ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu has said that the walkout staged by an SABC delegation during a parliamentary inquiry into its board was “disgusting”. Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the fitness of the SABC board
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The SABC has refused to hand over 10 of 15 requested documents to parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the fitness of its board, MPs heard on Wednesday. Ad hoc committee chairman Vincent Smith informed the
Parliament’s inquiry into the SABC board will continue its work, despite members of the broadcaster walking out of the inquiry in protest on Wednesday. Obert Maguvhe, the last remaining board member, on Tuesday launched
Vodacom has finally announced uncapped plans for fibre-to-the-home broadband across a range of infrastructure providers where it acts as an Internet service provider. The uncapped price plans have been introduced in addition to the existing
Standard Bank has launched an initiative aimed at increasing the percentage of women working in the traditionally male-dominated technology field. The bank’s Geek Girl initiative will focus on young women, aiming to “inspire
Parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the fitness of the SABC board will begin interviewing witnesses on Wednesday. The ad hoc committee’s work stalled last week after the last remaining board member, Mbulaheni
JSE-listed technology group Altron has announced arguably the biggest shake-up in its 51-year history, setting out plans to introduce a new strategic partner and to collapse its control structure. The news sent the share price soaring by more than
South Africa’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as factory production and trade contracted, complicating the government’s task of boosting output to avoid a possible credit-rating downgrade to junk next year. GDP expanded an
A Johannesburg start-up is set to become the first company to manufacture smartphones in Africa, taking advantage of low costs and growing local demand to build handsets, tablets and other devices based on
R1,1m. That’s how much communications minister Faith Muthambi has splashed out on a brand-new BMW X5 sports utility vehicle. In a document entitled “Additional information on identified virements” for the