President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet has denied claims that it secretly approved the start of the nuclear procurement programme during its meeting just before finance minister Nhlanhla Nene was fired last Wednesday. Business Day journalist
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The disruption of the banking industry by technology has convinced Barclays to establish its accelerator in Cape Town. The bank on Thursday launched its Barclays Rise programme at
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said he is delighted at the outcome of an internal disciplinary hearing that cleared him of all charges on Saturday Motsoeneng was facing three charges, which included lying about having a matric
Social media has united thousands of South Africans who are calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down from his position as number one citizen. This comes after a number of shuffles in the vital ministry of finance were made this past week. In the latest change
Streaming provider ShowMax has added the ability to download shows when subscribers have patchy access to the Internet. The company said on Monday that its subscribers on the Android platform would have the option to download content to watch offline
Pravin Gordhan has been appointed as the minister of finance, replacing David van Rooyen who was put in the seat four days ago. The Presidency issued a statement on Sunday confirming the appointment. “I have received many representations to reconsider
The Right2Know Campaign has described the proposed the cybercrime bill as flawed. The organisation said the legislation was designed in a way to censor the Internet. The organisation’s Micah Reddy said the problem with the proposed bill was that it was too broad and it would effectively
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng was cleared of charges against him to applause on Saturday night following an internal disciplinary hearing. Motsoeneng was facing three charges, including that he had lied about having a matric certificate. The more than
The Freedom Front Plus won’t submit complaints against MTN to parliament any longer after holding a meeting with the company on Thursday. This is according to FF Plus parliamentary spokesman on communications Anton Alberts. In late November, the party
The rand rout continued on Friday, with the local unit briefly breaking through R16/US$ before recovering to the high R15,70s. The strong selloff of the rand started on Wednesday night after President Jacob Zuma sacked finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and