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Sentech’s board has appointed Mlamli Booi as the new permanent CEO of the state-owned broadcasting signal distributor. He replaces Setumo Mohapi, who left to take the reins at the State IT Agency in April. As CEO, Booi’s biggest duty will be completing
The cash-strapped South African Post Office will struggle to pay its staff their salaries this month. This is according to a written response on 16 October by the Post Office to the Communication Workers Union, the South African Postal Workers Union
A lack of management accountability is the root cause for wasteful and irregular expenditure at the SABC and communications regulator Icasa, the auditor-general has said. The AG’s report to the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications
National treasury has allocated R200m to the department of energy for preparatory work to consider the costs, benefits and risks of building four more nuclear power stations in South Africa, it
China pledged US$50bn (R660bn) towards industrialisation projects in South Africa and the rest of the African continent on Tuesday, ahead of its upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The pledge was announced during a courtesy visit by Zhang Xiangchen, vice minister
The auditor-general’s office has identified millions of rand in wasteful and irregular expenditure from government institutions such as public broadcaster the SABC. In a presentation to the
Motorists who have had their cellphones impounded have one last chance to reclaim their devices at half the release fee before the City of Cape Town auctions 500 handsets. “The offer is valid from 21 October til the end of November, by which time we should be ready to
Eskom’s snub against any more independent power producers (IPPs) connecting much needed power to the grid was a temporary measure, said CEO Brian Molefe. Two weeks
Telkom and Old Mutual have reached a deal in terms of which the telecommunications operator will provide funeral cover to its customers. The first product will offer Telkom’s prepaid customers with “loyalty funeral cover”, underwritten by Old Mutual, valued at
The Competition Commission has appointed Nompucuko Nontombana as divisional manager of enforcement and exemptions. She takes over from Junior Khumalo, who has resigned and taken up a role at communications regulator Icasa. Nontombana has
