Johannesburg will become a megacity by 2030, meaning the city will have to adapt to accommodate over 10m residents, with the Internet key to its nervous system. A report by Allianz entitled “The Megacity State”, explains that in 1950, there were just two of these conurbations of at least 10m
A total of 5,94m tax returns were received for non-provisional taxpayers, says South African Revenue Service (Sars) acting commissioner Jonas Makwakwa. The announcement follows the tax season coming to an end on Friday. The 5,94m submissions received were
First National Bank has apologised for inconveniencing some of its clients on Saturday. “We apologise to any of our customers who weren’t able to make purchases using their FNB cards a short while ago. This problem has now been resolved,” tweeted the bank
Online businesses helped spur on a 24% year-on-year revenue growth at Internet and media giant Naspers. In its interim results announcement on Friday, Naspers reported that its revenue measured on an economic interest base topped R74,3bn for the six months ended September 2015
he Democratic Alliance was pleased it had won a judgment declaring communications minister Faith Muthambi’s appointment of suspended SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng unlawful and irrational. ”We were confident,” DA MP Anneline Lottriet said outside the Western Cape high
The department of home affairs is installing upgrades to systems at many of its branches around the country, and those branches will not be able to process ID and passport applications until 2 December. The upgrades will take place from 2pm on Friday and are aimed
Communications minister Faith Muthambi plans to appeal a court decision to have SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment declared unlawful and irrational. Western Cape high court Judge Dennis Davis handed down judgment on the matter on Friday amid a legal challenge from opposition
The Democratic Alliance won its high court application on Friday to have the appointment of SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng declared unlawful and irrational. The Western Cape high court’s Judge Dennis Davis handed down the judgment in a few minutes. “We won,” said DA lawyer Anton Katz
In its opinion, outstanding e-toll bills are related to an unjust and irrational law which makes it unnecessary for businesses to be concerned about the amount they owe or to disclose it as a debt to shareholders, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said in a statement on Friday. The anti-tolls
Banks are failing to fully exploit online and mobile to engage customers, according to a global research study. The research study was conducted by financial services NPO Efma and financial software company Misys, and involved a survey of 185 banking professionals
