ASA finds for MTN in Cell C ad complaint

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled in favour of MTN on the complaint lodged against Cell C for its radio advertisements and YouTube campaign that accused MTN of fighting to keep telecommunication prices high. Following the decision by MTN to file...

Modest growth for external storage market

Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues increased by 2,4% year-over-year, totalling $6,9-billion during the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Wordwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. For the...

Telkom, MTN sign network sharing deal

Telkom has entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with MTN South Africa, outlining that the parties intend to conclude network management services and reciprocal roaming agreements, whereby MTN will take over financial and operational responsibility for the rollout...

Exploding asteroid pictured

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has recorded the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid into as many as 10 smaller pieces. Fragile comets, comprised of ice and dust, have been seen falling apart as they near the sun, but nothing like this has ever before been...

BankServAfrica: expect a tight 2014

Although South African consumers had some financial relief over December, as their take-home pay was higher than a year ago, indications are that the increase in disposable income will once again be slower than inflation for the rest of the year. This is according to...

Pinnacle grows profit by 9%

Pinnacle Holdings has increased its revenue by 1,1% to R3,2-billion, according to unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2013. The group reported EBITDA up 1,7% to R232-million, net profit after tax (NPAT) up 9% to R162-million and headline...