One-party dominant systems, global experiences have shown, eventually fall into a crisis of legitimacy. This often stems from a perception of ineffective governance and lack of delivery on promises made to the electorate. Dominant parties, like
The Springbok emblem could be removed from the national rugby team’s jersey if a member of the country’s parliament has his way. ANC MP Strike Ralegoma asked for the Springbok’s removal during Tuesday’s meeting of South Africa’s
South Africans either love Vodacom, or hate it, according to cellular tariff optimisation specialist Tariffic. The company reached the conclusion after analysing how consumers have used the company’s website, which went live
First National Bank activated 4G/LTE on its mobile network on Monday without much fanfare. The move comes after the bank launched its own mobile network, FNB Connect, in June last year. FNB Connect is a mobile virtual network operator that makes use of
With an average production of 50 movies per week and about US$590m revenue annually, Nigeria’s film market is booming. Dubbed Nollywood, it has overcome the teething problems of the late 1980s and 1990s to become a leading producer
The department of science & technology needs more than the R7,4bn set aside in the budget for South Africa to stay abreast of global innovations, minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday
The CEO of South Africa’s third largest mobile network, Cell C, has come under fire on social media for his comments about women in a recent interview. Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos made the
Justice Project South Africa on Monday filed papers in the high court in Johannesburg in a bid to have all notices in terms of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act
The fight over who controls home broadband in South Africa is getting a lot more serious. South African fibre-to-the-home pioneer Vumatel announced on Tuesday that it has reached
Consumers who receive their power from municipalities will see electricity prices jump by about 7,6% on 1 July after energy regulator Nersa approved the increase for municipalities this week