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The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday called for a specialised copper theft unit, following three consecutive months of theft increases. “Although the South African Police Service has done excellent work with practical legislative initiatives to curb copper theft thus
Nokia South Africa, now part of Microsoft, announced two new devices at a launch event in Johannesburg on Thursday evening. The Nokia Lumia 630 is the company’s latest midrange Windows Phone and set for its South African debut, while the 930, its new flagship, is also
A team of South African astronomers have discovered a triple super-massive black hole system, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa said on Wednesday. “The discovery demonstrates that South Africa has the scientific and technical expertise to be a world leader in radio astronomy,” project director
In a move that will be regarded as a direct challenge to South Africa’s big banks, retailer Pick n Pay and mobile operator MTN have taken the wraps off a new, low-cost banking solution and free money transfer service that will be offered to consumers who sign up for a
South African social network Mxit has revealed its latest user numbers and the ways people engage with its services. The latest numbers show a decline over last year in active users, from 6,5m to 4,9m. Despite the decline, it appears those still using it are finding it increasingly sticky. Average daily time per user
Comedy Central has canned former radio host Gareth Cliff’s television show, the “Gareth Cliff Show”, a month and a half after it was launched on the channel, according to the Channel24 website on Wednesday. The show, an Internet radio programme shown on TV, reportedly failed to attract enough
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa), the body charged with developing communications technology infrastructure in underserviced parts of the country, has slammed the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over its probe of the appointment of the agency’s CEO, Zami Nkosi. In a statement, Usaasa
Girls account for fewer than 10% of the participants in the International Mathematics Olympiad taking place in Cape Town next month, the organisers said on Tuesday. All six South African contestants in the event are boys, with five from affluent schools in the Western Cape and one from Durban’s Star College. Basic education minister
The SABC has been instructed to appoint a new CEO within the next three months, communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Tuesday. “The entities reporting to the ministry have a clear directive from me to stabilise their leadership,” Muthambi told a media briefing at parliament. “To this end I have recently
First National Bank has overhauled its smartphone banking app, introducing a new look and feel to the software and adding several new features. The new-look FNB Banking App is already available for download on all major platforms, including Apple, Android and Windows Mobile. An updated
