Transaction values processed through Nedbank’s App Suite have exceeded R23bn in the little over 12 months since the transactional banking application was released. The number was disclosed by Nedbank chief information officer Fred Swanepoel in a statement on Monday in which the bank announced
Taxpayers have had to fork out more than R1m for former communications minister Dina Pule’s legal fees, her successor Yunus Carrim revealed on Friday. “The total legal costs incurred thus far in respect of these matters amount to R1 187 148,82,” Carrim said in written reply to a parliamentary
StarTimes, the Chinese company that recently came to the rescue of On Digital Media’s TopTV pay-television business, has signed a 10-year contract with European satellite operator SES to expand its media footprint in Africa. The contact involves use of the SES-5
The SABC plans to exercise fiscal prudence when its government-guaranteed loan is paid off at the end of September, CEO Lulama Mokhobo said on Thursday. “The SABC has made R330m in profits after taxes, and we will be paying off the government guaranteed loan at the end of September,” she
European low-cost airline Ryanair has obtained an urgent court order in the high court in Pretoria forcing Telkom Mobile to help trace someone it accuses of harming its reputation on the Internet. Judge Francis Legodi ordered Telkom on Tuesday to furnish the Irish airline
Christo van Gemert is in the driver’s seat this week and leads David Greenway and Benedict Kelly in a discussion that covers, Acer’s 4K-capable smartphone, Sony’s detachable lens smartphone, developments in smart watches, Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia, the future of
A full crew of podcasters crammed into the ZA Tech Show studio to discuss the goings on in the technology sector. Topics included Steve Ballmer’s resignation from Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet.org, Afrihost’s data deal, Waze and Google Maps
Investment company Kagiso Tiso Holdings has offered to purchase the remaining shares in Kagiso Media, the company said on Tuesday. Kagiso Tiso currently owns 51,1 percent of Kagiso Media. “Through this transaction, Kagiso Tiso is offering
Power utility Eskom said on Tuesday it had met its winter electricity demand and urged South Africans to save electricity during summer. “This winter was different, in that long-duration generation maintenance was planned to be done and was implemented,” Eskom CEO Brian Dames said in releasing
The SABC was dealt a blow on Tuesday when it received a disclaimer of opinion for the 2012/2013 financial year, the worst audit opinion, from the auditor-general. A disclaimer is issued if the AG cannot form an opinion and thus declines to present an opinion on an entity’s financial statements
