Bookings for one of the most widely anticipated releases of 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, are now officially open at the Ster-Kinekor box office. Bookings opened on Monday, 19 October, and a record number of 2 299 tickets were snapped up on the first day
Apple has removed 250 apps from the App Store because they were secretly stealing users’ account and device identifiers to Chinese advertiser Youmi. The developers of the apps were unaware that this was happening as they were simply using Youmi’s service to display ads
Government proposes to use a R2bn portion from its sale of Vodacom shares for South Africa’s initial capital contribution to the New Development Bank. The share sale is expected to yield
Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has announced a new government procurement website and other measures aimed at making it more efficient for the state to procure good and services. In his medium-term
Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene plans to shift R1bn for the roll-out of broadband infrastructure and broadcast digital migration. This is according to government’s medium term budget policy
The department of home affairs says it has noted with concern media reports alleging that minister Malusi Gigaba had intentionally misled the nation by implying that no fraud or corruption had been
Sentech’s board has appointed Mlamli Booi as the new permanent CEO of the state-owned broadcasting signal distributor. He replaces Setumo Mohapi, who left to take the reins at the State IT Agency in April. As CEO, Booi’s biggest duty will be completing
The cash-strapped South African Post Office will struggle to pay its staff their salaries this month. This is according to a written response on 16 October by the Post Office to the Communication Workers Union, the South African Postal Workers Union
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa this week tabled its 2015 annual report to parliament. It paints a bleak picture of the authority’s performance during the past financial period. The organisation is sitting at a desolate performance rate of 29%
A lack of management accountability is the root cause for wasteful and irregular expenditure at the SABC and communications regulator Icasa, the auditor-general has said. The AG’s report to the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications
