The rand fell to its weakest level against the dollar in three weeks after the Daily Maverick website said a police unit had ordered finance minister Pravin Gordhan to report to its offices on Thursday, raising concern the
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Government hasn’t changed its position on the Independent Power Producers (IPP) programme, as it is one of the best in the world and has attracted considerable investment from the private sector, said Jeff Radebe
ShowMax, Naspers’s video-on-demand streaming service, has turned one and has refreshed its logo, which now also includes colour. ShowMax says the logo change from the framed black and white logo used in
The candidate of South Africa’s main opposition party was elected mayor of Johannesburg, ending the ruling ANC’s control of the nation’s economic hub as well as the capital, Pretoria, after its worst electoral performance
Eskom’s board is facing calls to appear before parliament with documents relating to the Ingula pumped storage scheme, which has allegedly seen costs spiral from R8,9bn to R36bn. On 27 July, President Jacob Zuma
The ministry of communications has washed its hands of the SABC’s internal problems in what has been described as a move to distance itself from chaos at the public broadcaster. In a statement on Monday
Telkom and the Communication Workers Union are locked in a bitter battle over continuing strike action. Hundreds of Telkom staff have launched strike action against the company over a pay dispute. The CWU, which
Plans are afoot to have all 4m citizens of Johannesburg connected to free Wi-Fi within five years. Zolani Matabese, head of broadband for the City of Johannesburg, said a thousand hotspots for access to the Internet
Universities have been forced to put their budgets on hold pending the announcement of fee increases for next year, causing serious delays in operational matters. The tertiary institutions have warned that anything below an
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his first big share sale to fund his family’s philanthropic initiative. The sale of more than 760 000 shares of Facebook stock, valued at about US$95m, was made by Chan Zuckerberg