240 Telemarketers are prohibited from marketing to any consumer who has registered a block. Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Parks Tau has amended the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) to protect South…
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DStv drops premium paywall on Fifa World Cup in Canal+-era shift
252 SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha SuperSport will broadcast all 104 Fifa World Cup 2026 matches across every DStv package tier from Access through to Premium, the first time a premium global sports…
Rent not paid? Here’s what landlords can and cannot do to tenants for late or non-payment
242 It is advisable for any tenant facing eviction to contact the Rental Housing Tribunal immediately. In South Africa, landlords have several rights and options when tenants fail to pay rent or…
Illegal foreigners cannot be excluded from claiming road accident compensation – SCA
218 The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with cost an appeal by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) against a high court ruling that the RAF Act does not exclude illegal…
How a connectivity levy became a tax on telecoms
238 The legal and institutional framework underpinning South Africa’s universal service obligations in telecommunications is no longer fit for purpose, industry leaders have warned. The levy paid by licence holders increasingly resembles…
Wits project pits African creators against AI music’s blind spots
245 Africa’s cultural contribution to global music is not reflected in the data being used to train generative AI systems, and the continent must move quickly to secure a “seat at the…
New dam regulations may devastate small businesses, local communities
214 Proposed changes to how state-owned dams are managed have sparked fierce pushback from small business owners, property investors, opposition politicians, and waterfront communities, who warn that the regulations could unravel livelihoods…
Prosus offloads 4.5% of Delivery Hero to Uber for €270-million
221 Naspers subsidiary Prosus has sold a 4.5% stake in German food delivery group Delivery Hero to Uber Technologies for about €270-million, taking a further step towards meeting European Commission commitments imposed…
Numsa digs in as Eskom wage pact splits unions
248 Eskom’s Kendal coal-fired power station. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Two of South Africa’s major labour unions have accepted state power utility Eskom’s 7% wage increase offer, while a third has rejected it and…
Mohai defends B-BBEE against the ‘false narrative’
290 Says opposition to it is partly ‘ideological, economic, and rooted in privilege’. The “false narrative” that broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) has only benefitted a small group of politically connected individuals…