Mar 3, 2017
A survey has found that 86% of South African consumers believe their lives would be better if they had less debt – but only 24% would sell most things they own to get rid of debt. This is among the findings from the latest Havas Prosumer Report entitled...
Mar 3, 2017
Tomorrow (4 March 2017) is Open Data Day, an worldwide celebration of open data as well as an opportunity to encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society. Recent technological advances in connectivity, cloud storage,...
Mar 2, 2017
As expected, the MTN group has posted a headline loss per share of 77 cents for the financial year ended 31 December 2016. During the year the group’s subscribers increased by 3,3% to 240,4-million. Its revenue increased marginally by 0,4% to R146 894-million,...
Mar 2, 2017
Net1 UEPS, the holding company of Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), aims to buy up 15% of Cell C, in addition to its stake in Blue Label Telecommunications which already holds 45% of the mobile telecommunications company. By 30 June 2017, Net1 expects to have bought up...
Mar 2, 2017
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has been summoned to account to Parliament’s oversight committee SCOPA for the looming crisis in the payment of social grants. The current contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) expires at the end of March. The...
Mar 2, 2017
Coming off the smartphone market’s lowest year-over-year growth of 2,5% in 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows worldwide smartphone shipments rebounding in 2017 and beyond. While growth...
