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 …
South Africa
- BusinessInformation TechnologyMobile Telecommunications Network (MTN)Southern AfricaTechnology
Union Solidarity plans to take legal action against Dis-Chem in the Labour Court, because it believes the company overstepped by imposing an “absolute barrier” when it came to staff hires. …
- BusinessSouthern Africa
Law firms RH Lawyers and attorney Richard Spoor initiate a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson
Law firms RH Lawyers and attorney Richard Spoor have initiated a class action lawsuit in the South High Court in Johannesburg against Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Coloplast, and Nuangle over …
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Apple TV+ and Apple Music face price hike in South Africa
Apple Inc. increased prices for its music and TV+ services for the first time, citing rising licensing costs, a move that risks giving rivals an edge in a fiercely competitive …
Cell C is winding down its contract base and has become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on Vodacom’s network to serve these subscribers. An MVNO is a wireless communications …
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has resumed export operations at the Forcados Oil Export Terminal, where repair works on the pipeline went in for weeks. The SPDC’s media relations manager, …
- Business and EconomySouthern AfricaTransportation & Logisitics
KwaZulu-Natal Communities to call off protest to traffic on KZN road
KwaZulu-Natal communities have called off a protest over excessive coal trucks on regional roads after traffic congestion became problematic just hours into the demonstration. On Thursday morning, communities affected by …
- Business and EconomySouthern Africa
South Africa’s plan for R156-billion renewable funding from rich nations gets Cabinet’s approval
South Africa’s cabinet endorsed an investment plan to help the country transition away from the use of coal, a key step in securing $8.5 billion (R156 billion) in climate finance …
- EconomyNigeriaWestern Africa
NLNG declares force majeure on its citing disruption by the recent flooding
NLNG export facility on Monday declared force majeure on its supplies citing disruption by the recent flooding in Delta State did to its feed gas suppliers’ production. Force majeure absolves …
Netflix will start clamping down on customers who share their accounts with people outside their households early next year. The streaming giant announced the plan in its latest quarterly results …