s latest wholesale price cuts because Internet service providers (ISPs) have already cut their prices in anticipation of the reductions, industry players have told TechCentral. Telkom Wholesale on Wednesday announced various
In terms of a consent agreement with South Africa’s competition authorities, Telkom on Thursday unveiled further tariff reductions for certain wholesale products, including a sharp reduction in international bandwidth prices. Effective from 17 October, Telkom Wholesale will reduce the tariff for
Following the successful conclusion of Dimension Data’s acquisition of AccessKenya Group for R328m, the Johannesburg-headquartered company has announced that it has appointed its Middle East and Africa CEO, Derek Wilcocks, to the Kenyan company’s board
Although South Africa’s entertainment and media spending is expected to experience compound annual growth of 10,9% between now and 2017 – well above the global average of 5,6% – sales of physical books and music will remain flat at 0,4%, new research from PwC shows
Following Apple’s big iPhone 5s and 5c announcement, it’s been a quieter news week. So, Brett Haggard and David Greenway are joined by Telkom Mobile’s manager of device testing and certification, Shaun Behnken, to speak about the process he goes through in testing the wide a variety of devices he
Brett Haggard is joined by Steven Ambrose and Adam Oxford for an in-depth discussion that focuses on three things: Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c, Intel’s big announcements from the Intel Developer Forum and Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smart watch
Firm details have emerged about South Africa’s newest television offering, the free-to-air satellite platform OpenView HD, which is operated by Platco Digital, a sister company to e.tv. Platco on Wednesday released the names of the 16 channels that will be offered on its
Designed for those who want to keep an eye on their blood pressure without regular visits to a doctor or clinic, the Withings blood pressure monitor is a niche piece of gear that does what it says on the box. For those who need it, it should pay for itself
BlackBerry has taken the wraps off a new flagship smartphone, the Z30, powered by the BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system. The Z30 includes a 5-inch touch display and its 2 880mAh battery is the largest the company has ever put in a smartphone. BlackBerry has confirmed