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The department of communications has spent “disproportionately” more than R10m on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the last financial year, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday. According

The sudden jump between different power cut stages is making it difficult for businesses to plan ahead, undermining productivity, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday

Over a million smart ID cards have been issued in less than a year, home affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni said on Wednesday. “We are confident of reaching the target of 1,6m

The large amount of coverage President Jacob Zuma receives is based on the fact he is the president of the country, SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said on Wednesday. “All of us

Apple delighted investors overnight on Tuesday, posting strong first quarter results, driven mainly by record iPhone sales, but helped along, too, by demand for its Mac line-up of computers and high activity in the App Store. In after-hours trading in New York

South Africa is on power alert, Eskom said on Wednesday morning. “The power system remains vulnerable, meaning that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate load shedding today,” the electricity provider posted on its Twitter feed shortly after 6.15am

South Africa has lost R700bn to corruption over the past 20 years, the Institute of Internal Auditors said on Wednesday. “The cost of corruption in the last 20 years … we have lost R700bn

Fast-growing independent data centre operator Teraco Data Environments has increased the size of its medium-term funding facility to R400m. The additional funding has been secured from Barclays Africa

Early results from a pilot project, whereby customers are charged higher rates for power on selected peak demand days, were “very promising”, Eskom said on Tuesday. “The critical peak

Eskom began stage two power cuts as of 11.30am on Tuesday, the power producer said. Spokesman Khulu Phasiwe confirmed the utility was escalating blackouts from stage one, implemented earlier