More than 14 000 people have signed an online petition launched on Thursday against the Film and Publication Board’s (FPB’s) draft online regulations. “A new set of regulations threatens
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The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%/annum, effective from 24 July 2015, its governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday. Banks will raise their prime lending and variable mortgage
The City of Cape Town is warning motorists not to drive while using cellphones as it ramps up its confiscation programme. On Tuesday, the city announced that it was nearing the 10 000 mark in terms of confiscated cellphones from drivers since 2012.
Young Jo’burgers in school and university still use libraries — but not necessarily for reading. It appears that while the number of people using library facilities are on the rise, it is mostly for studying, research or for access to the Internet, according to the
Smart technologies in modern cars could make them vulnerable to hackers, a video purports to show. In a YouTube posting by Wired, a standard 2014 Jeep is hacked by a pair who compromise the cellular connectivity of the vehicle. “It hasn’t been altered in any way
Cybercrooks don’t need to hack your computer or cellphone to steal an identity. They simply trawl cemeteries for a target ID, says a security expert. “Fraudsters will trawl cemeteries, online obituaries, even newspapers to find a deceased person that
High levels of government intervention, high tax rates, complicated investment opportunities and a high level of trade union involvement have weighed down South Africa’s wealth scorecard, a study revealed on Tuesday. New World Wealth analyst Andrew
It’s the first day of the new term and eager young pupils at Megatong Primary School in Soweto gather in the school yard on Monday morning, oblivious to the uphill battle their teachers and parents have to face keep the dilapidated facility open. The school, which has
From Tuesday, thousands of pupils at township schools around Gauteng will have tablets, smartboards and unlimited mobile data during specific hours. “I am proud to declare that as from tomorrow your life will never be the same again,” Gauteng education
Eskom employees missed out on bonuses this year, spokesman Khulu Phasiwe confirmed on Monday, adding that its AGM will take place in the first week of August 2015. “It is true that we are not assigning bonuses,” he said. “It would be wrong to give bonuses if