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Communications minister Faith Muthambi plans to appeal a court decision to have SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment declared unlawful and irrational. Western Cape high court Judge Dennis Davis handed down judgment on the matter on Friday amid a legal challenge from opposition
The Democratic Alliance won its high court application on Friday to have the appointment of SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng declared unlawful and irrational. The Western Cape high court’s Judge Dennis Davis handed down the judgment in a few minutes. “We won,” said DA lawyer Anton Katz
In its opinion, outstanding e-toll bills are related to an unjust and irrational law which makes it unnecessary for businesses to be concerned about the amount they owe or to disclose it as a debt to shareholders, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said in a statement on Friday. The anti-tolls
Creative Spark, the Cape Town-based digital agency founded by Matthew Buckland, has been acquired by M&C Saatchi for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition includes Creative Spark’s digital publishing arm, whose titles include Memeburn, Ventureburn and Gearburn
A computer that costs only US$5, or less than R75? That’s what the team behind the popular Raspberry Pi has just unveiled. The Raspberry Pi Zero, which goes on sale immediately (in limited quantities for now), has a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, microSD card slot, micro USB
Apple’s tablet, PC hybrid, the 12,9-inch iPad Pro, goes on sale in South Africa on Friday. But those wanting one had better be prepared to stump up a lot of cash thanks to the sorry state of the rand. The iPad Pro, which has received mixed reviews, will start at
Feature phones dead? Microsoft is betting against it. The company has unveiled two new feature phones, the Nokia 230 and the Nokia 230 Dual Sim, which offer battery life of up to 27 days in standby mode. The two phones, which are expected to retail for
Banks are failing to fully exploit online and mobile to engage customers, according to a global research study. The research study was conducted by financial services NPO Efma and financial software company Misys, and involved a survey of 185 banking professionals
Naspers’s fledgling video-on-demand platform, ShowMax, will be expanded to three new continents in the coming year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The news wire cited an unnamed source as saying that the company is targeting more than
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will have the final say on what happens with the US$5,2bn (R73bn) fine imposed on South African-headquartered telecommunications group MTN, multiple
