President Jacob Zuma’s decision to fire communist party leader Blade Nzimande from his cabinet is widening a rift with two of the ANC’s closest allies before a key leadership conference in December. In dismissing Nzimande as higher
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South African scientists have announced that two local telescopes have for the first time detected gravitational waves that are a result of a merging of two neutron stars. The two telescopes are the
President Jacob Zuma has named a close ally as energy minister and fired the leader of the communist party, which has criticised his leadership, in a cabinet reshuffle just two months before he’s due
After weeks of stalling, President Jacob Zuma has finally rubber-stamped the appointment of a permanent SABC board — but only after civil society groupings threatened him with legal action if
Lazarus, a hacking group linked to North Korea, may have been behind this month’s theft of US$60m from Taiwan’s Far Eastern International Bank, according to BAE Systems researchers. The cyberattack, in which malware was used
Netflix recently warned price increases are coming for many subscribers in the US and other countries (although reportedly not in South Africa). It’s happening because Netflix has been spending a small fortune to supply homes with entertainment
Barclays will need to defend its advantages in the payments business from encroachment by technology companies including Amazon.com and Apple, according to CEO Jes Staley. “There are some tectonic shifts going on, driven
South Africa is unlikely to adopt policies needed to drive growth, investment and job creation for at least several years because of infighting in the governing ANC, according to one of the country’s leading research institutions. The party
The supreme court of appeal opened the way for the reinstatement of bribery and corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma by upholding a lower court’s ruling that a decision by prosecutors to drop them
The CEO of Samsung Electronics is stepping down in a surprise resignation after decades at the company, saying it needed new leadership following a bribery scandal that led to the imprisonment of its de facto chief. Kwon Oh-hyun, who