Telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele intends publishing a final policy on South Africa’s migration to digital terrestrial television within the next two weeks. Cwele made the promise in parliament on Wednesday, where he was presenting ahead of his department’s budget vote
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Could MultiChoice subsidiary SuperSport find itself forced to make its exclusive sports content available to other broadcasters? Government may be taking a step in that direction after telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele said on Wednesday that he intends directing communications
Transport minister Dipuo Peters has announced a “reprieve” for the users of Gauteng’s toll roads. Opening debate in parliament on her department’s budget, she told MPs this was being done “to make it easier for people to comply” with e-tolls. The concessions included a “further extension of the
The late Benjamin Mophatlane’s twin brother, Isaac Mophatlane, has been appointed as CEO of JSE-listed technology services company Business Connexion. Benjamin Mophatlane passed away a month ago at the age of 41 following a heart attack. He had complained of chest pains during a meeting in Johannesburg and
An international organisation that promotes press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has warned controversial SABC chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng against taking South Africa’s media freedom backwards. CPJ was reacting to Motsoeneng’s proposal to license journalists and increase
Standard Bank has launched MasterCard’s MasterPass, a digital wallet that allows consumers to pay for goods and services using a digital wallet. South Africa is the first country in the Middle East and Africa and the 10th worldwide to get the service. “It’s not only going beyond cash but beyond plastic that
Prosecutors have been appointed to work with roads agency Sanral to deal with non-payment of e-tolls, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Tuesday. “We have assigned two prosecutors to work with Sanral with the view to establish whether the activities by some
Roads agency Sanral is engaging with two advocates to begin prosecuting Gauteng road users who are not paying e-tolls, it was reported on Tuesday. Eyewitness News said it had learnt that the two senior prosecutors have begun meeting with Sanral officials at the state-owned company’s headquarters in Midrand
On Digital Media (ODM), the company that owns pay-television brand StarSat (formerly TopTV), is a step closer to concluding its business rescue process after it won a high court battle last week against one of its minority shareholders. It has been in business rescue under the
An update to the popular Raspberry Pi, the credit card-sized computer used by computing enthusiasts and developers, is coming to South Africa. The Raspberry Pi Model B+ could go on sale in a matter of weeks, according to local distributor RS Components. Though local pricing has not yet