Author: Sapa Reporter

Parliamentary meetings should only be held in-camera in exceptional circumstances and this should not become the norm, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. “I have asked the chief whip of the DA to raise the issue of in-camera use

Standard Bank has apologised to its clients for technical glitches that lasted several hours on Monday. “The bank regrets any inconvenience caused,” Standard Bank chief executive in personal and business banking Funeka Montjane said

Mobile network operator MTN and trade union Solidarity would meet over the company’s plans to retrench managerial staff in South Africa, Solidarity said on Friday. “This comes after the mobile network operator initially failed to duly

E-tolling is the only effective funding model to improve Gauteng’s road infrastructure, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) said on Thursday. “The only pragmatic way of retaining funding for the Gauteng freeway was through

Communications minister Faith Muthambi on Tuesday told MPs she could not reveal her plans regarding SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng because the Democratic Alliance would use the information to bolster its legal challenge

Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has made a bid to acquire the news agency operations of the South African Press Association (Sapa) in order to form a new company with participation by other media houses, its chairman announced on Monday. “We intend to take Sapa into territory

The supreme court of appeal is expected to hear an appeal by billionaire businessman Mark Shuttleworth against a R250m levy imposed by the South African Reserve Bank, the Sunday Independent reported. Shuttleworth would on Thursday argue against the decision by

The iStore at Centurion Mall was robbed of goods worth over R1m on Friday, Gauteng police said. “The following properties were taken — iPhones, laptops, and tablets worth over a million,” spokeswoman Khensani Magoai said in a statement. Four men allegedly entered the store pretending

Another iStore was robbed in Gauteng on Friday – this time at Centurion Mall in Pretoria, police said. Warrant officer Hero Gumbu confirmed the robbery but could not give further details on what had happened. He said the provincial office would issue statement on the robbery

A way to address the alleged irregular appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng was agreed upon on Wednesday, the public protector and communications minister said. “They acknowledged the fact that the matter under investigation is also under judicial scrutiny in the Western Cape division