Good news about tariffs on smartphones in South Africa: South Africa’s Minister of Trade Industry, and Competition, has said that his department is looking into tariff support for the local assembly of smartphones. – MyBroadband
How to get cheaper Gautrain tickets: Here is who qualifies for 50% discounts on Gautrain tickets and how they must apply to receive this benefit. – MyBroadband
MultiChoice-backed solar firm is rocking: Early-stage support from the MultiChoice Innovation Fund helped solar start-up Wetility transition from ideation a leading player in the industry. – MyBroadband
Biggest data centres in South Africa: South Africa’s top five data centres have a combined critical IT load of 230MW, more power than some of Eskom’s older power station units can deliver. – MyBroadband
Death of South Africa’s first smartphone factory: Former Mara Phones South Africa managing director, Sylvester Taku, says the plan to save its KwaZulu-Natal factory has failed and its equipment is being sold for a fraction of its value. – MyBroadband
R1,615 per month with zero usage — Big problem with electricity prices in South Africa’s largest city: Johannesburg is already charging people who don’t use prepaid meters over four times more in fixed charges. It plans to increase the postpaid fixed fee by 51%. – MyBroadband
Big day for Vodacom and MTN battle: The battle over MTN’s spectrum pooling deals with Cell C and Liquid Intelligent Technologies is about to get heated. – MyBroadband
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