78 Falling investments in South Africa is a major concern, but we cannot get investments to increase without working infrastructure. Now is the time for South Africa to stand together as a…
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MVNOs at heart of Cell C reboot
117 Cell C is looking to cement its position as the leading network for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa — even as rival MTN launches a challenge to its…
The battle of pharmacy stores: Clicks outmuscles Dis-Chem
75 Clicks is more valuable than Pick n Pay, Boxer, and Spar combined. Clicks and Dis-Chem are South Africa’s top destinations for cosmetics and healthcare products. Shoppers mostly rely on the two…
DStv’s French reboot – TechCentral Broadcasting and Media
82 MultiChoice Group is entering uncharted territory. With Groupe Canal+’s takeover now final, the South African pay-TV giant has fallen under foreign control for the first time in its history. Calvo Mawela…
Tshwane to unilaterally implement allowance for VIP protectors
81Lawfulness of protection for MMCs questioned. The City of Tshwane will proceed with the implementation of a R35 000 per month allowance for its VIP protectors in lieu of overtime payments, despite…
Scopa RAF inquiry to probe alleged corruption between judges and lawyers
114 Scopa chairperson says it wants to get to the bottom of ‘very serious allegations that were made on the record in Parliament.’ Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is to…
Trump’s visa folly is South Africa’s talent opportunity
128 US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a staggering US$100 000 fee on new H-1B visas is a spectacular own goal for America and its technology industry. It is a hammer…
Board shake-up as French take control of MultiChoice
114 Former MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela The French are moving quickly to stamp their authority on MultiChoice Group, announcing on Monday that CEO Calvo Mawela is longer CEO of the South…
Trump’s visa overhaul hits India’s IT titans
99 India’s US$283-billion (R4.9-trillion) IT sector will have to overhaul its decades-old strategy of rotating skilled talent into US projects following US President Donald Trump’s move to impose a $100 000 fee for…
Government’s irrational policy making damaging efforts to grow economy
61 One minister makes policy to help small business while another pulls draft regulations that would make it easier for them to get credit. Government’s irrational policy making was criticised as it…