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Telkom’s long game bears fruit
Business
/ 15 August 2021

Telkom’s long game bears fruit

The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA

By Sarah Smit
Serame Taukobong appointed as Telkom’s chief executive designate
Business
/ 4 August 2021

Serame Taukobong appointed as Telkom’s chief executive designate

The telecommunication group’s current chief executive, Sipho Maseko, will step down at the end of June 2022

By Sarah Smit
Top South African companies trip up in Nigeria
Business
/ 16 July 2021

Top South African companies trip up in Nigeria

Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market

By Sarah Smit
Q&A: What’s driving the protests in Eswatini?
Africa
/ 1 July 2021

Q&A: What’s driving the protests in Eswatini?

Africa’s last absolute monarchy is experiencing its worst unrest in years

By Simon Allison
Rifling through members’ drawers: MPs gifted rum, sheep and Rwandan art
Politics
/ 2 June 2021

Rifling through members’ drawers: MPs gifted rum, sheep and Rwandan art

A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading

By Chris Gilili
GameStop rally crash calms JSE
Business
/ 11 February 2021

GameStop rally crash calms JSE

The equities rally has come crashing down, along with fears of contagion on the JSE after large-scale sell-offs by investors

By Siqalane Taho
Why zero-rated mobile phone content is a nation-builder
Opinion
/ 10 February 2021

Why zero-rated mobile phone content is a nation-builder

The new mobile licence conditions, which insist networks provide educational content for free, will start to bridge the digital divide

By David Harrison
State surveillance rife in South Sudan, Amnesty finds
Opinion
/ 3 February 2021

State surveillance rife in South Sudan, Amnesty finds

Telecommunications and surveillance companies must stop aiding the government’s human rights violations and encroachment on freedoms

By Deprose Muchena
Ramaphosa: Mineworkers must have Covid-19 jab
Business
/ 2 February 2021

Ramaphosa: Mineworkers must have Covid-19 jab

The president has called on the mining industry to follow the Minerals Council of South Africa and play its part in the fight against the virus

By Sarah Smit
High court puts temporary halt on R500-million tablet tender
National
/ 7 October 2020

High court puts temporary halt on R500-million tablet tender

State technology agency wins first battle in IT tender war, with court to hear rest of the matter on urgent basis

By Sabelo Skiti
Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa
Africa
/ 25 May 2020

Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa

New undersea cables will massively increase bandwidth to the continent

By Matthew Du Plessis
Faster, cheaper data is here – but not for long
Article
/ 23 April 2020

Faster, cheaper data is here – but not for long

There are factors such as exchange rates, electricity costs, security free and fuel prices that are contributors, but additional spectrum will certainly bring about significant change in the local industry

By Tshegofatso Mathe
South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth
Article
/ 19 April 2020

South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth

Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress

By Kristal Duncan-Williams
Zero-rate mobile services for health, education and development now
Article
/ 23 March 2020

Zero-rate mobile services for health, education and development now

Operators must work together — if each network picks which sites to zero-rate, access to information will be determined by the colour of a person’s sim card

By David Harrison
MTN drives inclusivity of deaf community
Press Releases
/ 6 February 2020

MTN drives inclusivity of deaf community

The company produced DefBars, a bespoke music track using SASL for the hard-of-hearing and/or deaf community.

By IT Web
MTN gears up to deliver improved customer service
Press Releases
/ 28 January 2020

MTN gears up to deliver improved customer service

On 28 January, the first batch of MTN contract customers will be migrated onto the new customer service platform.

By IT Web
MTN unveils TikTok bundles
Press Releases
/ 22 January 2020

MTN unveils TikTok bundles

Customised MTN TikTok data bundles are available to all prepaid customers on *136*2#.

By IT Web
MTN voted best mobile network
Press Releases
/ 14 January 2020

MTN voted best mobile network

An independent report found MTN to be the best mobile network in SA in the fourth quarter of 2019.

By IT Web
MTN readies its network for festive season
Press Releases
/ 13 December 2019

MTN readies its network for festive season

Operations are under way to cater for additional coverage and capacity requirements in selected hotspots.

By IT Web
From data must fall to data for all
Article
/ 6 December 2019

From data must fall to data for all

Commission orders Vodacom and MTN to lower their prices and provide daily, free ‘lifeline’ data

By Tshegofatso Mathe
MTN on data pricing
Press Releases
/ 3 December 2019

MTN on data pricing

The greatest hurdle to data pricing reduction remains spectrum, says MTN.

By IT Web
Report battery theft, vandalism: MTN
Press Releases
/ 2 December 2019

Report battery theft, vandalism: MTN

With the festive session around the corner, MTN continues to appeal to communities to report theft and vandalism of network towers.

By IT Web
MTN Black Friday Mega Deals
Press Releases
/ 29 November 2019

MTN Black Friday Mega Deals

New and existing MTN customers are in for big deals on Black Friday, with a number of huge savings lined up for prepaid, contract and business customers.

By IT Web
MTN shares ‘that winning feeling’ with Roodepoort SPCA
Press Releases
/ 26 November 2019

MTN shares ‘that winning feeling’ with Roodepoort SPCA

MTN gave dog-friendly cakes and donated a year’s worth of dog and cat food to the Roodepoort SPCA.

By IT Web
First two MTN CakeCrush Competition winners announced
Press Releases
/ 20 November 2019

First two MTN CakeCrush Competition winners announced

Ntombizamabele Oscarina Maganga and Andile Angelo Manci drive away in VW Polo Vivos.

By IT Web
MTN gears up for Black Friday sale promotion
Press Releases
/ 13 November 2019

MTN gears up for Black Friday sale promotion

Black Friday deals will be available online and in-store to both individual and business customers on 29 November.

By IT Web
Springbok-mania hits MTN head office
Press Releases
/ 8 November 2019

Springbok-mania hits MTN head office

The Springboks’ Trophy Tour made a stopover at MTN head office in Fairland, Johannesburg, to thank the employees at its headline sponsor.

By IT Web
Summer of rewards for MTN prepaid customers
Press Releases
/ 1 November 2019

Summer of rewards for MTN prepaid customers

Experience that winning feeling during MTN’s summer campaign by playing MTN CakeCrush.

By IT Web
MTN cautions customers to take extra precautions to protect themselves
Press Releases
/ 29 October 2019

MTN cautions customers to take extra precautions to protect themselves

MTN is warning customers to be wary of divulging personal data on online platforms that can be used to defraud them.

By IT Web
MTN reveals business app of the year
Press Releases
/ 28 October 2019

MTN reveals business app of the year

Naked Insurance uses AI and chatbots to give consumers insurance cover in under three minutes.

By IT Web
MTN hosts IoT Conference & Awards
Press Releases
/ 25 October 2019

MTN hosts IoT Conference & Awards

The Informed Decisions solution took top honours at this year’s MTN Business IoT & Conference Awards.

By IT Web
MTN SA rewards customers for downloading new MTNApp
Press Releases
/ 24 October 2019

MTN SA rewards customers for downloading new MTNApp

MTN SA customers who download the new MTNApp from either Google Play store or Apple App Store will get 1GB free data, valid for 24 hours.

By IT Web
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