Former cabinet spokesman Phumla Williams on Sunday declined to comment on a report that she had been demoted and replaced by a junior employee at the communications department. “All I will say is I am no longer the cabinet spokesperson and the
Four people have been arrested for illegally possessing firearms in Table View, Cape Town, near a cellphone store, Western Cape police said on Sunday. “Their involvement in previous armed robberies is currently under investigation
Just how bad a mother am I? I wondered, as I watched my 13-year-old son deep in conversation with Siri. Gus has autism, and Siri, Apple’s “intelligent personal assistant” on the iPhone, is currently his BFF. Many of us wanted an imaginary friend, and now we have one. Only she’s not entirely imaginary
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is appealing the Western Cape cigh court order on his suspension, the public broadcaster reported on Friday. “I have instructed my lawyers to appeal with immediate effect,” he said. He said he respected the court but felt another court would come to
Public protector Thuli Madonsela will take the SABC court judgment on review with regard to the public protector’s constitutional powers, her office said on Friday. “She is of the respectful view that the judge’s basis for deciding that the public protector’s decisions are not binding is confusing,” spokesman
The Western Cape high court ordered on Friday that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng be suspended with immediate effect, the Democratic Alliance said. “The Western Cape high court ordered that he be suspended with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing
Early e-commerce market entrant in Nigeria, Naspers’s Kalahari.com, came and went, with many suggesting it was inevitable given that the number of online customers was tiny. But Rocket Internet start-up Jumia and Konga, backed by Sweden’s Kinevik and Naspers, are now estimated by those
The ANC and the opposition on Friday claimed the SABC judgment vindicated their clashing views on whether the public protector’s findings are binding – an issue which is central to the Nkandla controversy. The ANC said the order went a long way in clarifying interpretations pertaining to
Love the company or hate it, Google has fundamentally changed the way we use the Internet. The company has set the standard for two of the Internet’s biggest drawcards, Web search and e-mail, for more than a decade. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down. This week, Google unveiled
A new report on mobile Internet use in Africa shows South Africa has mobile penetration of 133%, measured by active Sim cards. That’s much higher than that of Kenya and Nigeria, which are at 70% and 72% respectively. The study was conducted by On Device Research, a mobile research company, with a