Cell C and Facebook announced a new partnership with Saldanha Bay Municipality (SBM) in the Western Cape of South Africa to launch express public access hotspots, which is part of the plan to roll out wifi hotspots across the country. “We are currently rolling out to all the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) [...]
South African mobile operator Cell C has reported that it expects to close around 128 stores across the country. Not surprisingly perhaps, a Cell C spokesperson has pointed to changes in the retail environment and the effects of the coronavirus as part of the reason for the shift from physical retail. The company is in [...]
Cell C has introduced a new price for its 30-Day data bundles and is offering new bundles in South Africa. This new array of offers start as from R5(0.30 USD) for 15MB to R95(5.68 USD) for 1GB in anytime data plus 1GB Nite data. The South African telecom operator also stated that subscribers will benefit [...]
In an SMS sent to Black users, the company stated that the service will close on 31 December 2019. This follows a “review of our product portfolio”, said Cell C. It also provided users with a voucher code which gives them 3 months of Showmax for free. One Black user stated that the move was [...]
MTN mobile operator South Africa, leader of the national telecommunications market, announces the extension of its roaming agreement with telecommunications company Cell C, the third largest operator in the market in terms of shares, to the entire national territory In addition to the coverage area, the new agreement between MTN and Cell C incorporates the [...]
King Goodwill Zwelithini will roll out a new mobile network in South Africa on 1 November – Bayede Mobile. Bayede is a Zulu salutation that means ‘hail the king’, and is already used in brands that have been approved by the King Zwelithini’s – such as Bayede! Wines. The company was created from a strategic [...]
According to a report, China Mobile is rumored to take over Cell C. Telkom. An agreement is taking place between Cell C and China Mobile and that a “deal is imminent”. According to a report from TechCentral, the veracity of the agreement is not yet determined since Telkom may again show some sort of interest [...]
Cell C has suspended the linear channels of its video streaming service Black, as it enters negotiations with content providers. Customers of Black will continue to have access to music, series, and movies – even though linear channels have been temporarily suspended. “Cell C has in recent months made some important business decisions to ensure [...]
Cell C has introduced Whatsapp Boosta, a promotional product available since 7 June to 31 August 2019. WhatsApp Boosta offers subscribers the opportunity to enhance their 1, 5 and 30-day data bundles with additional data to use exclusively on WhatsApp. Subscribers will be able to enjoy the discounted Whatsapp data and use their normal data [...]
The Free State Provincial Government and Cell C have inked a deal that will pave the way to public access Wi-Fi for the province’s citizens. Internet access and digital literacy will improve education. This proposed project will offer more South African citizens with faster and more reliable Internet access, especially those from deprived communities. The [...]
