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The only place left for former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is jail, said Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane after the party won its application to have his appointment as group executive of corporate affairs

A new court-ordered disciplinary committee needs to clear Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s name and a public protector’s report needs to be overturned on review for him to lawfully work at the SABC. The new disciplinary committee will be chaired by

Opportunity Network, the digital matchmaking platform for CEOs, has begun talks with domestic banks with the aim of launching in South Africa in the second half of 2017. The fast-growing platform was founded by Italian

The SABC has finally handed over requested documents to parliament’s ad hoc committee which is holding an inquiry on the fitness of the broadcaster’s board. Chairman of the committee, Vincent Smith, told MPs on Monday that more

Save South Africa says it is “shocking news” that Atul Gupta is in seventh position on the Sunday Times’ Rich List. “For one man to have acquired so much wealth, so fast, is in itself very disturbing,” Save South Africa

Standard Bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay, the company that develops popular mobile payments platform SnapScan. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Firepay launched SnapScan in partnership with Standard Bank

Microsoft and national treasury, through the State IT Agency, have reached a new deal that government said will result in the “optimisation of Microsoft products and services within all spheres of government”. This is after the parties initiated

Former SABC acting CEO Phil Molefe has given explosive testimony at parliament’s SABC inquiry, saying Hlaudi Motsoeneng threatened to “go to Pretoria” after he refused to give him a R500 000 increase. Molefe was testifying under oath before

Former SABC CEO Lulama Mokhobo received threats before giving testimony at parliament’s ad hoc committee looking into the public broadcaster’s board, she has said. During her hour-long testimony on Thursday, she indicated that