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MTN South Africa Apologises for Wide Ranging Data Outages
MTN South Africa has experienced outages in its mobile data networks in two of the country’s provinces, leaving customers without access to the carrier’s data. Customers in parts of the Free State province and Western Cape Province in South Africa experienced these outages in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to an MTN spokesperson, the network downtime was due to “urgently planned repair work” but restorations are in progress. The carrier says that restoration should be completed around 09:20, however, users on DownDetector are still reporting a heightened level of network outages as of 10:00 on Thursday morning. The outage spike was around 8:00. Image sourced from DownDetector.co.za. “Our apologies to our customers in those areas who were affected. The work was urgently requ...
Capitec SA Experiences Outages on its Banking App
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FNB Launches New Wireless LTE Data Deals & More
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Procurement Advantages for Business Partners as Exclusive Networks Africa Maintains B-BBEE Level 1 Rating
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Openserve Splits From Telkom South Africa
Image sourced from MoneyWeb.com. South African wholesale network infrastructure provider Openserve has officially split from its parent Telkom Group today, according to an announcement from Telkom. As part of its Q1 SENS announcement, Telkom Group says that it has approved the legal and structural separation of Openserve. The ISP will split from its parent effective 1 September 2022. Highlighting the decision, Serame Taukobong, Telkom Group CEO says, “We have been on a journey to transform and unlock value in the Group by separating the operating businesses to become standalone entities, which started with BCX and subsequently Gyro, which now operate as separate legal entities wholly owned by Telkom SOC.” “Openserve follows suit as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Telkom Group, which will ...
Uber Eats Introduces New Income Opportunity for Drivers in South Africa
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Phising Scams Surge 234% in Africa, Especially in Tech Powerhouses
Image sourced from NorthJersey.com New data from Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reveals that the prevalence of phishing and social engineering scams has increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 in comparison with the previous quarter. The company’s security solutions detected 10,722,886 phishing attacks in Africa in Q2, showing a 234% increase from the previous quarter. Tech powerhouses across Africa have seen the highest amount of growth in scams. Kenyan users have been influenced the most by this type of threat: there were 5,098,534 phishing attacks detected in 3 months – a growth of 438% when compared to the previous quarter. It was followed by South Africa (4,578,216 detections and a growth of 144%) and Nigeria (1,046,136 detections and a growth of 174%). In particular, ...
Ongoing: Unknown “Malicious Actor” Drains Millions From This Crypto Blockchain
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What are the Special Economic Zones in Africa?
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How Can Energy-Efficient Appliances Help You Save Money?
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Tyme Bank Makes Major Moves in SME Fintech with New Acquisition
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SABC to Broadcast English Premier League Games: When & Where
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