The Please Call Me Millions: Who Paid? | ITWeb Tech Headlines 21 – 26 September 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. An ITWeb investigation into the Please Call Me saga asks who paid for inventor Nkosana Makate's decade-long legal battle, with advocates potentially costing up to R145 000 a day, as Black Rock Mining's Errol Elsdon claims 40% of Makate's settlement with Vodacom.
Jorge Mendes buys R20.8 million worth of shares, deepening his direct stake as the operator pursues its turnaround.
EasyEquities, Satrix, Cell C and Alexforbes are hit by third-party cyber incidents, highlighting the ever-growing data risks.
The company says the Cell C write downs are behind it, with a clean balance sheet and growth plans ahead.
The company swung to a R4.9 billion full-year loss after having to write down its Cell C stake to match its listed value.
Cell C's R12.6bn Turnaround | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 17-22 August 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Cell C added 1.3 million subscribers and cut net debt by 64% in its first full year as a JSE-listed company, with group revenue climbing to R12.64 billion. Meanwhile, Standard Bank is shifting from just using AI tools to becoming a fully AI-enabled organisation, with more than 39 000 staff, 72% of its workforce, now active generative AI users.
The company targets revenue growth in the upper-single-digit range in its 2027 financial year, after growing wholesale revenue by 20% and cutting net debt by 64%.
The company expects earnings per share, headline earnings per share and core HEPS to fall by more than 20% for the year ended 31 May.
Customer frustrations include network outages, billing disputes and failed service channels, a study finds.
The HONOR 600 and HONOR 600 Pro are available across all network providers and retail partners, including MTN, Vodacom, Telkom and Cell C.
The power utility appoints the former Maziv, Cell C and Vodacom executive as group executive for its distribution division.
What was once marketed as a short-term convenience is now a lifeline for hard-pressed consumers and a lucrative revenue stream for telcos.
The majority shareholder in SA’s fourth-biggest mobile operator aims to reduce its stake to between 20% and 30% in the telco, which recently listed on the JSE.
ITWeb TV: Levy brothers on lessons learnt from Cell C investment | Episode #139
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Blu Label joint CEOs, Mark and Brett Levy reflect on building the company from car radios and prepaid vouchers to a diversified technology giant, while discussing Cell C’s turnaround, entrepreneurship, energy ambitions, leadership lessons and South Africa’s digital future. #CellC #Entrepreneurship #JSE
The company names ex-MTN boss Godfrey Motsa as chairman of its newly-constituted investment and special transactions committee.