Communications minister Faith Muthambi will study the Western Cape high court’s judgment upholding its earlier ruling that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was irrational. “The minister will
Local mobile operators say they are not investigating network-level ad-blocking services, at least for now. About 20% of data traffic on a smartphone is intrusive advertising, according to a research note from Strand Consult. And in February
The Western Cape high court has dismissed an appeal by the SABC of a judgment setting aside Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s permanent appointment as chief operating officer of the public broadcaster. The Democratic Alliance on Monday welcomed
A R300m card fraud hit on Standard Bank in Japan is an incident of transnational organised crime that was well planned and executed, says a local banking risk body. The South African Banking Risk Information Centre
In the past few years, unmanned flying machines, variously described as remotely piloted air systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, or more commonly known as “drones”, have been mainly used in targeted
The South African retail banking sector is characterised by high barriers to entry. The sector is concentrated, with four of the largest banks – Standard Bank, Absa, First National Bank and Nedbank – accounting for more than 80% of retail
The National Prosecuting Authority will seek leave to appeal a court ruling that corruption charges must be reinstated against President Jacob Zuma. “I believe it needs the decision of an appeal court,” national director of public prosecutions Shaun
It’s the dream of anyone who has travelled to a foreign country: a device that instantly translates a local’s speech for you while simultaneously translating your own words for them. A new gadget, named the Pilot, claims to do just that
Standard Bank said on Monday that its South African banking operations have been the “victim of a sophisticated, co-ordinated fraud incident” that have cost it an estimated R300m. Standard Bank said on Monday that its South African
At some point, JSE-listed Altron’s bombed out share price is going to look like a bargain. But it’s hard to know when that will be. The Venter-run family business last week announced a loss of R1,1bn for the year to February, drowning the previous