The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has proposed 31 March 2023 as the switch-off date for analogue broadcast signals in South Africa. During a media briefing on the …
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Du and Nokia launch a partnership to boost UAE employees’ skill sets
by Editorby EditorDubai, UAE: du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), today announced a partnership with Nokia to enhance skillsets of employees and accelerate efforts to drive talent development in the UAE. …
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A SpaceX rocket has launched the UAE’s Rashid lunar rover to space after several delays. Now, one of the most challenging parts of the Arab world’s first mission to the …
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Reunert witnesses R844 million increase in revenue and operating profit
Reunert has released its preliminary annual results, reporting increases in revenue and operating profit of 16% and 17%. It also saw a 10% overall increase in profit. Among Reunert’s interests …
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Elon Musk Addresses Twitter employees, Warns against bankruptcy and ends remote working and free food
Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn’t start generating more cash, …
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MTN in a war against SARS for potentially double-dipping VAT on airtime
MTN and South African Revenue Services (SARS) are battling a case where the mobile network operator demands clarity about how VAT should apply to airtime vouchers according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) …
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NCC discovered a harmful app on Google Play Store and warns Nigerians against downloading
The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has warned Nigerians to stay away from mobile applications from the ‘Mobile Apps Group’. According to the commission, the group had been discovered to release apps …
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Concerns about social grants as Telkom threaten to terminate it’s IT service to SAPO
The expiration of Telkom’s contract to supply IT services to the South African Post Office (SAPO) could affect the provision of social grants to millions of South Africans. While reports …
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FIRS briefs MTN, Airtel and commercial banks on the collection of VAT
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed telecommunications giants, MTN and Airtel, as well as commercial banks or deposit money banks in Nigeria to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) …
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MTN South Africa releases update on service revenue
MTN South Africa has published its quarterly trading update for the three months ended September 2022, revealing that service revenue grew by just 2.2% year-on-year in South Africa. For the third …