South Africa has moved from 67th to 61st place on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2015. This indicated that perceptions around the extent of corruption in the country was stabilising. The country’s score
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The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said it is “astonished and incensed” by acting chairman of the parliamentary portfolio committee on transport Leonard Ramatlakane’s assertion that the civil rights body is not opposed to Gauteng’s e-tolls. Ramatlakane said in a
Over-the-top platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype don’t pay taxes in South Africa, says mobile network MTN. MTN’s corporate services executive, Graham de Vries, made this claim in a presentation at a parliamentary meeting on Tuesday. The meeting discussed
A single mother should not have to worry about having enough funds to pay for e-tolls at the end of the month, on top of everything else. This was one of the arguments that the
Parliament’s discussions about regulating over-the-top services kicked off on Tuesday with an expert saying that networks fear becoming pure infrastructure players. OTT services such
A media alert sent out by parliament on 14 January about a meeting to discuss possible regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services like WhatsApp was unauthorised, according to an MP. Last week, parliament’s portfolio committee on telecommunications
Opposition to Eskom’s proposed tariff increases gained momentum on Tuesday as energy regulator Nersa closed its session for hearings in Cape Town. Eskom has applied for a R22,8bn adjustment for its 2013/2014 financial year. If this is granted, it is expected
All cities in South Africa will face an electricity tariff increase of at least 16% in July if Eskom is granted a R22,8bn adjustment for the 2013/2014 financial year, according to Leslie Rencontre, director of electricity at the City of Cape Town. Eskom made a regulatory
US video streaming service Netflix has to move to block subscribers from using proxy technologies to access its service if it wants its global launch to be a success. This is the view of Steven Ambrose, CEO of local technology research firm Strategy Worx
Energy regulator Nersa will start public hearings on Monday as part of Eskom’s application to recover an additional R22,8bn through an electricity tariff increase. The Nersa public hearings will start in Cape Town and end in Midrand on 5 February