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A stake in Vodacom is back up for sale following the collapse of a previous deal in May that was aimed at increasing black ownership of the mobile operator. The Vodacom shares being sold by the Public Investment Corp

A parliamentary ad hoc committee, which will investigate instability at the SABC and its board, will be established in the near future, following a motion put forward by ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu on Thursday. In a plenary session in the national

Nuclear procurement will save South Africa from a possible 2026 electricity capacity crunch, said Eskom CEO Brian Molefe in a briefing on Thursday. Molefe, who was delivering Eskom’s six-month results for the period to

President Jacob Zuma is at the centre of questionable behaviour that is dogging South Africa and ruining the name of the ANC, party veteran Cheryl Carolus said on Thursday. ”Our president has brought shame

State-owned power utility Eskom has increased its revenues by 10,5% year on year to R97,1bn for the six months to end-September 2016. The boost in revenue comes on the back the what it says

Market watchers are not worried about the decision by mobile operator Cell C to ditch its R8,5bn planned bond placement to reduce its crippling debt load of R20,7bn. Prepaid technology specialist

Amazon.com is weighing a bid for a stake in Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com as the e-commerce giant seeks to expand in the Middle East, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The stake

National treasury was a “stumbling block” to the Guptas’ business ambitions and the family asked deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas to sack its director-general, according to former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s “state capture” report. He would

A body that represents the bulk of South Africa’s Internet service provider community has described government’s national integrated ICT policy white paper as “broadly positive”, but warned against lack of proper implementation. The white paper, which has

President Jacob Zuma and some ministers may have breached the government’s code of ethics in their dealings with the Gupta family and prosecutors must investigate possible crimes that may have been committed, the nation’s graft ombudsman said