Mweb (officially Mweb (Pty) Ltd and stylized as mweb) is an internet service provider (ISP) based in Cape Town, South Africa.[4]
Founded in 1997, Mweb is now a subsidiary of fellow South African ISP, Webafrica.[5]
History
As one of the first Internet Service Providers in South Africa, Mweb launched dial-up internet in South Africa with the Big Black Box, in 1997, which was issued with a copy of tech expert Arthur Goldstuck's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet,[6] the bestselling tech book in South Africa at the time.
In 2004 Mweb launched Polka, a low cost ISP.[7] A year later, the South African division of Italian-owned ISP Tiscali was acquired by Mweb.