The department of communications has asked Times Media Group’s public editor to look into alleged unethical conduct by Sunday Times editor Phylicia Oppelt. The editor should also look into Oppelt’s “personal attack” on communications minister Dina Pule, her spokesman, Wisani Ngobeni, City Press editor Ferial
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Cell C has launched an unlimited calling plan, Straight Up Infinity, for R999/month on a 24-month contract. But there’s a big catch: the rate applies only to on-network calls and, with Cell C being relatively small next to Vodacom and MTN, it’s unclear how many people will benefit from the plan – except least-cost
The value of stolen copper decreased to R9,9m in April from March’s R10m, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Thursday. The value was R11,2m in February. However, the estimated volume of copper stolen went up, because the price dropped. Sacci’s copper theft volume indicator
MTN South Africa has a new CEO. Chief financial officer Zunaid Bulbulia will take the reins at the telecommunications operator from Karel Pienaar, who has been named as chief strategy officer at the MTN group. Pienaar’s appointment will see MTN’s mergers and acquisitions and strategy functions being separated, with Khumo Shuenyane
Worldwide PC shipments will fall by 7,8% in 2013, according to revised research by International Data Corp (IDC). The company had previously forecast a “limited decline” of 1,3% this year, followed by a gradual increase in volume. The new forecast reflects a shift in PC buying
The long-awaited review of state-owned entities, released on Tuesday, raises the possibility of collapsing non-viable parastatals but skirts the vexed issue of privatisation. The report provides government with a range of options, including absorbing ailing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into line-function departments, turning them into
South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0,9% in the first quarter of 2013, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. The increase in GDP was lower than the 2,1% achieved in the fourth quarter of 2012. However, when compared to the first quarter of 2012, the GDP increased by 1,9%
The Press Council of South Africa has told the department of communications that it can’t investigate a complaint of unethical conduct by Sunday Times reporters, a spokesman said on Monday. The council had said it had “no powers” to investigate, department spokesman Wisani Ngobeni said
Hundreds of cars are being repossessed by agents employed by banks who drive around in unmarked cars with number plate recognition cameras mounted on top, it was reported on Monday. According to The Star, banks and owners of the technology claimed they were acting within the law