Chinese President Xi Jinping has defended China’s right to impose its own regulations on the Internet at a meeting with top US technology business leaders at Microsoft’s headquarters near Seattle, according to news reports. Apparently responding to US and Silicon Valley criticism
There was nothing untoward about SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng receiving an increase of almost R1m, the public broadcaster’s CEO, Frans Matlala, said on Wednesday. Addressing the media at the SABC in Johannesburg, Matlala said it should be noted
The CEO of South Africa’s third largest mobile network, Cell C, said on Wednesday that the company is profitable. Little is known about Cell C’s financial status owing to the company being
State-owned fibre-optic infrastructure company Broadband Infraco (BBI) has appealed to government for a bailout to continue its operations. On Tuesday, BBI revealed to the parliamentary
Pay-TV provider MultiChoice has increased its reach by almost 4m people, the National Association of Broadcasters said on Tuesday. NAB executive director Nadia Bulbulia presented these
The City of Johannesburg has sought to reassure Sandton motorists that the upcoming car-free month won’t be the disaster they expect. “Let us say, probably on day one, there are going to be things [that] are not going to be business as usual… Remember, it’s an experiment,” Lisa
South Africa could look to places like Finland and Turkey when trying to figure out a way to fund its high-cost nuclear build programme. National treasury is currently exploring funding options for the department of energy, which is seeking the procurement of 9,6GW worth of
The SABC has denied it’s been paying the legal fees of its chief operating officer and former chair. On Monday, the Democratic Alliance accused the SABC of paying Hlaudi Motsoeneng and Zandile Tshabalala’s recent legal fees. Communications minister
A US court has dismissed a class action against Net1 UEPS Technologies, which manages South Africa’s social grant payment system. This is according to a market update from Net1, which is listed on the
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng will challenge the public protector’s powers in a matter to be heard in the supreme court of appeal in Bloemfontein on Friday. His lawyer, Zola Majavu, said the heart of the matter was whether public protector Thuli Madonsela’s
