Category: <span>Mobile</span>

The National Treasury has appointed MTN as the new mobile service provider to the government for the next five years. The contract allows for all entities of state to “utilise the contract for mobile communication services, which will further assist with cost containment”. The scale of the government’s requirements is expected to allow MTN to...

Mobile network operator MTN Group has appointed Chika Ekeji as business executive. According to the company, Ekeji will be responsible for the company strategy and transformation. The appointment Chika is part of the company’s plans to further bolster management capacity to accelerate the Group’s strategic ambitions, state MTN Group. Before joining MTN, he previously worked...

MTN has agreed to sell its stake in a Belgian telecoms operator for R1.8bn, as part of an effort to reduce debt and focus on its business in Africa. The sale is part of the group’s asset restructuring programme, launched in March 2019, which aims to reduce debt, simplify the group’s portfolio, reduce risk, improve...

South Africans will eventually be able to get their hands on the Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 12, in a couple of weeks. More than two months after the device’s official launch in October, which had already been delayed due to a shortage of processing chips, Apple’s first 5G phone is set to hit South...

Mobile virtual network operator’s business status has been changed to ‘business rescue’ at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. This indicates that the company is financially distressed because it is under a process to restructure its affairs. Virgin Mobile SA has been placed under business rescue, a company filing at the Companies and Intellectual Property...

Residents of one of SA’s most advanced townships, Soweto, can now experience the look and feel of Mara Phones devices at the newly-opened Mara Experience Store. SA’s first Mara Experience Store officially opened its doors at Maponya Mall in Soweto. This comes a year after Dubai-headquartered Mara Corporation opened its high-tech South African-based smartphone manufacturing facility at the Dube...

Cell C is in the process of moving entirely onto MTN’s network, which will result in the company switching off its radio access network. This infrastructure sharing strategy will help Cell C to cut down on network investments and still get the benefit from an excellent service through MTN. This will be the first time...

Pick n Pay plans to launch Pick n Pay Mobile as well as Boxercom, under its Boxer chain, the retail group said on Tuesday during its interim results presentation for the six months ended 30 August 30. The global Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for access to more affordable mobile data, with more people having...

Alongside its vanilla iPhone 12 and its mini counterpart, Apple also introduced its high-end editions to the line-up: the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Both the 6.1-inch Pro and 6.7-inch Pro Max debut new premium materials like its “surgical-grade stainless steel band,” “precision-milled matte glass back,” and a new Ceramic Shield front cover that “dramatically improve...

Why is Lesotho trying to shut down its biggest mobile operator? Bruce Whitfield speaks to TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod. Lesotho’s informed Vodacom its operating license is being revoked, after the country’s communications authority imposed a huge fine on the company on Monday.  Vodacom has said it will take the matter to court. The dispute centers...