While smartphones are beginning to invade the mass market, an equally big divide remains. Arthur Goldstuck writes about the cost of access to data.

South Africa has a very high rate of cellphone usage, even among the poor. Could such technology help people keep government accountable?

The national treasury has reinforced Communication Minister Roy Padayachie’s call for Telkom’s local loop to be unbundled by November this year.

Orascom Telecom said on Wednesday its parent company Weather Investments was in talks with South Africa’s MTN Group Ltd.

Africa’s telecom sector will surpass the $55-billion promised by investors at a United Nations backed meeting in 2007.

Benedict Kelly tries out the new HTC Hero and wonders if it may be better than the iPhone

Brett Haggard tests Neotel’s new device.