• MWEB WiMAX trial ends - 31 March, 2008

Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB, today confirmed that its 10-month WiMAX trial will be coming to an end.

• MWEB Top online tips for parents and kids - 13 March, 2008
With computer literacy now almost a permanent feature of the school curriculum, children from as young as five years are being introduced to the Internet at schools.

• MWEB offers free Internet dial-up during the wait for ADSL - 05 March, 2008
SA’s leading ISP, MWEB, is currently offering all self-install ADSL subscribers free dial-up Internet while waiting for their application to be processed by Telkom.

• MWEB MR Social networking trends - February, 2008
Social networking is a term that is used to identify sites that offer a range of ways for people to stay connected and build webs of social history where upon their interactions are based. Facebook, My Space and You Tube have been some of the most popular social networking sites in the past year, attracting millions of visitors to their websites worldwide.

• Simple tips for making online surfing safe - 24 Jan, 2008
The Internet is a marvellous resource – for research, education, news, leisure and socialising. To ensure the safety of the entire family while online it is key that you are aware of the information that you share with others.

• MWEB Home - Greening your home office - Jan, 2008
More and more small offices and home offices (Sohos) in South Africa are using services such as fax-to-e-mail to reduce paper wastage and preserve the environment.

• Popular Website - Dec 03, 2007
03 December 2007: With the festive season on our doorstep, work is becoming less of a priority with planning around the impending summer holidays taking precedence. A recent fun survey conducted by South Africa’s leading, Internet Service Provider (ISP), MWEB, among a random group of young South Africans, highlighted that surfing habits adapted slightly over the December/January period.

• Opinion Piece WiMax - Nov, 2007
WiMAX is a powerful new means to speed up the bridging of the digital divide, but it won’t fulfil its purpose if only incumbent telecommunications providers are given sole rights to its provision. Rudi Jansen, CEO of leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB believes new blood in WiMAX provision will democratise the Internet.

• Cresta Store Opening - Nov, 2007
With Internet access becoming an increasingly necessary commodity for South Africans, the country’s leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB, today announced the opening of its second retail store in the Cresta Mall in Northcliff, Johannesburg.

• Multiplay Bundle - Nov 26, 2007
South Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB, announced today that it is the first ISP in the country to tap into the global trend of “multiplay” – providing TV, Internet access and voice, all in one package to consumers.

• Tips Kids Safety - Oct, 2007
During the next few months your kids are bound to be spending more time than ever before surfing the web. The Internet is a marvellous resource – for research, education, news, leisure and socialising. But let’s not be fooled.

• Mweb Home Surfing tips - Sep, 2007
How could we exist without the Internet? It’s how most of us keep in touch with friends, research exotic destinations to visit or find out the latest celebrity gossip or shop online. Besides the millions of sites to visit and things to do, the Internet also offers many ways to waste time — and a few to get into trouble.

• First Retail Store Soweto - Sep 25, 2007
Soweto: With Internet access becoming an increasingly necessary commodity for South Africans, the country’s leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB, today announced it would open its first retail store in the new Maponya Mall in Klipspruit, Soweto at the end of September.

• tuXlab WiMAX - Sep 25, 2007
South Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB, has successfully installed WiMAX technology at St Martin’s Secondary School in Orlando West, Soweto. The school has been selected to take part in MWEB’s WiMAX trial, which started in June this year.

• MWEB completes successful WiMAX rollout in Soweto - July 9, 2007
For the first time, residents in Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg are able to experience high-speed Internet access at home. This follows on the successful installation of a new broadband technology, called WiMAX, by leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB.

• Plug SA's Brain Drain with learnerships - June 19, 2007
It’s no secret that South Africa is at the mercy of a skills shortage exacerbated by a brain drain as talented individuals book one-way flight tickets to foreign pastures. It’s none more apparent than in the IT industry where the ‘continuous innovation’ credo rings particularly true. Let’s face it; our fast-paced industry requires specialised skills sets to remain in the innovation game, which makes staff resourcing a serious HR challenge and a potential business threat.

