The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has agreed in principle to defer the regulation of online press content to the Press Council of South Africa. In a joint statement from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa (IAB), the South African
Author: Agency Staff
South Africa is intent on forging ahead with the nuclear build programme, which will see the capital investment in as many as nine nuclear power stations, but the state won’t say how much it will cost. The detailed budget breakdown, the funding model
Licensed taxi operators are constrained by legislation that inadvertently gives online operator Uber an unfair advantage in public transport, the Western Cape Metered Taxi Council has said. “The Western Cape Metered Taxi Council does not own any
Two Uber customers who were intimidated by metered taxi drivers outside the Sandton Gautrain station on Monday had a warning for fellow fans of the app-based service. Shaken but not stirred
The South African government should not get involved in the high-speed mobile broadband spectrum market, warned an international body. “We don’t want a new monopoly. We’ve
South Africa’s adoption of digital terrestrial television (DTT) should be carefully evaluated and perhaps even dumped, says an industry insider. “Fundamentally, we need to be questioning why we’ve adopted this policy in
City Power and the City of Johannesburg will not be load shedding in the city on Friday, following the application of a range of load limiting interventions. “During this period of constrained supply, City Power
A group of striking MTN workers on Friday blocked 14th Avenue in Fairlands, north of Johannesburg, said metro police. The workers were demanding bigger bonuses and annual salary increases. Chief superintendent Wayne Minnaar said: “The road is
Uber is coming under increased pressure as trade union federation Cosatu is now taking aim at the Internet ride-sharing service. Opposition to Uber has become evident among rival metered
Three men walk down a quiet Cape Town neighbourhood road carrying a stolen flat-screen television, seemingly unaware their movements are being scrutinised. A resident peeping out of the window logs a call to the Western Cape crime channel on