Browsing: Vodacom

Parliament has reappointed Marcia Socikwa as a councillor at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) for a second term. Socikwa was one of two shortlisted candidates for the position, the other

Vodacom has hinted that it will cut data prices in the next few weeks as competition in SA’s mobile industry hots up. The telecommunications group’s CEO, Pieter Uys, hinted at looming reductions in mobile

The Advertising Standards Authority, which on Thursday found almost entirely in favour of Vodacom over complaints against its rival Cell C’s controversial new advertising campaign, will now consider

Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys has slammed Cell C over its advertising campaign that targets the cellphone giant’s rebranding to the red identity of its parent Vodafone. The normally sedate Uys says Vodacom is not averse

The battle between Vodacom and Cell C dominates this week’s episode of TalkCentral, the business technology podcast brought to you by TechCentral. But we also find time to talk about a few other issues that caught our attention this week

The playground battle between Vodacom and Cell C over the latter’s new advertising campaign is a signal of something altogether more interesting than them throwing marketing dirt at each other: competition in

Vodacom’s advertising agency, Draftfcb, has accused its former executive creative director, Grant Jacobsen, of unethical behaviour over Cell C’s new advertising campaign and has warned it may sue him for damages

Readers who have signed up for TechCentral’s first technology pub quiz on Tuesday night are in for a treat. Our grand prize is a brand new Apple iPad 2, sponsored by Vodacom. Talk Radio 702’s Aki Anastasiou is the quizmaster

Last week, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) held a workshop to hear the opinions of broadcasters and telecommunications providers on the fate of a chunk of spectrum known as the “digital dividend”

Asher Bohbot, CEO of fast-growing JSE-listed IT group EOH, has downplayed the potential threat posed by telecommunications operators wanting to muscle into the business technology services market. As convergence