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MTN is the fastest mobile network in South Africa, report reveals

In South Africa, there’s much debate surrounding which of the four mobile networks is fastest, let alone which is the most cost effective to…

#SocialMediaBlackOut: South Africa, here’s everything you need to know

If you were scrolling through your Twitter timeline Monday, you might’ve noticed the hashtag #SocialMediaBlackOut out the corner of your eye. Don’t worry though….

Shepherd Bushiri debuts South Africa’s latest MVNO

South Africa is about to get yet another virtual network operator from a rather unlikely source. Nope, it’s not a retailer, an Austrian beverage…

Cell C now services 24-million subscribers, one million from MVNOs

Cell C might be South Africa’s third largest cellular network, but the company today announced a big milestone. Thanks to partnerships with its various…

Cell C launches super-fast LTE-Advanced in SA

It’s fair to say that Cell C had a reputation for years as the network with decent prices but terrible coverage, but things have…

Cell C CEO in hot water over ‘bitch switch’ comments

Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos has come under fire for his remarks on women in the workplace. The Cell C CEO explained that roughly 42 percent…

Vodacom making huge progress towards losing the war with Cell C

Although Vodacom has won the battle at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), I think that it will lose the war. It’s fascinating how often…

Vodacom launches faster internet

South Africans, always suffering from chronic insufficiency when it comes to internet connectivity have increasingly come to rely upon mobile operators when accessing the…

Red Bull Mobile launches with a promise of ‘great content and events’

I’m currently on my fourth or fifth Red Bull, I’m not entirely sure, but more importantly, at a spectacular event in Johannesburg on Tuesday…

Cell C heads for the clouds: A move towards ‘mobile 2.0’

Smartphones have taken the mobile experience from just simple voice calls to a rich social media and application-driven existence. The rise of smartphones mean…

Techies, startups, entrepreneurs pile in for Silicon Cape meet

There’s a growing startup scene at the tip of Africa. And it was more evident than ever at a Silicon Cape networking event on…

Nandos launches new ‘Speedchicken’ viral video

Shortly after Nando’s launched its spoof “CEO” campaign, poking fun at Cell C’s Trevor Noah campaign, it received two brand new USB speedsticks with…

Cell C had no choice but to like Nando’s ad

Can you imagine the scene? Nando’s marketing team, agency, digital team and PR trying to work out the best time to release the Nando’s…

Transmedia: The missing ingredient in Nando’s CEO campaign

Guerilla advertising is one of my favourite mediums of all time. It all started with staged conversations and fights in cinemas (I can’t quite…

Nando’s viral ad heats up on YouTube like hot peri peri

The country’s love affair with Nando’s marketing strategy is back in full bloom with the news that its Cell C spoof “viral video” went…

Nando’s CEO ad: Great fun, but is it effective?

I love the Nando’s CEO campaign, but it’s still an old school advertising campaign in the ‘interrupting the viewer’ model. There is no doubt…

Nando’s takes bite at Cell C ‘CEO’ campaign [Viral video]

After the exhaustive stranglehold that comedian Trevor Noah and mobile operator Cell C have had on the South African media landscape, it appears that…

Is Cell C winning the reputation game?

A friend remarked with surprise while watching the Chilean Mine rescue that the people-carrier transporting the miners to the surface didn’t appear to have…

Cell C to MTN and Vodacom: ‘Stop bullying us!’

Cell C said via Facebook on Thursday that it intends to lodge an appeal with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against Wednesday’s ruling over…

Cell C begins countrywide roll-out of ‘4G’ network

The Cell C marketing roadshow has been touring South Africa with all the pomp and ceremony of a well-oiled touring rock band. The network,…

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