Gareth van Zyl

Spammers exploit West Africa's Ebola outbreak

Spam emails describing 'victims dying' of the virus are being crafted.
Gareth van Zyl
1:30
Oct 15, 2014

Huawei smartphone sales surge in MEA - IDC

Chinese telecoms player is now the number two player in the region behind Samsung.
1:30
Oct 15, 2014

BlackBerry Passport available in SA from early November

Square screened smartphone set to make its South African debut.
1:50
Oct 9, 2014

ASUS SA doubles staff numbers

Taiwanese computer maker has "earmarked" South Africa and SADC for growth.
1:40
Oct 7, 2014

Equity Bank “determined to challenge” M-Pesa, says Taisys

Taiwanese ultra-thin SIM firm marks the battle lines for Kenya’s mobile money space.
2:20

Gauteng ANC e-toll opposition: Zuma 'not angry'

Provincial members of the ruling party have resolved to oppose the controversial system.
1:10
Oct 3, 2014

Philips tackles infant mortality in Africa with wind-up monitor

Company eyes commercialisation of the device following further development and tests.
1:10
Oct 3, 2014

Safaricom forced to backtrack on Kenya-Rwanda roaming rates

Rwanda's government instead revises rates upwards, thwarting telco's cost-cutting plan.
1:30
Oct 2, 2014

Chinese broadcast journalists in Africa get upload boost

IP-based content delivery network and PoP facility enable faster connectivity to the mainland.
1:50
Oct 2, 2014

Free giveaways planned for Equatorial Guinea's .gq domain

Dutch headquartered registry operator Freenom to relaunch the name in December.
1:00
Oct 1, 2014

Mteto Nyati makes move from Microsoft to MTN

Former GM for Microsoft MEA is now MTN Group's chief enterprise officer.
1:00
Oct 1, 2014

Safaricom cuts Kenya-Rwanda roaming rates

Move aimed at boosting East African bloc economic integration, says telecoms giant.
1:20
Oct 1, 2014

‘MultiChoice’s Africa Magic edges out NTA in Nigeria’

GeoPoll data indicates that the entertainment channel had the highest viewership in July.