Following its acquisition of SAP specialist Swicon360 in 2012, JSE-listed technology group AdaptIT says it is again looking for acquisitions of companies that operate in complementary areas and that will bring long-term, blue-chip clients to the table. The company’s

China’s fast-growing Huawei — it’s pronounced wha-way — is better known for its network gear than its consumer devices. The company has been making Android-powered budget smartphones for a number of years, but it’s never managed to take on the big names at the top end of the market

MTN’s chief corporate services officer has been suspended allegedly over his role in the diversion of sponsorship funds for the ICT indaba, Business Day reported on Monday. The newspaper reported that Robert Madzonga was also threatening to take take legal action against former

There’s a new kid on the online retail block in South Africa. Going.co.za focuses on excess stock and other clearance items at heavily discounted rates, targeting everyone from individual consumers to small store owners and even informal retailers. Going’s founder, 53-year-old

The price war in South Africa’s mobile industry is starting to take its toll, evidenced this week by the declining subscriber numbers at MTN, which conceded that it had been too slow in cutting its rates to match its rivals. But behind the scenes a much more interesting battle is brewing

It is not clear why the legal battle between Nkosana Makate, the man who claims he invented the “Please call me” service, and telecoms giant Vodacom has so captured the imagination of the South African public. Perhaps it is because of the classic David and Goliath proportions of the saga, or perhaps it is a

As always, your TalkCentral hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson dive into the big technology stories of recent days. In the show this week, we talk about MTN’s financial results and their admission that they were too slow in reacting to the price war in South Africa; the R400m project to

I know sections of the media and the IT industry have reservations about me. Ja, okay, the guy works hard and has been in politics for a while, but what does he really know about ICT, they say. And, of course, the Democratic Alliance and

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The results of the 15th Sunday Times annual top brands survey, conducted by TNS South Africa, show that Vodacom is considered the best mobile operator and that Apple’s iPhone is the most desirable handset among South African business users. The survey looks