Elon Musk completed his $44-billion (R789.4-billion) acquisition of Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, putting the world’s richest man in charge of the struggling social network after …
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Cell C to avoid engaging in price war
Blue Label co-CEO Brett Levy told investors Thursday that Cell C will not engage in a price war with MTN, Vodacom, and Telkom’s mobile division. “We are not getting into …
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MTN Nigeria gets backup with €100 million by the European Investment Bank backs for high speed network expansion
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc is set to receive €100 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to speed up its network expansion programme. According to a corporate disclosure by the company, …
Telkom has commercially launched its 5G network, will soon introduce fixed wireless access services and has started testing mobile 5G on its network. During a media event on Thursday, Telkom …
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WhatsApp and Instagram witnesses an all time new user increase
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram now has 2 billion monthly active users worldwide, closing in on the 2.96 billion who use Facebook, in a sign of the social media giant’s shifting …
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Apple launches MacOS Ventura, latest version of its computer operating system
Apple has launched MacOS Ventura, the latest version of its computer operating system, as a free upgrade to users with supported devices. The update adds support for Apple’s continuity features, …
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ARB nails MTN for misleading customers with a Samsung promotion
ARB, The Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled that MTN misled customers with a Samsung Galaxy S22 promotion promising subscribers a free 25W charger with a cellphone contract. The complaint was …
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Twitter confronts reports of Elon musk’s aim of dismissing most stuff
Twitter Inc., confronting reports that Elon Musk aims to gut its workforce as part of his takeover, told staff that there haven’t been plans for companywide layoffs since it signed …
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Google faces R2.9bn fine by India’s anti-trust watchdog
Google has been fined more than $160 million (around R2.9 billion) by India’s anti-trust watchdog after a probe found the tech behemoth was abusing its commanding position in the local …
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Tesla witnesses a fall in shares as car sales underwhelm
Tesla Inc. reported sales that fell short of Wall Street estimates, citing delivery and production bottlenecks, and prompting Elon Musk to assure investors that demand for his company’s cars remains …