Mobile operators MTN and Vodacom have said that South Africa must lower taxes and import duties on smartphones and increase local production to make the devices more affordable to citizens.

According to proposals in the 2025 Budget, smartphones under R2 500 will be free from tax. These are a few that will get ...

South Africa's big operators have lauded the announcement that luxury duties on basic smartphones will be scrapped.

Much ink has been spilled over the so-called “digital divide,” “connecting the unconnected,” and “digital exclusion.” But ...