Earlier this year, mobile social network MXit was using an instant messaging-based payment system with a selection of restaurants in Stellenbosch so that staff could spend the lunch allowance the company grants them. The problem was that one
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Alan Knott-Craig, the former iBurst MD and now CEO of social network MXit, has teamed up with writer and journalist Gus Silber to pen a new book on SA’s mobile industry, with a focus on the rise of MXit. The book, called Mobinomics: Mxit and Africa’s Mobile Revolution, looks at what mobile technology
JSE-listed Jasco Electronics has acquired Arc Telecoms, a telecommunications company founded by former iBurst executives. As part of the deal, Arc CEO Steve Briggs will step down as head of the company. Jasco says the acquisition — the value of which has not been disclosed — will “bolster” the company’s
Since 4 March, a new social discovery app on SA social networking service MXit has attracted more than 400 000 users. And it’s already generating enough revenue to cover its costs. The app, called JudgeME, helps people meet each other by uploading photos and answering a handful of questions. Other users can guess
On Monday, Alan Knott-Craig will move into his new office at 150 Rivonia Road. Expectations among industry players and consumers alike about his looming tenure at the helm of Cell C are running high. Can the man who built Vodacom turn the smaller operator
Stellenbosch-based social networking company MXit has a one-year window of opportunity to improve and expand its products and services if it’s going to fend off an onslaught of rival services like instant-messaging application WhatsApp, says its new CEO, Alan Knott-Craig. “The main risk
South Africans have flocked to BlackBerry devices in recent years because of the cheap and unlimited on-device browsing, chat and e-mail offered through the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS). Now MTN is hoping to bring similarly priced offerings to other smartphone devices. On Thursday
Alan Knott-Craig’s investment vehicle, World of Avatar, which recently bought MXit, has appointed former Mvelaphanda CEO Yolanda Cuba to its board as it chair. Cuba sits on a number of boards already, including those of SAB, Reunert and Absa. Knott-Craig says that as the World of Avatar
Brett Haggard is at the helm of the ZA Tech Show podcast again this week, joined by Ben Kelly and Steven Ambrose. They discuss MTN going uncapped, Google+ and its explosive growth, the fight between Apple and Samsung, Nokia’s new N9, and plenty more
This was undoubtedly the week for uncapped broadband news, with MTN, Telkom and iBurst all announcing new products. Your TalkCentral hosts, Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson, unpack all the announcements and what they mean. Also in this week’s podcast, we