A widely disliked habit of PC vendors is their bundling of all manner of unwanted software into brand new computers – demo software, games, or part-functional trials. Faced with shrinking margins, vendors have treated this as an alternative income stream, going so far
Flaws and security lapses within South Africa’s government and intelligence services have left secrets exposed to foreign spies at every level, according to leaked documents released by Al-Jazeera. The documents claimed that a secret security assessment by South African intelligence
Former “Mossad spies” threatened a cyber attack on South Africa, demanding an end to the Boycott Israel campaign, Al-Jazeera reported. According to leaked documents posted on its website this week a group claiming to be former agents of Israel’s
E-toll tariffs will be adjusted downwards but government remains committed to the principle of road users funding improvements to keep roads agency Sanral solvent, the national treasury said on
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Taxpayers, except those in the lowest tax bracket, will see a slight dent in their pay packets from 1 April, finance minister Nhlanhla Nene announced on Wednesday. “Personal income tax rates will
The South African Post Office will review its business operating models, according to the 2015/2016 budget documents tabled in parliament on Wednesday. Its focus over the medium term was
Mustek has turned in a 26,3% improvement in headline earnings in the six months ended December 2014 on the back of a 24,6% increase in revenue to R2,5bn, from R2bn previously. Basic headline earnings climbed by 28,5%. Growth came
In addition to a R23bn lifeline to Eskom, government may also convert its subordinated loan to the embattled electricity supplier to equity, the national treasury said as finance minister Nhlanhla Nene
Third mobile operator Cell C is making significant inroads against its bigger rivals, growing its subscriber base by 44% in the 2014 financial year, numbers disclosed by the mobile operator on Tuesday show. It has also
