An IT staff member marked the Special Investigating Unit’s report on Nkandla “completed” because he had misinterpreted an e-mail, the unit said on Thursday. “The SIU is deeply embarrassed by the earlier error on the website,” spokesman Boy Ndala said in a statement. “The head of the unit only became aware of the error and

On 22 November 2013, the supreme court of appeal (SCA) handed down a rare trademark judgment. It’s marked on the judgment as one that’s not worth reporting in the law reports, which is a great pity given that is of considerable importance. The case pitted international telecommunications operator Orange against a local accounting

There are simple steps the public can take to prevent ATM fraud, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre said on Wednesday. “There is a perception that most bank-related [crime] matters are perpetrated by internal staff in banks,” Sabric CEO Kalyani Pillay told

Gauteng motorists have run up more than half a billion rand in overdue fees since the province’s e-tolling system started on 3 December last year, according to transport minister Dipuo Peters. Less than 10% of this has been paid. “I am informed that … as at 1 March

Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions has invested in the region of R60m in advanced new fibre-optic networking infrastructure from Infinera that has increased its capacity nationwide seven-fold, with the ability to grow that by 150-fold without “forklifting” hardware

Mobile money system M-Pesa, a service that originated in Kenya through Safaricom, in which Vodafone has a 40% stake, is making its way to Europe for the first time. The service is be introduced in Romania, reportedly the first time a mainstream mobile money service has made

The chairman of Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), Khungeka Njobe, has filed a report with the directorate for priority crimes investigation following the release of a forensic investigation that points to possible corrupt activities in the Terbrugge Community Trust, founded by Agang South Africa leader Mamphela Ramphele

The CEO and chief financial officer of the Technology Innovation Agency have been dismissed, the science & technology ministry said on Tuesday. CEO Simphiwe Duma and finance chief Barbara Kortjass were both dismissed last month after disciplinary processes were concluded, minister Derek Hanekom said. In May 2013, the TIA

Apple’s iPad mini with Retina display is the second-generation in the line-up of smaller iPads. The main difference over the first iPad mini is the new high-resolution “Retina” display, which really should have been the screen used when the original device was unveiled in October 2012. Apple has become somewhat predictable with its

Telkom’s group chief of regulatory and corporate affairs, Ouma Rasethaba, will take the reins as chief risk officer with immediate effect, the telecommunications operator said in a statement on Tuesday. The appointment of Rasethaba, who has been with Telkom since 2006, will complete an executive committee structure, will