The R5.6 billion deal will likely encourage local companies to use the mobile platform to advertise.
Cellular companies are expected to counteract the possibility of dwindling subscriber numbers.
The provider changes its processes after inconveniencing 5 000 customers.
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Transcend's 8X slim portable CD/DVD writer was created for use with compact notebooks.
The Progress Apama BEP platform will form a part of match2blue's back-end infrastructure.
The telecom giants join forces to provide 3.5G mobile telecommunications services.
MTN's Orange Index award could simply be a case of “the best of a bad bunch”.
RICA's impact on Vodacom is not as dramatic, but it expects to see a subscriber decline in the coming months.
The retailer wants the Reserve Bank to step in and fix the problems caused by the national clearing system.
The acquisition hurts the cellphone operator's maiden interim results.
Government's ambitions to extend social welfare will aid its revenue growth, says the US-based company.