Listening to the crowd receptions that AB de Villiers has commanded throughout the Proteas’ tour of India, it’s safe to say that he has secured “megastar” status. And Twitter confirms just that
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There is no plan to reissue a R10bn social grants tender after it ends in 2017, says the South African Social Security Agency. In 2012, Cash Paymaster Services, a division of JSE-listed Net1 UEPS Technologies, won the Sassa tender to distribute grant payments to over 10m recipients.
Amid speculation about South Africa’s nuclear build programme, the French special envoy for the French-South Africa nuclear partnership Pascal Colombani is in the country punting his country for
Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene had not discussed the MTN-Nigeria crisis with a counterpart in Nigeria because a cabinet in that country had not yet been appointed, minister in the presidency Jeff
The recent US$5,2bn fine issued against MTN does not affect the cordial relations between South Africa and Nigeria, with government hopeful that talks between the mobile network and Nigerian authorities will bear fruit, a senior cabinet minister has said
There likely will be no load shedding until at least May 2016, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. While maintenance on Eskom’s ageing fleet has been increased, the power utility
The precarious state of Eskom’s finances threatens to hinder the growth of the renewable energy sector in South Africa, just when it is needed most, Steve Sawyer, secretary general of the Global Wind Energy Council said at the opening of the Windaba in Cape Town on Wednesday
Africa’s biggest mobile network operator, MTN, has defended its relationship with regulators, in response to an analyst’s criticism of the company. World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck said that MTN “lacks respect for regulators” after the Nigerian
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has said MTN’s US$5,2bn fine shows the importance of complying with regulation. On Monday last week, MTN announced it has been fined $5,2bn by the Nigerian Communications
Korean electronics giant Samsung is leaving its smartphone rivals in South Africa in its dust, according to market research. Samsung grew its local smartphone market share to 56,6%, well ahead of Vodacom’s smartphone brands at 7,6% and Huawei (6,9%), according to