President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of widening job losses as the effects of a shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus batter the economy.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that more sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act will come into force on 1 July 2020.

Drivers could be leaving a trove of sensitive data on their old cars by not wiping information held from connecting to a smartphone, according to a survey.

Telkom has suspended its dividend policy for the next three years as it seeks to build its cash position ahead of a planned auction of radio frequency spectrum in South Africa.

The numbers are not that surprising, given that Telkom has said it is decommissioning its copper network countrywide. But the group’s 2020 fixed-line performance still makes for sobering reading.

Cell C has begun a consultation process under the Labour Relations Act that is likely to result in 960 employees – or almost 40% of the company’s workforce – being retrenched.