Standard Bank branch cuts are long overdue
The decision by Standard Bank to close 91 branches and cut 1 200 jobs is not at all surprising – the only surprises were that the bank announced it publicly and that it did so before elections in May.
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Political parties must protect your data, or face the consequences
The Protection of Personal Information Act applies to the processing of information, by automated and non-automated means. This includes political parties.
Money will become intelligent and programmable
Money has evolved over thousands of years and continues to change. Cryptocurrency will ultimately upgrade the world to a better financial system despite the volatility. By Marius Reitz.
A future without work in the age of automation
Gearing up for a world without work means coming to terms with the roles work plays in society, and finding alternative ways to spend our time. By Jacques Malherbe.
Why the Eskom crisis is even worse than we think
Even at a generous 20GW, the electricity available from Eskom’s coal fleet is barely 52% of the about 38.6GW nominal capacity. These numbers are horrifying.
Is 5G all mouth and no trousers?
Mobile operators and telecommunications equipment manufacturers are making wild promises about the potential of 5G. As with everything, the devil is in the detail.
Vodacom scores an own goal with data rollover fees
Vodacom’s fees and the complex set of rules related to its implementation of Icasa’s data expiry regulations are hellishly confusing, are anti-consumer and ultimately represent an own goal by South Africa’s largest mobile operator.
Withdrawal of telecoms bill to be welcomed
The announcement by communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams withdrawing the controversial Electronic Communications Amendment Bill is to be welcomed. By Marian Shinn.
Political hotheads must butt out of Makate dispute
With Vodacom’s head office in Johannesburg set to be the site of protest action on Thursday by people supporting the operator’s ex-employee, Nkosana Makate, hot-headed politicians would be well advised to avoid inflaming tensions for political gain.
Open banking set to disrupt the financial industry
The banking world is about to be shaken up, thanks to a legislation known as the European Union Payment Services Directive 2, or PSD2.