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South Africa has delayed plans to build new nuclear power plants over concern about their cost and the waning demand for additional electricity as economic growth stalls. Under a new timeline, the first nuclear power is expected to

The State IT Agency (Sita) has cancelled a tender for the construction of a rural broadband network under the South Africa Connect broadband strategy. Late last week, Sita published a notice in the

National treasury and Telkom have concluded negotiations on the existing contract for fixed-line telecommunications services for national and provincial departments. In a statement on Monday, national treasury said the

The country’s proposed national minimum wage amounts to R20/hour and brings South Africa a step closer to tackling poverty, inequality and unemployment, deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said to reporters in Johannesburg on Sunday. “It is by no

President Jacob Zuma will face a tough grilling during his last question-and-answer session for the year in the national assembly. Zuma will answer questions in parliament on Wednesday, his first appearance since he blasted the

The national integrated ICT policy white paper, approved last month by cabinet, is a threat to the telecommunications industry and must be revisited urgently because it will chase away those investing

Facebook is taking steps to address its role in spreading fake news, such as enlisting the help of third-party fact checkers and posting warnings on dubious stories. CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday responded to

Amazon.com is preparing to take its video streaming service worldwide in a challenge to Netflix, the world’s largest paid online TV network. Amazon, which currently offers the service in only a handful

Naspers expects its core headline earnings to rise by as much as 28% in the six months to end-September 2016 compared to the same period a year ago. The JSE-listed global technology and media giant said