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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Gauteng establishes a digital legislature
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Gauteng Provincial Government is gearing up for a digital legislature with the upcoming launch of various platforms to ensure service delivery at…
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.…
Cyber criminals pounce on panic over coronavirus
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AS the continent grapples with the fatal coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that has claimed thousands of lives across the globe,…
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…
Cloud, AI solution boosts SA’s coronavirus fight
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa is adopting Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) following a…
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…
COVID-19 causes global decline in PC shipments
by MTHULISI SIBANDA Africa Editor JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE worldwide computer market has experienced its sharpest decline since 2013 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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…