Facebook is stumping up US$19bn in cash and shares to buy popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp, which has 450m active monthly users and which is adding a million new users a month. The deal could have been driven, at least in part, by a “potentially massive threat from the
SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng will act on public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report as soon his employers decide on his fate, his lawyer said on Thursday. “We will wait for the SABC board and communications minister
Major industrial customers were urged to reduce electricity consumption by at least 10% on Thursday as Eskom declared a power emergency. “The power system is severely constrained today due to the loss of additional generating units
South Africa’s third mobile operator, Cell C, is taking direct aim at its bigger rival, MTN, appealing to the public for support in new YouTube and radio advertisements over mobile termination rates. The new ads, which can be heard and viewed below, follow
Acting SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng never claimed to have a matric certificate when he was employed by the public broadcaster 19 years ago, his lawyer said on Thursday. “He was headhunted by Lesedi FM in the Free State and did
Following a scathing report by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, beleaguered SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said he felt strengthened and cheered by the support he had received. “I am happy, stronger, and focusing on my work at the SABC
Communications regulator Icasa now intends introducing new regulations governing wholesale mobile call termination rates on 1 April, a month earlier than the date it communicated to the industry just last week. The move means termination rates
Former SABC group CEO Lulama Mokhobo has denied approving an irregular salary increase for acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, Sowetan reported on Thursday. “I feel very hurt and disturbed by the report because I did not approve the increase. The signatures on
A group of opposition parties is to lay criminal charges against SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. “He clearly acted fraudulently in misrepresenting his qualifications to the SABC when applying for employment, including stating that he has passed matric,” the group said
Our president was right to say in his state of the nation address last week that we have some good stories to tell about our 20 years of democracy. Sadly, our public broadcaster is not one of them. I declare my bias in favour of the public broadcaster: I love the SABC. Well, I did until
