Author: Agency Staff

Fewer and fewer paying e-tolls

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Roads agency Sanral’s inability to enforce the e-toll policy in Gauteng and growing public anger and civil disobedience have resulted in monthly e-toll revenue collection of about R60m by the end of February 2015, with not even 23% of users paying for the use of the

More gov’t largesse for Gupta paper

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Quick on the heels of the department of trade & industry acknowledging that it has injected just short of R2m of advertising spend into The New Age newspaper – owned by the Gupta family – in the last

Dysfunctional Post Office jacks up prices

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The South African Post Office’s annual rates increase has occurred without much publicity both through the media and at Post Office branches around South Africa. The increases took effect on 1 April, with most basic postal services increasing by

Vodacom’s high Galaxy S6 prices questioned

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Smartphone pricing in South Africa is coming under the spotlight as telecom providers are selling the latest Samsung S6 range at starkly different price points. Mobile network Vodacom on Tuesday revealed its pricing for the Samsung S6, expected to launch in the country

Code4SA tackles domestic workers’ pay

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A new tool created by open data company Code4SA can help you determine if you are paying your domestic worker enough, given the financial realities faced by your domestic worker’s household. Code for South Africa, a nonprofit created in 2013, aims to promote

State departments pour millions into New Age

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The department of trade and industry has plugged nearly R2m worth of advertising into The New Age newspaper – owned by the pro-ANC Gupta family – in the last three financial years. During the same period, the department of rural development and land

It’s spy vs spy in corporate SA

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Companies should regularly have their boardrooms and communication devices swept for bugging devices, and even consider using the controversial cellphone jammer for meetings to protect their corporate intelligence, a private investigator has warned. “It is perfectly normal

Drone grounds SA Air Force team

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An unauthorised drone cut short a Silver Falcon aerobatic display at the Rand Show in Johannesburg on Friday. A man launched his drone to take aerial photos while the South African Air Force’s Silver Falcon team was busy with its routine above the Nasrec showgrounds