The Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition (DTIC) Parks Tau set a cat among the pigeons late last month when he backed a proposed Vodacom fibre merger with Remgro, writes Legalbrief. Now the EFF has added its voice to the ... Read More
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure's (DPWI) accounting system suffered breaches in March, April and November this year, with an estimated R55m lost due to the attacks. A MyBroadband report notes that this is according to Carol Phiri ... Read More
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has clipped the wings of GNU Ministers, telling Parliament that they are no longer allowed to withdraw Bills without approval from him and President Cyril Ramaphosa. A Sunday Times report notes that Mashatile sent a letter ... Read More
In what The Mercury report calls a groundbreaking development in the fight against the weaponised distribution of private and intimate images, the Film and Publication Board (FPB) now has more muscle with the amendment Act in place. The Film and ... Read More
With SA commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, South Africans were reminded of the urgent need to address corruption, a deeply entrenched problem that continues to erode public trust in public and private governance and stifle economic growth. ‘We ... Read More
* Google has appointed Kabelo Makwane as its new country director for SA. The company says Makwane will take up his new role early in the New Year. He replaces Dr Alistair Mokoena, who was Google SA country director from April ... Read More
50 000 downloads for E-Panic ButtonThe Gauteng e-Panic Button app has accumulated over 50 000 downloads to Android smartphones, while the Gauteng provincial government’s roll-out of physical panic buttons has surpassed 80 000 units. The app provides immediate assistance from emergency ... Read More
Nanotechnology Institute for RhodesRhodes University has opened the Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation, a scientific research facility valued at R90m, in Makhanda. The institute is dedicated to advancing photodynamic therapy, a non-invasive alternative to traditional chemotherapy treatments. In addition, it ... Read More
Freedom Museum goes liveTelkom Foundation and the Telkom FutureMakers enterprise development programme have introduced an online knowledge hub to virtually connect visitors with the Long March to Freedom Museum. The museum is in Cape Town’s Century City precinct, and consists ... Read More
