South Africa’s energy crisis is fast forming a silver lining for investors on the JSE, with another company, Hulisani, listing as a special purpose acquisition vehicle on the main board
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Internet-based ride-sharing service Uber is cutting prices for its entry-level UberX service in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban by up to 20% to spur demand in the winter months, the company said on Wednesday. “During the winter months, riders tend to venture
A court case questioning the legality of the department of energy’s 9,6GW nuclear procurement programme has caused the department to delay gazetting the request for proposals, the Democratic Alliance said. However, the energy department said it
South Africa’s municipal elections will take place on 3 August, President Jacob Zuma announced on Wednesday. The move gives political parties a little less than four months to campaign
First National Bank has closed the accounts of Gupta family-controlled Oakbay Investments, prompting Oakbay to demand an explanation from FNB CEO Jacques Celliers. FNB’s decision
Gauteng-based talk radio station 702 has a new station manager. Thabisile Mbete is taking the reins from the long-serving Pheladi Gwangwa. Gwangwa, who is a lawyer by training, joined Primedia Broadcasting in 2003
South African e-commerce is set to reach an important landmark in 2016. Online retail will reach 1% of overall retail this year, according to new research by World Wide Worx. The report shows that online retail continues to grow at a high rate in South Africa, having maintained
Opera Software co-founder and former CEO Jon von Tetzchner has released the first post-beta version of a brand-new Web browser called Vivaldi that he hopes will appeal to the Web’s “most demanding users”. The software, called Vivaldi, has been in public
The new accelerator programme for financial technology start-ups backed by Barclays Africa and US accelerator Techstars has announced the names of 10 companies that have been selected to take part. More than 400 applications had been received
The SABC has fired 123 employees following its investigation into allegations of medical aid fraud. Last year, the SABC said about 200 SABC staff members had allegedly “colluded” with medical