Hard to call next rates move

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There is a moderately high (40%) chance of an interest rate hike by the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank next week, said Peter Attard Montalto, emerging markets economist at Nomura. But in general, he sees

Here’s how to stop DA ‘spam’

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Had enough of the constant stream of text messages and calls from the Democratic Alliance as the 3 August municipal elections approach? The party has now provided details of how to unsubscribe yourself from its barrage of communication, and insisted that it

Spectrum auction: the industry reacts

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South Africa’s two biggest mobile operators, Vodacom and MTN, have welcomed the decision by communications regulator Icasa to press ahead with a plan to license mobile broadband spectrum through an auction process. Icasa surprised

Black programmers paid much less than whites

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Black professionals still earn significantly less than their white counterparts, according to research done by Analytico, a company that analyses earnings data in the private sector. Analytico looked at a sample of 65 628 individuals who work

SABC journos make case to top court

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Eight SABC journalists who filed an urgent application to the constitutional court to have their charges declared unlawful, have said their positions at the broadcaster have become “simply intolerable”. The journalists, dubbed the

Uber commuter kidnapped, raped in Jo’burg

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A woman was kidnapped and raped after getting into what she thought was an Uber taxi in Fourways, Gauteng police said on Friday. A case of rape, kidnapping and robbery had been opened, Captain Mavela Masondo said. He said he could not

R3bn reserve price in spectrum auction

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Operators will have to stump up at least R3bn each for access to spectrum to provide next-generation 4G/LTE services, according to an invitation to apply issued by communications regulator Icasa on Friday

Icasa moves to license 4G spectrum

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In an unexpected early move, communications regulator Icasa has issued an invitation for interested telecommunications operators to apply for access to so-called high-demand spectrum bands. Icasa had