Cheaper data and higher incomes will be the catalysts to lift the app development market in 2020, says WASPA.

An increase in mobile number portability and SIM card swap fraud leaves local victims vulnerable to identity theft.

The operator is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan.

The mobile operator plans to go live with the revamped version of its mobile money offering in January next year.

The MTN boss adds his voice condemning the data price recommendations announced by the Competition Commission.

The operators may choose to litigate the findings of the Competition Commission. Hopefully, saner heads will prevail beyond the cries of indignation, writes Dr Charley Lewis.

Mobile operators are investing hundreds of millions of rands to mitigate the effects of Eskom’s rolling blackouts.

Telkom’s Sipho Maseko and Johan van Zyl of African Rainbow Capital argue that the competition watchdog’s decisions on data prices will do more harm than good.

The governing party urges speedy action to ensure the findings and recommendations on mobile data pricing are implemented.

The retail giant partners with global customer engagement company Clickatell to bring a chat commerce solution to clients.

The mobile operator says it will continue to engage and vigorously defend against the recommendations.

The Competition Commission declares data costs are too high and takes Vodacom and MTN to task, while ICASA maintains data prices are just right.