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Vodacom is the most reputable company among South Africa’s top 20 JSE-listed companies by revenue, a new survey has found. The 2013 RepTrak Pulse survey placed Vodacom rival MTN in fifth place, down from second place last year. Old Mutual placed second, with retailer Pick ’n Pay and Sasol taking
A Pretoria-based software developer has built a mobile application to help Gauteng residents calculate the fees they can expect to pay before e-tolls come into effect. It will help them keep track of the cost after the much-maligned system is eventually introduced, too. The application
Vodacom Group expects its headline earnings per share to rise by as much as 25%, the JSE-listed telecommunications group said on Wednesday, bolstered by a strong operating performance in spite of fierce price competition in South Africa, its biggest market. The group’s earnings have also
The television “white-spaces” trial in South Africa began at the end of March and has three partners, Google, the Wireless Access Providers’ Association (Wapa) and university network organisation Tenet, which is doing the implementation. Tenet already provides the
Eskom has repeated its urgent call on electricity users to help it “beat the peak” this winter by switching off nonessential appliances between 5pm and 9pm each day. Briefing members of parliament’s public enterprises portfolio committee on Tuesday, Eskom CEO Brian Dames said that although
The Seacom cable network, which was damaged last month, was fully repaired over the weekend and all circuits have been restored. The subsea cable was cut in the Mediterranean Sea in March, along with other cable systems. It’s suspected the break was caused by a ship dragging its anchor. “Our
The public protector may table its report into allegations of corruption and nepotism against communications minister Dina Pule as early as next week. The report was meant to be released at the end of March but was delayed. Pule is accused of allowing her alleged boyfriend
The Sunday Times has hit back hard at communications minister Dina Pule, who on Monday accused three of the newspaper’s top investigative journalists of running a smear campaign against her. Sunday Times editor Phylicia Oppelt has rubbished accusations, made by Pule at a press
Limiting Eskom’s electricity tariff hike to 8% is likely to have far-reaching implications, public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday. “While the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s [Nersa’s] decision … is welcomed, the implications of the lower tariffs and revenue approved on Eskom’s
Embattled communications minister Dina Pule on Monday came out guns blazing a week ahead of the start of a probe into her affairs by parliament’s committee on ethics and members’ interests, accusing Sunday Times journalists of engaging in a smear campaign against her in order to ensure their own business
