Smart identity cards, to replace the green, barcoded identity books would be rolled out to first-time applicants and pensioners from Saturday, the department of home affairs said. “The roll-out of the smart ID cards to all eligible South Africans will take a few years and the department
National treasury is moving ahead with plans to levy value-added tax on digital goods such as music downloads and digital books, with the controversial new rules set to come into effect on 1 April. Government this week published electronic services regulations for public comment. This follows
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Kalahari.com, the e-retailer in the Naspers stable, is introducing a 7-inch Android tablet to complement its number-one selling product, the Gobii e-reader. The Gobii 7″ WiFi Touch Tablet is a 7-inch colour LCD e-reader that plays music and movies. It’s a Wi-Fi-only tablet that doubles as an e-reader
Cell C employees began moving into the company’s sprawling new campus, built at the confluence of the N1 and N3 freeways in Woodmead, near Midrand, at the end of last year. The 50 000sq m facility includes a main head office facility, a customer service centre, a new national network
Times Media Group has acquired a controlling 60% stake in a KwaZulu-Natal based radio station called Vuma FM. The acquisition comes just a month after it snapped up 65% of Mpumalanga station Mpower FM. The deal is worth R25,6m and Times Media has agreed to provide additional working capital to Vuma
JSE-listed telecommunications operator MTN has named Michael Fleisher to the position of group chief legal counsel, effective 1 February. Described by the group as a “seasoned legal professional”, Fleisher’s appointment is likely to raise a few eyebrows. As Finweek points
T-Systems, a unit of German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom, has acquired 100% of South African enterprise information management business Intervate, which employs over 100 people in Gauteng and the Western Cape. The parties
MTN has taken issue with the final call termination regulations announced by telecommunications regulator Icasa on Wednesday, saying the proposed “asymmetry” that benefits smaller operators is “unsubstantiated”. Under the regulations, smaller operators
Roads agency Sanral insisted on Thursday that a man arrested in connection with threats against the company was technically not one of its employees. Spokesman Vusi Mona said the building where the man was arrested was occupied by Electronic Toll Collection
