No opting out of government’s COVID-19 SMS
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MOBILE users in South Africa cannot opt-out of the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) short message (SMS) that have been sent over…
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MTN Rwanda launches Ayoba app
from PHYLLIS BIRORI in Kigali, Rwanda KIGALI, (CAJ News) – MTN Rwanda has launched the “Ayoba” instant messaging platform to enable customers communicate at no data cost.…
MTN avails R27 million for Eastern Cape education
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – MTN Business has donated equipment worth R27 million (US$1,44 million) to the Eastern Cape provincial government as part…
MTN reveals reduced data pricing
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN has gone live with the revised pricing for its sub-1GB 30-day prepaid data bundles. Effective immediately, MTN’s pricing in…
Safaricom invests billions in network upgrades
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – SAFARICOM, the Kenyan mobile network operator, has invested more than Ksh300 billion (US$2,83 billion) in…
Vodacom CEO donates salary to COVID-19 response
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AN executive in the telecommunications industry has pledged to donate a third of his salary to complement government efforts to…
OPINION: How Emerging technology and data can reduce the impact of a pandemic
by JEREMY POTGIETER JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE world is facing a once in a generation crisis, its scale matched only by the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 to 1920.…
MTN offers free digital services on Easter lockdown
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN is offering a range of digital services aimed at bringing customers closer to their passions while keeping them connected and…
Bridging digital divide as SA grapples pandemic
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and subsequent lockdown, brings into focus the importance of universal broadband in South…
MTN SA steps in to address COVID-19 shortfalls
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MTN, through its foundation, is stepping in to help with the supply of thousands of face masks and hand sanitisers as these run…