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The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) expressed concern on Friday at interference with the audio and visual feed in parliament whenever there are disruptions. “Sanef is disturbed by the continuing interference with the audio and visual feeds from parliament each time there is chaos
Cell C said on Thursday evening that high court judge Sharise Weiner erred in her judgment in favour of one of the mobile operator’s clients, warning that her ruling has “wide-ranging implications” for South African business. In her judgment
Cell C was ordered on Thursday to pay the legal fees of a client who erected a banner criticising its service. “The legal costs are more than the cost of the banner,” said Raymond Druker, representing disgruntled Cell C client George Prokas
The high court in Johannesburg on Thursday dismissed an urgent application with costs by Cell C against a banner critical of service at one of its retail outlets. “The application is not urgent,” said judge Sharise Weiner, as she dismissed the
Makro has announced plans to invest in online “click and collect” lockers at Sasol petrol station forecourts. “Informed by the experience of companies such as Walmart-owned Asda, Makro is acquiring access to sites to enable delivery of online customer orders to conveniently located secure lockers, making
New music streaming service Mziiki, which is focused on providing access to African artists, is set to launch in South Africa early next year after already having debuted in 12 other markets on the continent. Focused on providing music fans with access to both independent musicians and those
Affordable smartphones are starting to transform the landscape in Africa, getting millions of people across the continent online for the first time, but prices need to fall further and content and applications need to be tailored for local communities and languages, experts said this week
The high court in Johannesburg will rule on Thursday on an application by Cell C for an urgent interim interdict against a banner erected by a disgruntled customer. The banner was put up by one George Prokas at the WorldWear Mall on Beyers Naude Drive on 6 November. It bears a logo resembling the
DStv operator MultiChoice has debuted “remote recording”, allowing its subscribers to go online to set recordings on their personal video recorder (PVR) set-top boxes remotely. At the same time, the broadcaster, which is owned by JSE-listed
Cell C’s urgent application to take down a banner referring to them as “the most useless service provider in SA” was about revenge, the high court in Johannesburg heard on Wednesday. “What this is about is revenge and reprisal,” Shem Symon
