Communications minister Yunus Carrim has been given a mixed report card by the Democratic Alliance in its analysis of the performance of cabinet ministers over the past year. Carrim has been given a “C” by the opposition political party for “attempting, with
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Another year is behind us, and 2013 was another important one in South Africa’s technology industry. We know what our favourite stories were in 2013, but which articles did you, TechCentral’s readers, click on the most. These are the pieces, in ascending order from 10 to one, that generated the most
The ANC on Monday welcomed the 2013 matric pass rate announced by basic education minister Angie Motshekga, saying it was “particularly pleased” with the improvement in the subjects of mathematics and science. “These results
Here they are, TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2013. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year, for good reasons and bad
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who passed away earlier this month, is the top trending South African search term on Google in 2013, the search engine giant announced on Tuesday as part of its annual Zeitgeist rankings. The court appearance of sportsman Oscar Pistorius and
This time last year, Net1 UEPS Technologies disclosed that it was being investigated by the US justice department under its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The R10bn contract awarded by the South African Social Security Agency to one of Net1’s subsidiaries, Cash Paymaster Services
Independent Newspapers boss Iqbal Survé on Thursday accused rival Times Media Group of a “dirty tricks” campaign to rob his group of revenue and readers, after laying criminal charges against one of its editors and a reporter. Sekunjalo Investments, which Survé chairs, brought the charges
There was only one exception to the misery with which the arrival of e-tolling on Gauteng highways was greeted on Wednesday. This came from roads agency Sanral, which described the development as good news. “We now have certainty as to when tolling on the inner
Roads agency Sanral has more than 1,4m unsold e-tags, according to transport minister Dipuo Peters. “Sanral procured 2,1m e-tags over the past three years; a total of 1,4m have not been allocated,” she said in a written reply to a parliamentary question. The figures imply 679 000 e-tags have
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Tuesday welcomed a new legal offensive against e-tolling by two political parties. “We maintain the legislation lacks both ethical legitimacy, as well as formal lawfulness,” chairman Wayne Duvenage said in a statement