Communications minister Faith Muthambi’s legal advisor, Lungisani Daniel Mantsha, has been struck off the Law Society of the Northern Provinces’ roll since 2007, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. This revelation meant that any legal advice Mantsha
In a positive development for Cell C, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has removed the mobile operator from its watch list for a possible downgrade. This comes, S&P said in a note, after Cell C
Private education group Advtech has nailed its colours to the mast, saying it is business as usual after it rejected a takeover proposal from PSG-controlled rival Curro Holdings. With a more than usual turnout at the Advtech’s annual general meeting
Convergence Partners, the investment management firm established in 2006 by businessman Andile Ngcaba, has announced the successful final close of its Convergence Partners Communications
Online transacting on classifieds sites for South Africans could become safer with the local launch of a dedicated escrow service. The service, dubbed Shepherd, is supported by Standard Bank and is designed to facilitate safer online trades as it eliminates the
Telkom will open its telecommunications exchanges to Internet service providers using an open-access model in an effort to stimulate demand for fixed-line broadband in South Africa. “To further stimulate access to broadband, we will make making around
Former Telkom chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte was paid R18,8m in the company’s 2015 financial year, despite leaving its employ last August, just five months into 2015 reporting period. In the year ended 31 March 2015, during which time
Fast-growing online lodging service Airbnb has outlined plans to expand its presence in South Africa. The company’s CEO, Brian Chesky, who was in Johannesburg on Monday, said South Africa is
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Traditional teaching should happen in conjunction with technology solutions that benefit the process of learning and teaching rather than trying to replace it, says an expert. “I don’t believe that e-learning is the silver bullet. It is only a tool – albeit a powerful one. A
