Local mobile operator MTN has launched their new promotion dubbed – MTN Millions. MTN subscribers can win a share of R1 Million instantly after purchasing a MTN Mahala starter pack and recharging with R15 or more at the till of any Shoprite or Shoprite Hyper Store. The competition ends on 31 March 2013. After a season of festive ...

MTN has reduced pricing on its internet data bundles and packages from 1 March 2013, as part of MTN’s efforts to offer its customers a “World-class Internet experience”. The news comes after their controversial move to hard-cap their BlackBerry Internet Service package to 200MB, the new plan dubbed BlackBerry Absolute Plan, will stop all internet services ...

MTN has taken the first steps at limiting / controlling BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) abuse by implementing a 200MB hard-cap dubbed the BlackBerry Absolute Plan. The “Absolute Plan” will cost R59 per month and will replace the current flat-rated “unlimited” MTN BIS plan. According to MTN, the majority of their BlackBerry customers fall within a ...

MTN has launched the new BlackBerry Z10, the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet is powered by BlackBerry’s new generation OS dubbed BlackBerry 10. The Z10 will be available at MTN stores nationwide as of 22 February 2013. “By ranging the BlackBerry Z10, MTN reaffirms its commitment to providing its customers with the latest ...

MTN has announced the return of their Mahala Thursdays where if you were subscribed to MTN Zone and recharged on the day, you could receive up to 50% back in airtime. The first promotion was launched last year and did end in December 2012, and due to popular demand MTN has re-launched Mahala Thursdays and ...

MTN has officially launched its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Durban,  MTN’s LTE network promises quicker broadband speeds of up to 70mbps with average speeds around between 7 and 20 Mbps. The telecoms company revealed that they had upgraded over 1600 base stations in preparation for the LTE ‘switch on’. “Changes in ...

Local mobile operator 8ta has unveiled its “game changing” promotion which offers customers unlimited voice calls to any national mobile network as well as any national fixed line network at any time of the day/night, the offer is a first for South Africa. “Mobile voice services have fast become the communication medium of choice for ...

MTN has launched three new BlackBerry Internet Service plans at reduced rates and will implemented data caps. This news comes as rival local mobile operators – 8ta and Cell C launched their new BIS plans in late June 2012 - which offered BlackBerry Messaging and Social services at R30 and R27 per month respectively. MTN’s existing BlackBerry Internet Service plan ...

Cell C has starting taking pre-orders for the Apple iPhone 4S which will be available from Cell C on 15 July 2012, according to their website. The iPhone 4S will be Cell C’s first Apple iOS smartphone offering. The latest iPhone from Apple has been available in South Africa since December 2011, with the device ...

The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 has offically been launched in South Africa via local mobile operators – Vodacom and MTN. The BlackBerry OS 7.1 smartphone is the latest addition to RIM‘s Curve series and features a dedicated BBM key, for social messaging on demand. The BlackBerry Curve 9320 features a 2.44 inch display with full ...

According to Reuters, Samsung‘s head of telecommunications JK Shin expects the Galaxy S III to top the 10 million unit mark by the end of July. The Galaxy S III is a popular device as we know before launch that the device had over 9 million pre-orders with some US orders delayed for “overwhelming demand”, ...

Here are the featured mobile phone and data contracts for June 2012 from local operator MTN via their MTN Direct Store. The Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Pocket take up the spot light this month after their much anticipated South African debut, with Vodacom offering the Galaxy S III on Business Call with ...