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Altech will not give up on the idea of pursuing international acquisitions, despite the financial disaster it that has unfolded for it in East and West Africa in recent years. However, the JSE-listed technology group will take a breather before pursuing new deals, says CEO
Communications minister Dina Pule says she is still waiting for e.tv and the SABC to finalise the set-top box access control mechanism, and that this is holding up the migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television. Pule made the comments at a breakfast
Suspended SABC head of news Phil Molefe was paid full benefits amounting to R2,2m while at home last year, it was reported on Thursday. SABC chief financial officer Gugu Duda was paid R1,5m, The Star reported. In written parliamentary reply, communications minister Dina Pule
Altech’s share price fell by more than 4% in late afternoon trading on Wednesday after it turned in a huge loss for the financial year ended 28 February. The JSE-listed technology group, which has had a torrid time in recent years because of the poor performance of its operations outside South Africa, turned
The department of trade & industry violated the operational independence of the head of the National Consumer Commission, public protector Thuli Madonsela said on Wednesday. “The signed shareholder compact between the commission and the department indicates that the commissioner
Financially distressed pay-television operator TopTV has been given the nod by its regulator to broadcast thee adult content channels. The company may only broadcast the channels — Playboy TV, Desire TV and Private Spice — between 8pm and 5am, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has ruled
The website of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) was hacked on Wednesday. The landing page was replaced with a page of scrolling binary code and the heading “rEd X Was Here”, along with the phrase “Proud to be a Bangladeshi Hacker”. In addition, the hacked page plays a pop
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
