US court dismisses legal action against Net1

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A US court has dismissed a class action against Net1 UEPS Technologies, which manages South Africa’s social grant payment system. This is according to a market update from Net1, which is listed on the

The SA MVNOs that offer the best deals

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Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) me&you mobile has performed well in Tariffic’s latest quarterly “perfect package tracker”, offering the best packages in three of five user categories modelled by the company. Tariffic’s latest quarterly tracker

Tech in schools won’t fix education

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The OECD has just given the world an F when it comes to using computers to improve educational outcomes in schools and to give teenagers the digital skills they will increasingly need in life. In a report released this week entitled “Students, Computers and Learning”, Andreas

Facebook grows up

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company is finally working on a much-desired feature: a “dislike” button. According to Zuckerberg, this feature has long been one of those most requested by the Facebook audience. Although his comments suggest

Motsoeneng to challenge protector’s powers

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SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng will challenge the public protector’s powers in a matter to be heard in the supreme court of appeal in Bloemfontein on Friday. His lawyer, Zola Majavu, said the heart of the matter was whether public protector Thuli Madonsela’s

Public urged to speak on e-toll plans

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The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance urged the public to comment on e-toll regulation changes on Friday. This is in response to a notice released by the department of transport in the Government Gazette, in which it requested the public to comment on proposed changes to Gauteng’s

Internet to fuel SA media boom

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Revenues from Internet access and the wider entertainment and media sector in South Africa will reach R176bn by 2019, from R112,7bn in 2014, according to a new report by PwC. That’s a growth of

Sharp fall in number of Mxit users

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The number of monthly active users on mobile social network Mxit has fallen from 4,9m in 2014 to 2,7m in 2015. This is according to the South African Social Media Landscape 2016 report from World Wide Worx and monitoring company Fuseware. This means that Mxit

Big names invest in SA coder project

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WeThinkCode, the new, not-for-profit and entrepreneur-led initiative to develop programming skills in South Africa, has revealed its first corporate backers. They are financial services group First National Bank, Durban-based development house Derivco and Johannesburg-based