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Gauteng roads & transport MEC Ismail Vadi has spoken out against a group of metered taxi drivers who assaulted him last week Monday during the department’s announcement that it would be licensing Uber operators. “I want to make it absolutely

Diversified electronics, electrical and technology group Reunert has hiked its interim gross cash dividend by 7,6% to R1,13/share after reporting a year-on-year improvement in its results for the six months ended 31 March 2016. The group, which owns

eMedia Holdings, the parent company of free-to-air broadcaster e.tv and 24-hour news channel eNCA, among other media assets, has warned that its profits will nosedive in the year ended 31 March 2016. The group – formerly known as Seardel

The Western Cape high court on Monday upheld its earlier ruling that Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was irrational, but the SABC chief operating officer has vowed to take his fight to the Constitutional Court if need be. The high court dismissed the

Communications minister Faith Muthambi will study the Western Cape high court’s judgment upholding its earlier ruling that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was irrational. “The minister will

Local mobile operators say they are not investigating network-level ad-blocking services, at least for now. About 20% of data traffic on a smartphone is intrusive advertising, according to a research note from Strand Consult. And in February

The Western Cape high court has dismissed an appeal by the SABC of a judgment setting aside Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent appointment as chief operating officer of the public broadcaster. The Democratic Alliance on Monday welcomed

Standard Bank said on Monday that its South African banking operations have been the “victim of a sophisticated, co-ordinated fraud incident” that have cost it an estimated R300m. Standard Bank said on Monday that its South African

It’s time to ditch old-fashioned concepts of energy access and embrace new technologies that can help propel South Africa into an era of universal access to electricity, according to PwC. In its report Electricity beyond the grid: accelerating access to