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The City of Cape Town has launched a new transport application for smartphones called Transport for Cape Town (TCT) that merges the timetables, stops and stations of scheduled transport services, allowing residents and visitors to plan their journeys through bus, rail and private transport. The app was developed

Communications minister Faith Muthambi told ANC MPs not to interfere in her department’s affairs after they told her to show leadership, it was reported on Wednesday. They also urged her to halt the process to appoint the new CEO of the SABC until the outcome of a parliamentary inquiry over

Bank customers should be aware of bank-related scams to avoid falling victim to them, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre said on Tuesday.”We want to warn customers to be vigilant during the festive season, especially around

The share price of Durban-based technology services company Adapt IT shot up by more than 10% on Tuesday morning after it said it was in talks about a possible acquisition. The fast-growing company, which in August reported a 55% improvement in full-year headline earnings per share on the back of strong revenue

Telkom and Business Connexion (BCX) are still awaiting approvals from four regulators before the telecommunications operator’s R2,7bn acquisition of the JSE-listed IT services company can be consummated. In a statement to shareholders on Tuesday, BCX said the parties are

Dimension Data, through its Application Services division, has acquired Agile Business Solutions and Xpedia Fusion to address market demand for Oracle skills. It has bought 100% of the equity of both companies. Agile Business Solutions is a privately owned consultancy specialising in PeopleSoft and Oracle human

More municipalities are sending out electronic accounts to clients as the two-month Post Office strike continues, the SABC reported on Tuesday. The public broadcaster said Tshwane metro was the latest to resort to using

Vox Telecom has acquired Two IT and Computer Initiative (CI), two companies that provide specialist consulting and solutions in Microsoft Dynamics and other business applications. These businesses also have an established regional presence in the Western Cape and Gauteng respectively

Departing councillors at communications regulator Icasa, asked to step aside before completing a customary 45 working day handover period, may be mulling legal action against communications minister Faith Muthambi, according to a newspaper report on Monday. Business Day says it has

Protesters burnt their unpaid e-toll bills on top of an empty coffin while singing the national anthem outside roads agency Sanral’s offices in Pretoria at the weekend. “Today we bury a stillborn that was born in December last year