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Shifting shopper trends put pressure on retail connectivity

Technology

Shifting shopper trends put pressure on retail connectivity

Tobie van Schalkwyk 25 Aug 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

MTN faces new US investigation into Afghanistan conduct

Nqobile Dludla 19 Aug 2025

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal to release seized assets

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Cameroon wins court appeal to release seized assets

3 Apr 2025

Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

Hardware

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2024

Melon Mobile founder and CEO Calvin Collett spoke candidly about the MVNO's ambitions.

Telecoms & Networks

Melon Mobile reintroduces itself as a network disruptor

Lindsey Schutters 1 Nov 2024

Vodacom said that it has exhausted other options and is pursuing court action.

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom goes to war against spectrum pooling

Lindsey Schutters 30 May 2024

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Telecoms & Networks

MTN dominates South African mobile market, network quality report shows

Lindsey Schutters 8 Apr 2024

Erling Haaland is the current cover star for EA Sports FC 24

Mobile & Apps

Carry1st delivers local payment options for African mobile gamers on EA Sports FC

1 Mar 2024

Source: © 123rf Sales director at Reach Africa, Leslie Adams discusses the boom in mobile gaming across the continent - and why audio is the future for in-game advertising

Mobile

The African Mobi Gamer: An untapped opportunity for advertisers

Leslie Adams 25 Oct 2023

Mobile & Apps

MTN fintech arm pushes into remittances, business payments

Nqobile Dludla 29 Sep 2023

The retail payments gold mine: The alchemy of data into growth

Banking & Finance

The retail payments gold mine: The alchemy of data into growth

14 Sep 2023

South Africa's biggest-ever mobile network quality test kicks off

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa's biggest-ever mobile network quality test kicks off

Issued by Broad Media 27 Mar 2023

Google to establish its first African cloud region in South Africa

Cloud

Google to establish its first African cloud region in South Africa

6 Oct 2022

Global tech company ShareIt gears up for expansion in Africa

Digital

Global tech company ShareIt gears up for expansion in Africa

Issued by SHAREit Group 28 Jul 2022

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Technology

Can tech-enabled SMEs power Africa's growth?

Dumisani Moyo 30 May 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

Mobile & Apps

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

A woman walks past an advertising posters for MTN telecommunication company along a street in Lagos, Nigeria 28 August 2019. Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Telecoms & Networks

MTN to sell shares in Nigeria unit via public offer

Priyanshi Mandhan and Muvija M 5 Nov 2021

Navigating mobile app marketing in a privacy conscious mobile space

Marketing

Navigating mobile app marketing in a privacy conscious mobile space

Daniel Junowicz 18 Oct 2021

Virgin Mobile to cease trading in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Virgin Mobile to cease trading in South Africa

3 Sep 2021

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

Corporate & Commercial Law

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

John Syekei 5 Aug 2021

New Google report reveals a booming African mobile app market

Mobile & Apps

New Google report reveals a booming African mobile app market

13 Jul 2021

South Africa climbs up the world mobile data affordability rankings

Mobile & Apps

South Africa climbs up the world mobile data affordability rankings

15 Apr 2021

Telecoming partners with Ounousa to provide female-oriented entertainment content

Mobile

Telecoming partners with Ounousa to provide female-oriented entertainment content

26 Feb 2021

Top IT security threats in 2021

Cybersecurity

Top IT security threats in 2021

Anna Collard 20 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2020: ICT

14 Dec 2020

For local SMEs to thrive #DataMustFall

SMEs

For local SMEs to thrive #DataMustFall

2 Dec 2020

Data shows 7 interesting shopping habits of South Africans during the lockdown

Retailers

Data shows 7 interesting shopping habits of South Africans during the lockdown

Issued by Hyperia s.r.o. 15 Jul 2020

5G brings opportunities for SA

Telecoms & Networks

5G brings opportunities for SA

10 Jul 2020

5 apps making life lekker for locals

SMEs

5 apps making life lekker for locals

4 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: What does the African mobile consumer really want for the new decade?

Trends

#BizTrends2020: What does the African mobile consumer really want for the new decade?

Lynette Hundermark 3 Feb 2020

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Digital

World's digital best in reach for SA brands in 2020

Shaun Rosen 31 Dec 2019

The mobile data pricing conundrum

Mobile & Apps

The mobile data pricing conundrum

19 Dec 2019

#AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent

Fairness First

#AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent

Leigh Andrews 18 Nov 2019

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AfricaCom

African mobile operators must harness digital content

8 Nov 2019

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Social Media

Beyond the usual suspects: 6 alternative digital media platforms for South African brands

Grant Lapping 28 Oct 2019

Consumers benefit from Waspa's self-regulating status

Mobile & Apps

Consumers benefit from Waspa's self-regulating status

18 Jul 2019

Are you a full-service marketing agency?

Marketing

Are you a full-service marketing agency?

Issued by Justpalm 28 Jun 2019

#AfricaLeads: African mobile marketing agency JustPalm ranked 4 at EMEA

Marketing

#AfricaLeads: African mobile marketing agency JustPalm ranked 4 at EMEA

Louise Marsland 13 Jun 2019

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Mobile

Telecoming to expand its offering in the African mobile market

23 May 2019

Mobile

Cell C introduces users to MediaPlay

30 Apr 2019

What drives mobile advertising performance?

Mobile

What drives mobile advertising performance?

Issued by AMASA 15 Mar 2019

Cheaper mobile data set to unleash mobile innovation

Mobile & Apps

Cheaper mobile data set to unleash mobile innovation

Devon Meerholz 25 Jan 2019

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Mobile

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

#GoogleRetail: Learn from the past then act swiftly to win at retail

Exhibitions & Events

#GoogleRetail: Learn from the past then act swiftly to win at retail

25 Oct 2018