The constitutional court on Thursday upheld an appeal by MultiChoice subsidiary M-Net, the SABC and the minister of communications against a ruling by the supreme court of appeal that the minister (at the time Faith Muthambi)
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News today is that after selling out on launch in the UK, HMD Global has announced that the Nokia brand-licensed model 3310 will be launched in South Africa soon. MTN South Africa has indicated that the device will be available for R699 in mid-June
Disruption. Not the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Telkom, a company with a reputation for acting like an anticompetitive, obstructive monopoly. But disrupt is exactly what Telkom is now doing in a market where
The department of communications is confident of winning its constitutional court appeal against encryption of set-top boxes. The supreme court of appeal ruled recently that the decision by communications minister
MultiChoice and the department of communications have launched appeals against the supreme court of appeals ruling on encryption for set-top boxes. Both the pay-TV provider and the department disagree with the appeal court’s
The delay in the switch-over to digital terrestrial television is symptomatic of the government’s ineffective implementation of policy, says an analyst. Department of communications programme manager Solly Mokoetle
Later this year, Apple will release the latest version of its mobile operating system – iOS 9 – and, among the promised upgrades and benefits, is one that terrifies Internet content publishers that rely on advertising revenue to stay afloat: content blocking extension support in the Safari
Internet streaming is a serious competitive threat to broadcast television in South Africa, but the technology is hamstrung by cost challenges, says an analyst. “There is no doubt that Internet streaming
South Africa’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television has been glacial. Not only has the country missed the June 2015 deadline agreed to with the International Telecommunication
It seems that on a monthly basis we hear of a “revolution” in the mobile device industry, either from manufacturers touting the latest and greatest flagship smartphone or from analysts punting the