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Consumer advocacy website HelloPeter.com has been sold for an undisclosed amount, it announced on Wednesday. “The website has been acquired by a consortium of South African and global entrepreneurs, all with a highly proven track record in the global
Eskom has asked its staff to consider voluntary retrenchment packages, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. “We can confirm that we have announced the process by which employees can apply for voluntary separation packages,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. The applications, due in
SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala has extended controversial chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s powers to fulfil the duties of CEO until the end of the year. The broadcaster’s spokesman, Kaizer Kganyago, confirmed that Tshabalala had signed a letter authorising the delegation of powers
Huge Telecom parent Huge Group has lifted headline earnings per share year on year by 51,5% for the six months ended August 2014. However, revenue has fallen to R99m from R106,7m before. Operating profit was R8,9m, up from R8,3m a year ago, while net profit was R7,4m, up sharply from
Internet Solutions-owned Wi-Fi hotspot provider AlwaysOn has taken an axe to its prices, albeit on a promotional basis, cutting the price of access to just R29/month for 10GB of data. Though the promotion ends on 31 January 2015, anyone signing up for the promotional deal will get the low price for a year
Afrihost is likely to end its popular double data promotion for fixed and mobile broadband, but has decided to launch a new subscription service called Afrihost Plus+ that will give its users access to streaming music and guaranteed access to double data. At the same time, the company, which recently sold
At least two Eskom employees have been arrested in connection with fraud that could have resulted in the power utility losing billions of rand, the Hawks said on Wednesday. “During a weekend sting operation two employees of the South African electricity public utility Eskom, together with an accomplice
The Foschini Group, which owns a large number of well-known retail brands, including Foschini, Totalsports and @home, has launched head first into e-commerce, allowing customers to purchase goods across all of its stores online. The idea, according to the retail group, is to offer a seamless shopping
A plan is in the making for Eskom’s financial and operational recovery, public enterprises minister Lynne Brown said in Johannesburg on Tuesday. “Yesterday, the Eskom leadership and the leading global expert on the subject walked me through the very latest analysis of the road ahead,” she said. “The expert
Eskom and South Africa must brace themselves for tough measures in order to make the power supply sustainable, public enterprises minister Lynne Brown said on Tuesday. “We have to organise the country to attack these problems. Failure
