E-mails about a contract could be considered binding, law firm Webber Wentzel said on Thursday. The firm referred to a supreme court of appeal ruling last month that found e-mail negotiations and typed e-mail signatures binding. “Given the pervasive use of e-mail in the workplace and in commercial interactions
The Internet is a worldwide network, but not everything on it is available to everyone. That’s particularly true for services that are locked to regions – music streaming services such as Spotify and Google Play Music All Access as well as video-on-demand platforms such as Netflix and Hulu
Parliament’s communications portfolio committee on Wednesday unanimously resolved to call for SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala’s removal from office. An inquiry by the committee into whether Tshabalala lied about her academic qualifications found her guilty on two charges of misconduct. “We recommend the
Fast-growing independent South African data centre operator Teraco is being acquired. The deal is being led through funds from international private equity firm Permira. Teraco has quickly established itself as the top “carrier neutral” data centre operator in sub-Saharan Africa since
Spending on research and development (R&D) remains stubbornly low at 0,76% of GDP for the third year in a row, according to the 2012/2013 National Survey of Research and Development. However, the rand amount spent had risen to R23,9bn, which is R1,6bn more than the previous
Democratic Alliance MP Marian Shinn has accused President Jacob Zuma of decision making that is “beyond logic” after the publication on Wednesday of a proclamation in the Government Gazette meant to provide clarity about the responsibilities of his communications and telecommunications
SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala failed a course in labour relations so badly that she didn’t even qualify to reregister to obtain her diploma, a Unisa official told MPs on Wednesday. Unisa executive director for legal services Jan van Wyk was the first witness to be called in parliament’s communications portfolio committee
UK’s telephone companies have yet again announced inflation-busting increases in telephone line rental charges. Why, in a world that is increasingly mobile-first – or even mobile-only – are we still paying so much for landlines? The latest figures from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom show that around 16% of
President Jacob Zuma has acted to resolve an apparent turf war between his communications minister, Faith Muthambi, and her counterpart at telecommunications and postal services, Siyabonga Cwele, by setting out in greater
SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala will not participate in the parliamentary inquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications, her attorney informed MPs on Wednesday. Michael Tillney, for Tshabalala, told parliament’s communications
