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Hlaudi Motsoeneng was cleared of all wrongdoing by a legal firm before being permanently appointed as the public broadcaster’s new chief operating officer, communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Thursday. Speaking during a post-cabinet briefing, Muthambi said there was nothing
Copper thieves will be shown no mercy, cabinet vowed on Thursday. “The law enforcement agencies will ensure that those arrested face the full might of the law,” communications minister Faith Muthambi told reporters in Pretoria, following the executive’s fortnightly meeting the day before. Cabinet condemned
The Automobile Association has launched a logbook plug-in for Microsoft Outlook that makes filling in last-minute tax claims for vehicle use a little easier. The plug-in, which only works in the Windows version of Outlook, allows users to make use of the application’s calendaring data to calculate distances travelled
A well-placed source gave the Mail & Guardian a blow-by-blow account of the hours before Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent appointment was confirmed. The SABC board appoints the operations chief and the appointment has to be confirmed by the minister of communications. The source, speaking to the M&G
The SABC’s requirement to reply to the public protector’s report on its then acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng was unrelated to his permanent appointment, the public broadcaster said on Wednesday. “The public protector has nothing to do with this [permanent appointment of
Public protector Thuli Madonsela on Wednesday expressed her surprise at the permanent appointment of controversial acting SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. “I don’t know what to make of it. I was surprised when I read this morning that he has
HTC has dropped Ingram Micro as its local distributor in South Africa. The Taiwanese company has decided yet again to have a direct presence in the country, working with a fulfilment partner, Brightstar. “It is not the first time that HTC has come back into the country and there have been a
MTN has launched a concentrating solar cooling plant at its head office in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg. The plant will be used to cool the company’s data centres. The facility generates enough electricity to power 350 average-sized homes. The plant uses a technology called Linear Fresnel
Democratic Alliance MP and spokesman on communications Gavin Davis has described the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as permanent chief operating officer of the SABC as a “dark day for democracy”. Communications minister Faith Muthambi reportedly announced on Tuesday night that the controversial
Controversial acting SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been appointed permanently, the public broadcaster reported on Wednesday. Communications minister Faith Muthambi made the announcement on Tuesday night in Pretoria, according to SABC radio news. Muthambi said she made the
