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Charges of attempted bribery instituted against Pinnacle Holdings director Takalani Tshivhase have been dropped by the specialised commercial crimes unit of the national directorate of public prosecutions. The news has sent Pinnacle’s share price surging by more than 35%. Tshivhase, who was
Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has made a bid to acquire the news agency operations of the South African Press Association (Sapa) in order to form a new company with participation by other media houses, its chairman announced on Monday. “We intend to take Sapa into territory
DStv parent MultiChoice has taken the wraps off a new, low-cost decoder meant to get high-definition (HD) content into more homes. The company has announced its first HD single-view decoder, the DStv HD Decoder, which offers HD and Dolby Digital
The supreme court of appeal is expected to hear an appeal by billionaire businessman Mark Shuttleworth against a R250m levy imposed by the South African Reserve Bank, the Sunday Independent reported. Shuttleworth would on Thursday argue against the decision by
A dispute over an empowerment deal that has soured could cost South Africa a massive boost to the local set-top box manufacturing sector. At the heart of the dispute is the relationship that the National Association of Manufacturers in Electronic Components, an industry body for
The iStore at Centurion Mall was robbed of goods worth over R1m on Friday, Gauteng police said. “The following properties were taken — iPhones, laptops, and tablets worth over a million,” spokeswoman Khensani Magoai said in a statement. Four men allegedly entered the store pretending
Another iStore was robbed in Gauteng on Friday – this time at Centurion Mall in Pretoria, police said. Warrant officer Hero Gumbu confirmed the robbery but could not give further details on what had happened. He said the provincial office would issue statement on the robbery
Hefty price cuts to retail broadband prices are likely imminent, at least for the speediest fixed-line products, after Telkom this week took an axe to wholesale prices, reducing fees by up to 37%. In an effort to spur demand for higher speed broadband services based on
Online retailer Takealot.com has acquired 100% of the equity of Superbalist.com, a design and apparel online retailer founded four years ago. The deal comes just three months after Takealot announced that it had raised more than R1bn from Tiger Global Management, an international investment
A way to address the alleged irregular appointment of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng was agreed upon on Wednesday, the public protector and communications minister said. “They acknowledged the fact that the matter under investigation is also under judicial scrutiny in the Western Cape division
