The ongoing skirmish between South Africa’s mobile operators over international call rates continued on Monday, with MTN announcing that its contract customers can now make calls to 200 foreign destinations for as little as 75c/minute

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It’s a familiar story: a young computer nerd creates a new online service that attracts nearly a million customers in a couple of years and has earned tens of millions of dollars. Except that the service in this case – Silk Road – was not only secret, it was also illegal. Started in early 2011, Silk Road was designed as a marketplace

Communications minister Yunis Carrim said on Monday he had seen the public protector’s provisional report into alleged maladministration at the SABC. “Yes, I did receive the report, obviously. It was given as a courtesy to the department of communications,” he told the Cape Town Press Club

The chief operating officer position at the SABC may be advertised soon, communications minister Yunis Carrim said on Monday. He told the Cape Town Press Club the “stalemate” position was likely to end should negotiations be successful with a candidate who believed he should have been

Just days after government warned the media against publishing images of President Jacob Zuma’s controversial Nkandla private estate, TechCentral – working in collaboration with Eyewitness News – can exclusively reveal detailed new imagery of the homestead, upgrades to which have cost

Government, well intentioned as might be, could be on the verge of committing a serious blunder in its attempts to sort out South Africa’s poor broadband penetration rates — one that could stunt and distort the telecommunications industry for years to come. Communications

Roads agency Sanral is expecting smooth revenue collection through e-tolling, transport minister Dipuo Peters said on Sunday. “The system is ready. We expect a smooth process from 3 December,” Peters told media at a briefing on the e-tolling system’s readiness. The briefing took

Motorists are expected to pay within seven days after receiving e-toll bills or they would be handed over to debt collectors, Sanral chief executive Nazir Alli said on Sunday. “There are incentives included within the debt collection process that includes registering and getting an e-tag,” Alli

Apple released two iPhone variants this year, the 5s and the 5c. The smartphones were announced in September. According to Apple, it sold a record 9m units in its opening weekend. The iPhone 5s went on sale in South Africa last Friday. The phone has the same svelte look as