The Democratic Alliance has asked the high court to make cost awards against SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng personally for what the party has described as his “vexatious litigation”. Motsoeneng has filed for leave to appeal to the constitutional court. This is after a supreme court
A month into Eskom’s annual summer maintenance programme and there has been no sign of load shedding, but any major power plant breakdown will change that. South Africa has been spared load shedding for over 67 days, but Eskom still sends updates, warning people that the “system is constrained but stable today
Pinnacle Holdings has made a mandatory offer to buy the shares in IT services business Datacentrix that it doesn’t already own. The offer was triggered after Pinnacle acquired 20m Datacentrix
An investment in Adapt IT over the past three years or, even better, over five years would have paid off handsomely. The IT counter has proved to be by far the best performer among technology and
The SABC’s embattled chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng wants his upcoming disciplinary hearing broadcast live on television for all South Africans to see. The SABC has finally started disciplinary proceedings against its controversial and famously matricless
The idea of establishing a new, open-access, wholesale-only wireless network (OAWN) in South Africa has received significant attention in recent months. Its purpose would be to stimulate greater competition in the provision
South Africa is set for increasing sharing between mobile networks as profitability pressures force compromise, according to the MTN South Africa CEO. Reduced profitability is pushing network
A US federal court has found that Apple infringed a patent held by the patenting arm of the University of…
Eight South African leaders made the Choiseul 100 Africa index, which ranks young Africans who will play a major role in the development of Africa in the near future. The Institut Choiseul identified only eight South African leaders under the age of 40, in a list that includes growing business leaders, successful entrepreneurs
I can claim no special insight into the machinations at the ANC national general council. A seasoned political reporter once told me that no one knows what’s going on inside that famously broad church. And she was known for her ANC insight and contacts. Even Thabo Mbeki, despite his hold over
