Jan Vermeulen is an Editor for MyBroadband, focusing on local news and developments in South Africa. With a keen interest in technology, telecommunications, and the business landscape, Jan covers a wide range of topics including data breaches, funding rounds, power plans, and major industry events.
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MultiChoice has announced that the sale of a 60% stake of its insurance business to Sanlam will go through on 30 November 2024.
In the three years it has taken for the Competition Tribunal to reject Vodacom's acquisition of a 30% stake in South Africa's biggest fibre network operator, the rollout of new fibre-to-the-home coverage has slowed to a crawl.
From next year, South African crypto platforms will have to transmit a significant amount of personal information with every transaction.
By: Jan Vermeulen
One of the highest-ranking members in the collapsed Mirror Trading International (MTI) pyramid scheme could lose two multi-million rand properties allegedly acquired with ill-gotten gains.
Many South African citizens are avoiding applying for their smart IDs, but the Department of Home Affairs has warned that not upgrading places people at greater risk of having their identities stolen.
People who use non-custodial crypto wallets may soon find it more difficult to transfer their tokens to local exchanges to sell back to fiat currency or trade for other cryptocurrencies.
Blue Label Telecoms recently announced that its subsidiary, The Prepaid Company, will pay R6 million to acquire an additional 6.09% stake in Cell C, representing 88,939,299 shares, from credit investor Gramercy.
By: Jan Vermeulen
Vodacom has said that Nkosana Kenneth Makate's most recent statements that he is “only” seeking R9.4 billion in compensation for his “buzzing option” idea are misleading.
Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has presented its forensic report into a R1.2-billion tender for public school network services in Western Cape public schools, which resulted in the winning bidder losing the contract.
Marc Jury, the CEO of MultiChoice South Africa and Showmax, has resigned and will leave the group on 31 March 2025.
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