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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 ...
Honor heats SA market up with Magic series

by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG - CATAPULTED to a leading position in the foldable and artificial intelligence (AI) technology space in the smartphone industry globally, Honor anti ...
Dire prospects for resumption of normal internet services

from DION HENRICK in Cape TownCAPE TOWN - A GLOBAL security think-tank has offered a dim forecast on the resumption of normal internet services in the continent after massive cable ...

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 ...

Airtel, MTN partner to promote Rwanda digital inclusion

July 16, 2019(0) Comments

from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI – LEADING mobile operators have launched an initiative to drive mobile internet adoption and increase digital literacy in Rwanda. Air ...

Huawei allocates $2 billion to address cybercrime

July 15, 2019(0) Comments

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – HUAWEI is to invest US$2 billion within the next five years to enhance software engineering capabilities towards tackling cyber security and pri ...

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