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Vodacom is going to face an uphill battle in its attempt to get regulatory approval for its R7bn acquisition of Neotel. Its competitors, who are already publicly questioning the legality of the deal, are likely to lobby for it to be scuppered or at the very least have strict conditions imposed on it. “It will be challenged
A plan by communications minister Faith Muthambi to change legislation to remove parliamentary oversight of the SABC and concentrate it in her office has drawn scathing criticism from the Democratic Alliance. A newspaper report at the weekend said that Muthambi intends stripping
Microsoft will this week announce that its South African MD, Mteto Nyati, will be moving on to a new role in the organisation. Nyati will take on the newly created position of head of the Africa region, a well-placed source who says he has knowledge of the move has told TechCentral. Nyati will be
Troubled IT firm Gijima has secured the services of one of South Africa’s top technology businessmen, Maphum Nxumalo, who will join the JSE-listed company as chief operating officer on 1 July. Nxumalo, a former chief operating officer of SAP Africa, has also been named to Gijima’s board as an executive director
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Friday welcomed an announcement by Gauteng premier David Makhura to commission a panel to assess the impact of e-tolling in Gauteng. “It is, however, very important that this does not simply become another co-option tactic that degenerates into
New government ministries will not cost R40m as claimed, acting government spokesman Phumla Williams said on Friday. President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet now includes ministries of water and sanitation, telecommunications and postal services, and small business development. Three departments
A new South African smartphone application, Bull Horns, adds a panic button to a user’s smartphone, allowing them to dial their security company or the police automatically in an emergency situation. Made by App Developer Studio, Bull Horns is available on both Android and Apple smartphones
Vodacom announced on Friday that its CEO, Shameel Joosub, acquired nearly R3,5m worth of the company’s shares this week at an average purchase price of R129,35/share. News of the share purchase comes just days after Vodacom announced that Joosub had also been granted 95 482 new shares as
The SABC on Thursday rubbished claims it is preparing to “dump” almost all its Afrikaans language shows on SABC2 and move the language’s programming to SABC3. This was after a blog titled “TV with Thinus”, reportedly written by a Thinus Ferreira, was published on Thursday claiming that Afrikaans was getting
City Power announced on Thursday that it would increase its tariffs by an average of 7% from 1 July after the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa approved hikes. Nersa approved City Power’s tariff increase application across different consumer segments
