Claims that roads agency Sanral has been ready to implement e-tolls for the past two years are false, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Thursday. Outa chairman Wayne Duvenage said Sanral had instead failed itself. “If Sanral were so efficient and their funding predicament
JSE-listed telecommunications group MTN is expecting a solid improvement in headline earnings in the six months ended 30 June 2013, helped along by a sharp fall in the value of the rand. The group told shareholders on Thursday morning that
South Africa’s communications regulator is failing to perform and allowing mobile service companies to “rip off” the poor, MPs said on Wednesday. MPs in the labour & public enterprises select committee were briefed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) on the high cost of broadband and
Telecommunications group MTN has named Sérigne Dioum as its head of mobile financial services. Dioum was previously chief marketing officer at MTN’s operation in Cote d’Ivoire. He takes on the new role in September. “Dioum’s appointment comes as MTN renews
It’s a long but fun episode this week as Brett Haggard, Benedict Kelly and Steven Ambrose get together to discuss, among other things, Microsoft’s TV white-space broadband trial, Cell C adding a million new customers in a month, Android reaching a million apps, and more
Brett Haggard and Christo van Gemert go at for a second time in one week, as the first recording goes missing. Dave Greenway joins them for a discussion on thoughts on the incoming ID cards, iPad and iPhone screen rumours, VLC, Intel Yolo, and more
A task team has been established to sort out the financial problems at the SABC, communications minister Yunus Carrim said on Tuesday. “We have decided to set up a high-level team made up of the SABC, the department of communications, national treasury and the auditor-general of South Africa to set a firm foundation for financial
The Competition Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of Independent News & Media South Africa by Sekunjalo Independent Media, it was announced on Sunday. The final transfer of ownership was expected to be completed on 15 August, Independent South Africa CEO Tony Howard said in a statement. The approval of the deal was subject
Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu was elated to receive his ID smartcard on Thursday morning. Home affairs minister Naledi Pandor handed the card to him in an envelope outside the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation building in Cape Town. Wearing warm
Food and clothing retailer Woolworths has revamped its online shopping portal and now offers consumers “almost everything” that is available for sale in its physical stores. The Cape Town-headquartered retailer has become the latest major brand to build a website with a
