Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwean Robert Mugabe and a possible successor to his throne presidency, has been accused of assaulting a woman in an apartment in Johannesburg. She is due to be formally charged in connection with the incident on Tuesday in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. Zimbabweans, all too familiar with their first lady’s erratic..
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A visitor to our Country, and already in trouble, may the Law take it’s course or not!
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Black experts in the health sector: Where are they?
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Whether it is a story looking at the latest HIV policies or the best way to deliver a baby, I rely on the expertise of health professionals to help me to get my facts right. But in my year as a health reporter, I have been alarmed by one particular aspect of these interactions: the..
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Icasa drops data expiry bombshell on operators – Some good news for a change!
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Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that, if implemented in final form, will prevent telecommunications operators from expiring users’ data for up to 24 months. The regulations could have a huge impact on mobile providers, which have developed pricing based on data expiry that’s often as short as 30 days – and sometimes even..
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SABC still considering TV licences for smartphone, PC owners
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The public broadcaster plans to increase revenue as regular TV licence returns plummet. The SABC’s outrageous plan to smack South Africans who own smart devices and personal computers with additional TV licence fees is still on the table. The idea was presented by the public broadcaster’s former disgraced acting CEO James Aguma, who wanted to..
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The new virtual money options may cause bankruptcy for the ANC government!!
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South Africa’s government is well aware of technological developments regarding virtual or crypto money and has already created an interministerial working group that monitors it in conjunction with private sector experts with a view to possible regulation. It appears from written questions by adv. Anton Alberts, chairman of the FF Plus, to the Minister of..
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KPMG got fired from JSE-listed Sygnia over ‘Gupta links’ – M&G
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JSE-listed asset manager Sygnia has fired KPMG over its alleged role in state capture – the first private sector pressure that has been brought to bear on global firms accused of having questionable business relations with the Gupta family. A series of leaked emails, called the Gupta Leaks, have exposed KPMG for its role as..
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Mtn is stealing our airtime even after no usage: Experiment proves it all!
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Your own money literally disappearing before your eyes. Cellphone fraud and horror stories about data usage have been on the up in the last year or so. Users across all platforms have occasionally cried foul but it has been MTN customers who have complained the most. It looks like they may well have been right..
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