The South African Social Security Agency has scrapped the advisory groups that were set up to plan for the future of the country’s more than R140bn of annual welfare payments. Letters were sent to the so-called
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Eskom said on Monday that auditors have raised concerns about issues relating to Matshela Koko and Brian Molefe, who both ran South Africa’s state-run power utility this year, in their year-end review. The company’s external auditors
MTN has reportedly agreed to settle a fine of $8.5m with the Rwandan government after negotiations over the fine broke down. The fine was imposed on the Rwandan subsidiary of the Johannesburg
Johannesburg residents and businesses have been warned to plan ahead for a widespread planned power interruption on Monday, 10 July, extending into the next morning. In a statement, City Power said dozens are suburbs, from
JSE-listed technology group Altron said on Monday before markets opened that it plans to dispose of its subsidiary Crabtree Electrical Accessories to Germany’s Siemens for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which must still be approved
Liquid Telecom, the company that recently acquired South African telecommunications operator Neotel, said at the weekend that it has been successful in its new capital raising exercise, securing $700 (about R9.4bn) in a bond
The Internet Service Providers’ Association, an organisation that represents most of South Africa’s ISPs, has accused communications regulator Icasa of “dithering” over intervening in the mobile market to bring down data prices
The council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has placed its CEO, Pakamile Pongwana, on “precautionary suspension”, it said in a statement on Thursday afternoon. Pongwana, who has been CEO of the broadcasting
Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo will today meet broadcasters following the 8 June constitutional court ruling on digital migration. The meeting will be held with broadcasters SABC, e.tv, StarSat and other stakeholders
Vumatel will introduce a new, 200Mbit/s fibre-to-the-home offering on 1 August, according to several Internet service providers. The company itself is not saying anything – a spokesman was unable to comment