It’s unlikely that online gambling in South Africa will take off for the foreseeable future as the department of trade and industry, which is responsible for the sector, is stalling over the licensing of Internet-based operators, according
A Karoo farmer may have stumbled on a crashed test balloon being used by Internet company Google, Beeld reported on Thursday. Urbanus Botha, who doesn’t spend much time in front of computers, at first thought it might be a
Taylor Swift’s recent announcement that she is removing her music from the Spotify music service has started a debate about the future of music. Swift argued that artists are not receiving appropriate compensation and that
The TransUnion Credit Bureau is no longer reflecting disgruntled Cell C client George Prokas as a slow payer, it was reported on Thursday. Prokas’s attorney, Raymond Druker, reportedly told Fin24 that the development paved the way for further discussions between Prokas and Cell C. Last week, Prokas
More people across Africa have access to a cellphone network than they do to electricity, piped water or a health clinic, according to the latest Afrobarometer released on Wednesday. The survey, titled “Developing Africa’s Infrastructure: the Rough Road to Better Services”, also highlights enormous
South Africa’s digital economy is the most developed in Africa and one of the fastest growing in the world, according to an index released on Wednesday. South Africa, Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria were moving towards digital evolution, according to the MasterCard Digital Index. Developed by the company and
An application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three pornographic pay channels will be heard in the Western Cape high court next month. The application by On Digital Media (ODM) will be heard by judge Lee Bozalek on 5 December. At the beginning of the month, Bozalek ordered
Zomato, the restaurant search and discovery service active in South African cities and other cities around the world, has been valued at US$660m (about R7,2bn) through its latest capital-raising exercise. The company, founded in India, said on Wednesday that it has closed a fresh round of funding
In the 1960s, computer programming was still viewed as a lucrative career choice for many young women. Cosmopolitan magazine at the time even ran an article entitled “The Computer Girls”, which depicted the field as a better opportunity for women than many other industries. The job was seen as
The morning session of the Gauteng e-tolls review panel on Wednesday experienced a few tense moments as an economist for Sanral took issue with objections to e-tolling. Research consultant Rudolf Botha was presenting a study he undertook for roads agency Sanral, which included the finding that