Roads agency Sanral is fabricating e-tag sales figures, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Wednesday. Outa claims Sanral has sold less than half of the number of e-tags than it claims it has. “Based on a statistically sound sample size, Outa’s research shows that
Roads agency Sanral has rejected claims by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) that it was fabricating e-tag sales figures. “The e-tag sales figures we have released are accurate,” Sanral said in a statement on Thursday. “As a state-owned entity, everything we do is subject to audit processes
It’s the last episode for 2013 and Brett Haggard, Steven Ambrose and David Greenway go through their gadget picks of the year. There’s a little bit of news thrown in for good measure, too. Topics discussed include the new R99 uncapped ADSL offer from Incredible Connection, Amazon Prime Air
Roads agency Sanral’s credit rating has been affirmed by rating agency Moody’s Investors Service, according to a report. Sanral’s credit rating has been downgraded three times since February last year and was placed under review for a downgrade in September, according to a report in the
Cabinet’s decision, led by communications minister Yunus Carrim, to mandate the use of an encryption system based on a control system in the set-top boxes that government will subsidise for poorer households has drawn both warm praise and stinging criticism from industry players
This time last year, Net1 UEPS Technologies disclosed that it was being investigated by the US justice department under its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The R10bn contract awarded by the South African Social Security Agency to one of Net1’s subsidiaries, Cash Paymaster Services
People from all around the world turned to the social networking site Twitter to send their condolences to the family of former president Nelson Mandela. Just before midnight on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma said Mandela, 95, had died at his Houghton residence. “He passed on peacefully
Former communications minister Dina Pule must apologise to parliament, the communications department and the Sunday Times for “persistently lying and unethical conduct”, public protector Thuli Madonsela said on Thursday. “I am asking Hon Pule to
The news that Eskom CEO Brian Dames will step down at the end of March was widely met with regret on Thursday. “Mr Dames steered the company meticulously, with integrity. Despite the many challenges, he managed to keep the company stable,” public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba’s
Independent Newspapers boss Iqbal Survé on Thursday accused rival Times Media Group of a “dirty tricks” campaign to rob his group of revenue and readers, after laying criminal charges against one of its editors and a reporter. Sekunjalo Investments, which Survé chairs, brought the charges
