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The Africa Rising Foundation has warned the public about an Internet scam that illegally uses the name of former president Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Ndaba. “The Africa Rising Foundation does not ask the public for money

A war of words between roads agency Sanral and Justice Project South Africa (JPSA) continued on Tuesday in the ongoing spat about the payment of e-tolls on Gauteng’s highways. JPSA denied a Sanral claim that it had told motorists they could break the law without any consequences

Employees at the SABC have been instructed not to broadcast any reports on calls for president Jacob Zuma to step down, the Right2Know (R2K) campaign and SOS Coalition claimed on Tuesday. This was simply the latest case of politically motivated interference in editorial independence at the

JSE-listed telecommunications group MTN is selling its cellular base stations in Rwanda and Zambia to IHS. The group has a total of 1 228 network towers in the two countries – 532 in Rwanda and 704 in Zambia. The value of the transactions has not been disclosed

Naspers-owned Internet service provider MWeb has entered into proof-of-concept tests with City Lodge, Hyprop Group, Netcare and Spur as it looks to build a national Wi-Fi network. TechCentral first reported on 4 December that MWeb intends tackling the incumbents in the public Wi-Fi hotspot

Not paying e-toll fees is against the law, regardless of whether an invoice is issued, roads agency Sanral said on Sunday. “Not paying your toll fees is not just a traffic offence, but a criminal one,” Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said in a statement. “The legal obligation to pay toll arises from using the toll road and passing

Roads agency Sanral is misleading the public by saying the failure to pay toll fees is against the law, regardless whether an invoice is issued or not, Justice Project South Africa said on Monday. JPSA was responding to a statement by Sanral. “Not paying your toll fees is not just a

Telkom has sold its pan-African business, iWayAfrica and Africa Online Mauritius, in a private sale to Gondwana International Networks for an undisclosed sum. The fixed-line telecommunications operator has described the business as an “immaterial” part

Legal action appears to be looming after a grouping of broadcasters and business organisations on Friday slammed cabinet’s recent decisions about migration to digital terrestrial television. This has raised the spectre of further damaging delays in South Africa’s already

High-level talks between Naspers and Dimension Data, which could lead to the merger of the groups’ MWeb and Internet Solutions (IS) businesses, are probably being driven by a need by IS to become more of a full-service telecommunications