Broadcasting | Columns | DStv | DStv Premium | MultiChoice | Netflix
Why DStv Premium is dying in South Africa
DStv Premium subscribers have fallen from 2.1 million in 2016 to 1 million in 2026 — a sign of what the market thinks.
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South African bank changed the game for motorists
It wasn’t uncommon to wait in long queues at major toll gates in South Africa, until one bank changed the game.
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Clynton Marks | Columns | cryptocurrency | Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) | Johann Steynberg | Mirror Trading International (MTI)
R6.5 billion stolen from South Africans in fraudulent scheme and nobody is behind bars
Over 9,000 people have said they lost a combined R6.5 billion when Mirror Trading International collapsed in 2020, and after more than five years, not one of the kingpins has been prosecuted.
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Broadband | Capitec Connect | Cell C | Columns | Khumbudzo Ntshavheni | mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)
One of the dumbest ideas in South African telecoms history is back on the table
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has announced that his department was committed to finalising a policy direction on Wireless Open Access Networks.
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Broadcasting | Columns | Comcast | MultiChoice | NBCUniversal | Netflix
Showmax beat Netflix and still failed
This is the real reason Showmax failed and Canal+ has to shut it down.
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Columns | digital migration | Government | Lungile Mhlongo | Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies | Solly Malatsi
Nobody held responsible after monumental government disaster
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has signalled that no one in his department will be held accountable for a catastrophic failure.
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Broadband | Columns | Electronic Communications Act (ECA) | equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) | Government | Telecoms
Senior government member denies lying about Starlink in South Africa
A senior member of Parliament responsible for the subcommittee on communications has explained why she believes Starlink should not be permitted to provide free Internet connectivity to rural schools.
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Checkers Sixty60’s secret weapon which helped it to beat its competitors
At the heart of Checkers Sixty60’s success is its ability to deliver high quality groceries fast.
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Columns | Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill | Energy | Eskom | Kgosientsho Ramokgopa | National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM)
Eskom waging selective war — A wake-up call for the sleepy Competition Commission
South Africa is at a critical juncture, but Eskom’s conduct and the silence of the Competition Commission threaten to unravel important reforms before they even begin.
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Alan Knott-Craig | Columns | Constitutional Court | Kenneth Nkosana Makate | Philip Geissler | Please Call Me
Vodacom should pay Please Call Me idea-man R3.12 million
Vodacom opened the door for a decade-long legal battle by entertaining revenue share as an option to calculate the compensation awarded to Nkosana Makate.