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Police have made a breakthrough in the cases of three people who were attacked in July and August, allegedly while taking Uber rides. On 16 July, a woman was attacked and raped after getting into what she thought

Samsung Electronics has renewed calls to consumers to stop using its Galaxy Note7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of phones catching fire emerged even after the company’s global

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it has suspended a strike against Telkom. Hundreds of Telkom workers have been on strike for over a month as they demand an 11% salary increase, six months’ maternity leave, gain-sharing and

South African Airways has banned the charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on board all its aircraft effective from Saturday, amid battery explosion reports. “South African Airways has taken a decision to prohibit the charging

A day after shaking the local Internet market by providing capped digital subscriber line (DSL) users with 18 hours a day of unlimited Internet access, Afrihost has announced it is chopping uncapped DSL prices. The price of Afrihost’s

Apple’s new iPhone 7 isn’t a major upgrade on the previous version, despite its various updates and features — and the well-flagged news that the smartphone has no headphone jack. That said, the iPhone has been a game-changer. It helped

Internet service provider Afrihost’s management team, fresh from buying back the company from mobile operator MTN, is moving to shake up the fixed-line broadband market, providing capped digital subscriber line users 18 hours

The long-awaited legal test case between roads agency Sanral and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse over unpaid e-tolls appears to have moved a step closer, but could still take several years before it is finally heard in court.

The eThekwini municipality in Durban has shut down its e-services website after it was revealed on Thursday that it was potentially leaking personal data. It was reported on Thursday that the KwaZulu-Natal