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Roper leaves Fintech CEO role at MTN

by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) - BRADWIN Roper is leaving his role as Fintech Chief Executive Officer for MTN South Africa. MTN South Africa's Chief Financial Services Off ...
MTN achieves 98% network reach in Limpopo

JOHANNESBURG - MTN has achieved a record 98 percent network availability in Limpopo as its modernisation programme gathers momentum. MTN SA Regional General Manager, Isaac Monama, ...
Huawei P series rebrands as “Pura”

by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG - HUAWEI is rebranding its P series smartphone, now to be known as the “Pura Series.” Huawei P rebrands as "Pura" The P series began in 2012 with a ...
Africa, Shenzhen trade exceeds R55 billion

by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG - BILATERAL trade between China’s Shenzhen and South Africa has reached ¥21 billion (R55,4 billion). Huawei eKit Launch ribbon cutting ceremony: from ...

Africa defiant amid global smartphone sales decline

August 02, 2019(0) Comments

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG - SUB-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East are set to defy an ongoing slump in worldwide sales of smartphones. These regions are the o ...

Huawei revenues rise as it overcomes sanctions

July 31, 2019(0) Comments

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - HUAWEI has defied ongoing restrictions to record revenue growth of over 23 percent to CNY401,3 billion (US$58,3 billion) for the first half of 20 ...

MTN warns customers of bogus Facebook accounts

July 31, 2019(0) Comments

by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG - MOBILE network operator, MTN, has warned customers about two parody social media accounts. It disowned the so-called MTN Awoof Giveaway and MTN ...

MTN worst hit by rising battery theft

July 29, 2019(0) Comments

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - MTN has lost 125 batteries last week amid a surge in theft and vandalism at cell phone towers across the country. This is an increase from 74 batter ...

Huawei Y9 2019 Prime availability date, pricing revealed

July 26, 2019(0) Comments

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – THE Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, one of the most eagerly-anticipated smartphones in the local market, will be available in South Africa on August 1. I ...

South Africa to spend over R300 billion on IT

July 24, 2019(0) Comments

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SPENDING on information technology (IT) is set to total more than R303 billion ($21,78 billion) in South Africa in 2019, a 3,9 percent increase ...

Africa’s first undersea cable marks decade milestone

July 24, 2019(0) Comments

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG - SEACOM, the submarine communications cable operator, is marking ten years of the launch of Africa’s first private high-speed subsea cable syste ...

MTN spends R40 billion on network upgrades

July 23, 2019(0) Comments

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - MTN has invested over R40 billion ($2,8 billion) in the past four years to build South Africa's best network, the company disclosed as it announ ...

Vodacom announces entry into IoT segment

July 18, 2019(0) Comments

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - VODACOM, South Africa's largest mobile network operator has entered the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) market with the introduction of a range of ...

Honor confirms continued usage of Google’s Android

July 17, 2019(0) Comments

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG - IN major boost to mobile clients using Honor handsets, the company has announced that Google and affiliated programmes would continue to operate ...

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