• WiMAX is the Word - June 4, 2007
South Africa’s latest technology buzzword is WiMAX, a term that has local online surfers over the moon. But what does the technology do and why should we be so excited? Put simply, this high speed technology allows data to be transported wirelessly over a far greater distance than existing technologies such as Wi-Fi. More importantly, it uses base stations similar to those used in the cellular industry, so one does not have the long wait for the installation of a fixed telephone line in order to access the Internet.

• MWEB Home - 2GB Mailbox approved
If you regularly receive a lot of e-mails or many large attachments and are tired of having to delete them or moving them into folders to make space in your inbox, then MWEB’s new 2 Gigabyte (2GB) mailbox is good news for you. At 100 times larger than the average 20MB mailbox, the new 2GB mailbox will make managing your e-mails a lot easier.

• Mweb Drops ADSL prices - May 16, 2007
South Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider has cut its ADSL prices by up to 23%, and is offering customers an all inclusive option, including line rental and Internet subscription on one bill as well as a free modem and the option of a month-to-month subscription.

• How to beat the winter online slump - May, 2007
Winter is almost here and the shorter days and longer nights can induce feelings of depression and fatigue – especially in the office environment! Braving the elements to drive to the gym can seem like too much effort on cold, windy days and the hard fact is that most of us are stuck behind our desks during the winter chill.

• New Television campaign captures the internet effect - May 7, 2007
The second commercial in MWEB’s new advertising campaign, courtesy of long-standing collaborators, Ogilvy Cape Town, launches this week. Focusing specifically on MWEB’s broadband service, the second commercial in the series sees Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider continue its theme of capturing the essence of what the Internet means to South Africans today.

• Internet Myths - Busted - May 4, 2007
The Internet can be pretty intimidating – particularly if you’re a new user. Many stories and tall tales abound, but how do you know which are true and which are pure urban legend? South Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider, MWEB, has come to the rescue with simple explanations for some common Internet myths.

• MWEB announces extensive WIMAX trial - May 2, 2007
South Africa’s leading ISP, MWEB today announced the launch of its own Broadband Internet WiMAX trial taking place in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The trial will see some 1 000 home and business users testing MWEB’s Mobile WiMAX services following ICASA’s granting of a WiMAX test licence to MWEB.

• MWEB Business offers protection solutions for small business - April 5, 2007
Small and medium sized companies often don’t have the resources to invest in expensive technology to protect their businesses from threats online. South Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider (ISP), MWEB has recently launched two new free offerings for SMEs that will help protect their businesses from online security threats.

• First South African ISP to offer free anti-virus software - April 5, 2007
South Africa’s leading Internet Service Provider (ISP), MWEB, has signed a deal with international online security company, McAfee, to provide virus protection free of charge to its subscribers. For publication in regional and national papers AND the "Tech pages" for Consumer glossy publications.

• Protect your kids from online hazards - January 29, 2007
During the next year your kids are bound to be spending more time than ever before surfing the web. The Internet is a marvellous resource - for research, education, news, leisure and socialising. But let's not be fooled. Just like anything where society at large has access, there are some risks, and you may be worried what exactly your children are looking at online. So how do you control what they're viewing without physically padlocking the keyboard? For publication in Sake Beeld/Burger on Sat 27 January and Sake Volsblad on 29 January 2007.

• MWEB online Christmas shopping up 800% in two years - January 21, 2007
Figures from MWEB's 320 Safeshop-enabled websites show that for the period 1 November to 31 December 2006, some R243 million was spent online, compared with just R26 million in 2004, an increase of 837%. Furthermore, the number of transactions during this period increased from 38 902 in 2004, to 241 438 in 2006 - a 520% increase - IT and Business media.

• Disadvantaged school-goers to benefit from second Big Stationery Donation
  Drive - January 8, 2007
To help provide disadvantaged learners with the tools for a better education, MWEB, South Africa's leading Internet Service Provider, has partnered with Pick 'n Pay, M-net and S.M.I.L.E to roll-out the Big Stationery Donation Drive for 2007. This drive, now in its second year, is a national campaign where members of the public are encouraged to donate stationery at over 350 Pick 'n Pay stores nationwide. All contributions will be distributed to underprivileged schools by S.M.I.L.E (St Mary's Interactive Learning Experience), a national community-based education non-profit organisation.