MultiChoice will launch BoxOffice, its long-anticipated transactional video-on-demand service, on 21 July, the operator of the DStv pay-TV platform has confirmed. The service will allow DStv subscribers — at least those with personal video recorder decoders
Government is yet to know the extent by which the costly Rica process was abused by fraudsters who sold pre-registered Sim cards to consumers. “We will engage with all the service providers in terms of how big the problem
Despite costing the telecommunications industry hundreds of millions of rand, government says the Sim card registration process was worth it and is already helping fight crime. MTN alone confirms it has spent R250m on the
MTN and airtime remittance services provider, TransferTo, have teamed up to offer international mobile top-up services to customers across borders via TransferTo’s global network. International mobile top-up is a cost-effective complement to cash
The international media is filled with tales of woe about BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM). The Canadian smartphone company’s share price has lost half its value since the beginning of the year. Yet BlackBerry is SA’s sexiest
For an industry focused on the future of information, the Internet is surprisingly prone to old fashioned maladies such as superstition, rumour and wild speculation. We’ve heard the latest doomsday prediction before — the World Wide Web
Government needs to make it easier for telecommunications operators to build infrastructure, especially fibre-optic networks, as red tape and conflicting requirements are slowing the ability of companies to build broadband networks
Cellphone users should not be tempted to buy pre-registered Sim cards from traders because they contravene Rica legislation, the department of communications warned on Tuesday. “It’s illegal to buy any Sim card and get
Banking group Absa said on Tuesday that CashSend, its cardless cash transfer offering, has exceeded R500m in transactions since its launch in late 2008. CashSend allows Absa customers to send money to anyone with
Ben Kelly, Brett Haggard, Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle warm themselves with some fiery tech talk on a freezing Monday night. They talk about the great Vodabomb of 2011, the Rica cut-off, Google+, Justin Timberlake and much more