The operator sees mobile money services and the growth of mobile data as two of the key offerings it has to bolster revenue streams.
The operator's partnership with Bidvest is expected to bolster M-Pesa, given the latter's experience in mobile money services.
The company executes on CEO John Chen's strategy, launching a high-end keyboard-centric handset for the "power professional".
The entry-level smartphone promises innovations and services found in its high-end counterparts and has a recommended price of R1 349.
The company has sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets in the three days since it unveiled the new models.
The smartphone combines the "unique stylish design" of the timeless Porsche Design brand with BlackBerry technology.
The platform integration enables Hootsuite users to create and moderate content, and engage with BBM Channels followers.
Local online merchant Online Bargains offers pre-orders of Apple's new flagship device and says it will be available on 26 September.
A Chinese city introduces a designated lane for pedestrians too glued to their smartphone screens to look where they are going.
Analysts predict a phablet boom, with a low-cost market set to emerge, as was the case with the smartphone.
Local start-up Tariffic is working on a consumer Web site that will offer cellphone bill optimisation services.