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First National Bank has apologised for inconveniencing some of its clients on Saturday. “We apologise to any of our customers who weren’t able to make purchases using their FNB cards a short while ago. This problem has now been resolved,” tweeted the bank

Neotel’s chief financial officer, Steven Whiley, has resigned. Whiley was suspended from the telecommunications operator in July, along with CEO Sunil Joshi, over allegations of bribery related to a multibillion-rand contract at Transnet. In a tersely worded statement on Friday, Neotel said

Online businesses helped spur on a 24% year-on-year revenue growth at Internet and media giant Naspers. In its interim results announcement on Friday, Naspers reported that its revenue measured on an economic interest base topped R74,3bn for the six months ended September 2015

Shares in technology and media giant Naspers came under selling pressure late on Friday afternoon after it announced plans to raise as much as US$2,5bn (about R36bn) through a capital-raising exercise. Shares in Naspers were trading down by almost 4% shortly

he Democratic Alliance was pleased it had won a judgment declaring communications minister Faith Muthambi’s appointment of suspended SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng unlawful and irrational. ”We were confident,” DA MP Anneline Lottriet said outside the Western Cape high

The department of home affairs is installing upgrades to systems at many of its branches around the country, and those branches will not be able to process ID and passport applications until 2 December. The upgrades will take place from 2pm on Friday and are aimed

The Democratic Alliance has released its annual cabinet report card, and the two ICT ministers, Faith Muthambi at communications and Siyabonga Cwele at telecommunications & postal services, have been given very poor grades. Muthambi emerged with the DA’s lowest

Communications minister Faith Muthambi plans to appeal a court decision to have SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment declared unlawful and irrational. Western Cape high court Judge Dennis Davis handed down judgment on the matter on Friday amid a legal challenge from opposition

The Democratic Alliance won its high court application on Friday to have the appointment of SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng declared unlawful and irrational. The Western Cape high court’s Judge Dennis Davis handed down the judgment in a few minutes. “We won,” said DA lawyer Anton Katz

In its opinion, outstanding e-toll bills are related to an unjust and irrational law which makes it unnecessary for businesses to be concerned about the amount they owe or to disclose it as a debt to shareholders, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said in a statement on Friday. The anti-tolls