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The SABC could on Wednesday neither confirm nor deny rumours that its CEO, Lulama Mokhobo, had resigned. “I am not aware of [her resignation] and I could not confirm it with anybody at the SABC,” spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said. “I cannot say yes or no until I am officially told

South African social network Mxit launched its mobile instant messenger application in India, the company said on Wednesday. “The South African mobile social network has announced the first phase of its expansion for the emerging market with

Stellenbosch-based mobile messaging platform and social network Mxit is taking aim at the vast Indian market, launching the service in the south Asian powerhouse this week in the hope of dramatically expanding its reach. The South African team

South Africa will get its first multi-genre electronic “mashed-up” festival this year. The event will include music, art and technology, hosted by Hilltop Live. The festival, called XooXity, has been inspired by South African

Copper theft increased to a level of R10,5m in December, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Monday. According to Sacci, copper theft stood at R9,5m in November 2013. The chamber said the copper theft barometer

Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has said that he hopes the company will be offering conmsumers a triple-play combination of uncapped Internet access, voice services and video on demand (VOD) for one flat-rate fee within the next 12 months. The JSE-listed telecommunications operator, which is

A bomb threat was reported at roads agency Sanral’s operations centre in Samrand, near Midrand on Sunday. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) CEO Jamie Surkont said a sweep of the building was in progress and if necessary, they would move to the back

Telkom has reduced the price of its wholesale IP Connect product, the one Internet service providers use to access its broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) network, by 15%. IP Connect fees have a direct impact on DSL prices in South Africa, which ISPs usually quick to pass

Roads agency Sanral’s operations centre in Centurion was evacuated on Friday and two people quarantined after another anthrax scare, police said. “The Sanral offices were evacuated after an anthrax scare and we have specialists on the scene to see if the white powder found was

SuperSport is ditching the 4:3 picture format across all its standard-definition (SD) broadcasts, moving to a widescreen format based on the 16:9 aspect ratio, parent MultiChoice said on Friday. The broadcaster already offers its HD channels in widescreen. “The switchover