The dollar hits a 13-month low setting gold up for a 1.8% rise this week, its biggest weekly rise in two months
South African expats may come back home if the new tax rules take effect — but at African Bank, too many workers want to leave
Engineered System Solutions has a five-year contract to provide electronic tags, but the Special Investigating Unit is following up on alleged irregularities
The DA and the IFP have an agreement in eight municipalities — but corruption allegations, by the ANC, could change all that
The size of the AdBlue treatment solution tanks agreed on was too small to clean exhaust gases by the necessary amount, Der Spiegel reports
The Bank warns it will not hesitate to reverse its rate-cut decision if SA’s highly uncertain economic environment persists
The economic development minister urges suppliers of data to bring down their costs on an expedited basis, without waiting for the outcome of the inquiry
The policy has sparked controversy with the opposition accusing outgoing President Jose Dos Santos of looking to retain control of the military after he leaves office
The Confederation of African Football has accepted changes including dealing with voting procedures, election processes and the appointment of staff
MultiChoice’s contract with Gupta channel flies in the face of a commitment to enriching South Africans’ lives, writes Deon Wiggett
CEO Shameel Joosub says the group’s ‘more affordable rates’ contributed to the declining average revenue per user
Investors sell out of most domestic stocks due to weaker economic growth and prevailing uncertainty
Consumers are frustrated over high data prices and the slow pace of expanding access
Independent Communications Authority of SA will consult the Competition Commission among others to find ways to make data more affordable
The potential consolidation of Broadband Infraco and Sentech assets aims to address the country’s severe shortage of fast broadband
New CEO has assured investors successful strategy will not change
The investigation will look into whether CAD House received multi-million rand payoffs for helping the German-based company secure contracts with Transnet
Private investigation services firm develops a mobile application aimed at fast-tracking road accident claims and reducing insurance fraud
Leaked e-mails link software firm to family, company may face investigation in Germany
The German software group paid Gupta-family-owned CAD House to secure contracts with state-owned enterprises
Addition of music video-streaming services aimed at promoting new artists
Datatec says securing a 51% interest in NubeliU forms part of subsidiary Logicalis’s strategy to position itself as a cloud integrator
Group could also use Connectnet’s relationship in some parts of Africa to expand into those markets
Soondarjee has 30 years’ experience in financial services, and was most recently financial director at the Sasfin Group
The deal offers access to eight countries in Africa and entry into the handset financing market
Last-mile fibre network to business parks prioritised
Loss-making Altice USA expects to use proceeds from the offering to pay down debt of nearly $21bn
Revenue shoots up 70% on demand for products from its defence and cyber security industries
The cellphone operator is said to want to cut its debt by 73% when it sells a stake to Blue Label Telecoms while retaining its operating licence
Logicalis and Indonesian partner Metrodata will buy a combined 68% stake in Packet Systems Indonesia
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