An argument broke out between an Uber and metered taxi driver, resulting in one of them pointing a firearm at the other near King Shaka International Airport, police said on Thursday. The two became involved in an argument at a Sasol petrol
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Demand for cryptocurrency bitcoin has soared in the past week, with prices surging just over 20% on South African-linked exchange BitX. The price of a bitcoin on BitX has risen from R7 443 at 2pm on 26 May to R8 998 at 10am on
Government’s slow advance on its digital television set-top box roll-out is holding back faster, more widely available mobile Internet services, say experts. It’s been almost a year
South African companies have been slow to adopt new Internet protocols that could undermine efforts to secure online transactions and grow the internet, says an industry insider. “While
South Africans are unwittingly downloading thousands of malicious programs designed to steal financial information, a security company has warned. Trend Micro has reported that the malware
In a strong vote of confidence in South Africa, the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes on Wednesday announced it will host its 46th World Congress of
Democratic Alliance MP Marian Shinn has urged communications minister Faith Muthambi to accept the judgment of the supreme court of appeal over the long-running battle over encryption of free-to-air digital terrestrial television signals in
South African media are censoring good news stories about the country, says SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Motsoeneng, speaking on the sidelines of an SABC event
Internet travel booking service Airbnb has revealed how South Africans are using the service to make extra money. It said that local hosts earn on average R28 800/year as tourists make
The SABC plans to beef up local content on its commercial television station to 80% after implementing a similar policy across its radio broadcasts. Earlier this month, the SABC announced that it would implement