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There was nothing wrong with cabinet members having business interests as long as there was no conflict of interest, communications minister Faith Muthambi said. “Government has noted media reports which highlight the private business interests of President Jacob Zuma and members of the executive,” Muthambi said in a statement on
Concern has grown over the appointment of President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Thuthukile Zuma, to the position of chief of staff at the department of telecommunications and postal services at the age of 25, earning her a salary of nearly R1m/year. Public opinion has been split over the news, with some calling for an end
The total remuneration bill for Telkom’s executive and nonexecutive directors as well as its prescribed officers has declined between the 2013 and 2014, the telecommunications group’s latest annual report, published
More than 380 Sentech workers around the country are engaged in strike action after the parastatal locked out staff on Saturday who gave notice of their intention to strike. The strike, which includes technicians, could potentially disrupt terrestrial television broadcasting in South Africa, which is largely done through
Cell C has revealed that its subscriber base had grown to 18,1m at the end of June, a 59% improvement on a year ago, as it announces plans to restructure its interest-bearing debt. The company reported a 10,5% increase in revenue over the same period, it said. The mobile operator, South Africa’s third largest
President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Thuthukile, was appointed chief of staff at the department of telecommunications and postal services after consideration of her “capacity” for the position, the department said on Friday. “Thuthukile Zuma’s appointment … is consistent with the rules and regulations
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko is under investigation after being implicated in an alleged car licensing cloning case, the City of Johannesburg said on Friday. “Whatever is happening in terms of allegations about him [Maseko] being on the wrong side of the law is being investigated by the Johannesburg metro police department
Mobile operator Cell C plans to restructure its debt, asking holders of its bonds for permission to extend repayment of money it’s meant to pay back to them next year by a further three years. Reuters reported on Friday that the mobile operator, South Africa’s third biggest after Vodacom and MTN, plans to restructure
A stadium in Bluegumbosch, QwaQwa, in the Free State, will be renamed after SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, The New Age reported on Friday. “It was decided unopposed by the community that the facility be named after Motsoeneng because the people felt he had done a lot of good things
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is reviewing the country’s content regulations for television and radio, it said on Friday. Before making the regulations final, the public would be called on to make comments about a discussion document published by Icasa, spokesman Paseka Maleka said
