Government should consider using the R2bn from selling its stake in Vodacom to fund universities’ funding shortfall, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. Another R1bn could be allocated from the skills levy surplus, or the R720m allocated to the international
Communications minister Faith Muthambi’s silence on SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s almost R1m salary increase was deafening, the Democratic Alliance said on Friday. The official opposition welcomed the ANC’s statement on Thursday condemning the
President Jacob Zuma has announced that cabinet has approved a bill that will help curb copper theft and any vandalism of infrastructure because disrupting infrastructure will be regarded as a more serious crime. The president said these crimes hamper
Eskom went into its 23rd day without load shedding on Monday, after the official opening of unit 6 of the Medupi power station. Medupi unit 6 was opened officially by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday, after being synchronised onto the national grid and a period of testing
The country’s energy shortage is a serious obstacle to growth, said President Jacob Zuma on Sunday, when he officially opened unit 6, the first of six units at Medupi Power Station near Lephalale in Limpopo. This comes after Statistics South Africa announced this week that
President Jacob Zuma is far ahead of Julius Malema and Mmusi Maimane as the most searched for politician online in South Africa, Google data shows. According to data from the search giant
The department of telecommunications & postal services (DTPS) wants corporate sponsors to help it pay for events meant to schmooze journalists and improve its public image, The Star reported on Wednesday. The newspaper said the department
Communications regulator Icasa is meant to have nine full-time councillors. However, since the end of last month, it has had only three – Nomvuyiso Batyi, Rubben Mohlaloga and Katharina Pillay – raising questions about the ability of the agency to function
Online content in South Africa could be regulated by the Press Council rather than the Film and Publication Board, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The FPB earlier
State-owned fibre-optic telecommunications infrastructure provider Broadband Infraco has been directed by government to undertake a valuation exercise in preparation for its possible sale, the department
