Starlink SA chaos | Vodacom Please Call Me loss | FNB Android tap-to-pay

Openview beating DStv | Flying vs Driving | Takealot 60-minute deliveries SpaceX has locked hundreds of accounts belonging to Starlink users who have a managed service with StarSat Africa. [MYBROADBAND]() This Week In Tech Top Stories [Starlink cuts off hundreds of customers in South Africa]( SpaceX has locked hundreds of accounts belonging to Starlink users who have a managed service with StarSat Africa. [Please Call Me idea-man scores massive victory against Vodacom]( The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Kenneth Nkosana Makate, who previously said their models show that Vodacom owes him billions. [FNB app kisses tap-to-pay goodbye]( FNB head of card digitisation, Jason Viljoen, says the popularity of platforms like Google Wallet drove it to discontinue its tap-to-pay facility for Android users. [Openview thrashing DStv in new customers]( Openview recorded nearly double the number of decoder activations than DStv subscriber net-additions between 2019 and 2023, an analysis by MyBroadband shows. [Flying vs driving in South Africa — the winner is clear]( MyBroadband compared the cost of an electric, petrol-powered, diesel-powered, and hybrid car from Johannesburg to Cape Town and Johannesburg to Durban to the price of flights for these routes to determine which option is the cheapest. [South Africans are buying iPhones and PlayStations on Takealot’s 60-minute delivery service]( The recently-launched TakealotNOW service is getting orders for high-value tech products including flagship smartphones, video game consoles, and laptops. [South African IT salaries vs the US and UK]( South African IT professionals can earn much higher salaries for the same positions in the United Kingdom or the United States. [André de Ruyter’s warning about Eskom corruption in 2024]( Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter revealed details about prevailing corruption at Eskom despite his explosive allegations in 2023. [Goodbye Ellies]( The once proud Ellies — which reached a share price of R9.50 with a market cap of over R3 billion — plummeted to 1c per share after a trading update this week. [More News You Need To Know]( MYBROADBAND [Manage your preferences or unsubscribe]( • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 11-02-2024 This is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By Everlytic