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TechnologyCapitec Connect’s free on-net calls are the clearest signal yet that it’s stopped acting like a telcoCapitec Connect has crossed 1.5 million active users and scrapped call charges between its own SIM cards. The free Connect-to-Connect... Read More
TechnologyMelon Mobile’s Bold Move: 14 Days FreeMelon Mobile is rewriting the rules of South African telecommunications with the country’s first 14-day free trial for mobile services.... Read More
BusinessTechnologyEricsson and FIS want to make it easier to launch digital financial servicesEricsson and FIS are combining wallet infrastructure, payments and card-issuing technology in an attempt to reduce the technical work involved in launching new digital financial services. Read More
BusinessTechnologyEricsson South Africa gets a new country head, but the real story is what the appointment signals about the marketWhen a company appoints a new country head and frames it as a recommitment to the market, the instinct is... Read More