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Controversial child visa laws in South Africa have not hurt fast-growing Internet accommodation sharing service Airbnb’s business in the country. This is according to Airbnb’s GM for the Middle East and Africa, Nicola D’Elia. In June

Medscheme has announced plans to roll out an electronic medical records (EMR) platform that will be made available to all health scheme administrators that fall under it. An EMR is a digital version of the traditional paper-based medical record for a patient

Internet accommodation sharing service Airbnb has played down fears that regulation could impact its business in South Africa similar to that experienced by Uber. Ride-sharing service Uber has come under regulatory pressure in South Africa

Communications minister Faith Muthambi’s legal advisor, Lungisani Daniel Mantsha, has been struck off the Law Society of the Northern Provinces’ roll since 2007, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. This revelation meant that any legal advice Mantsha

In a positive development for Cell C, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has removed the mobile operator from its watch list for a possible downgrade. This comes, S&P said in a note, after Cell C

Private education group Advtech has nailed its colours to the mast, saying it is business as usual after it rejected a takeover proposal from PSG-controlled rival Curro Holdings. With a more than usual turnout at the Advtech’s annual general meeting

Online transacting on classifieds sites for South Africans could become safer with the local launch of a dedicated escrow service. The service, dubbed Shepherd, is supported by Standard Bank and is designed to facilitate safer online trades as it eliminates the

Former Telkom chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte was paid R18,8m in the company’s 2015 financial year, despite leaving its employ last August, just five months into 2015 reporting period. In the year ended 31 March 2015, during which time

Fast-growing online lodging service Airbnb has outlined plans to expand its presence in South Africa. The company’s CEO, Brian Chesky, who was in Johannesburg on Monday, said South Africa is