Author: Sapa Reporter

Solidarity will take legal action if any of its members working at Telkom are fired, the trade union said on Thursday. “Should some of our members be forcefully retrenched, we will attend to each case individually,” said spokesman Marius

Most company directors, CEOs and chief financial officers in JSE-listed companies are white males, according to a South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) survey released on Wednesday. “Seventy-five percent of directorships are still held by whites

SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala received a tongue-lashing from MPs on Tuesday for trying to “delay” an inquiry into whether she lied about her qualifications. Tensions rose when Tshabalala’s advocate, Norman Arendse, asked parliament’s

The local newspaper market showed growth of more than 6% last year, buoyed by big stories like Nelson Mandela’s death and Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial. This is according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ “Entertainment and

Motorists should continue paying their e-toll bills while the system is being reviewed, the ANC in Gauteng said on Tuesday. “There’s a law approved by government so they should continue to pay as we try to find a solution

Judgment was reserved on Monday in the review application of On Digital Media’s licence to operate three adult channels on pay television. ODM operates the satellite pay-TV service StarSat. The Western Cape high court heard a concession from the group’s lawyer, Steven Budlender, that in fact

Telkom has issued retrenchment letters to 105 staff members, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Friday. “This was surprising to us as Telkom had reported that 302 management staff had taken voluntary severance packages and others had taken voluntary retirement packages

Funding mechanisms other than e-tolls will have to be found for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), transport MEC Ismail Vadi said on Talk Radio 702 on Friday. “I can’t predict what the recommendations [of the e-toll advisory panel] will be, but I think what is quite clear

Telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele on Friday asked the South African Post Office and unions to call on workers to end their strike. He was engaged in “serious discussions” with all Post Office stakeholders, he said in a statement. “All the stakeholders have