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The department of telecommunications & postal services came in for severe criticism in parliament on Wednesday as it laid bare its plans to revive itself. MP Ellen Prins, who chairs parliament’s select committee on telecoms, said the department needed to be
Trade union federation Cosatu has named the Gupta-owned broadcaster ANN7 as the worst employer in the country. The news television channel was nominated by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents employees at ANN7. Cosatu
Cell C will expand its 4G/LTE network to the Western Cape, the mobile operator said on Wednesday. Commercial switch-on will happen on 1 December. The launch of the LTE network is timed to meet demand from holidaymakers, who are expected to
Alcatel-Lucent has announced it is about to begin construction of the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable’s second phase, which will connect South Africa to São Tomé and Príncipe and provide an alternative route to Europe to the West Africa Cable System
Traditional retailers and online stores are gearing up for Black Friday, which is likely to give the South African retail sector a pre-Christmas boost. Black Friday originated in the US and is the Friday after the American Thanksgiving when retailers sell their merchandise
IT services company Business Connexion (BCX) has acquired ANCO-IT, a specialist provider of Oracle business solutions, for an undisclosed sum. BCX CEO Isaac Mophatlane said the
South Africa is among the world’s top 40 sources of spam, according to security firm Kaspersky Lab. South Africa was ranked 36th as a global source of spam in the third quarter of 2015
Times Media Group has announced that Phylicia Oppelt is stepping down as editor of South Africa’s largest-circulation newspaper, the Sunday Times. She is being replaced by Daily Dispatch editor
Government funding helped Eskom post a 22% increase in net profit for the six months ended 30 September 2015. Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said Eskom achieved
South Africa’s economy grew marginally, by 0,7%, in the third quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa announced on Tuesday. The GDP announcement comes after a second quarter contraction
