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  • The shadow side of the Democratic Alliance

    The shadow side of the Democratic Alliance

    JOHANNESBURG - WHILE positioning itself as the leading opposition force defending democratic principles and the rule of law, the center-right Democratic Alliance (DA) is in fact mo ...

  • Record 14,000 SA parliamentary aspirants

    Record 14,000 SA parliamentary aspirants

    by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH Africa is set to break records with 14,662 candidates aspiring to become members of parliament at the National Assembly and respective nine pro ...

  • South Africa’s hard-fought democracy in turmoil

    South Africa’s hard-fought democracy in turmoil

    by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG -  DEMOCRACY in South Africa is in the dock, literally, as the nation heads to watershed elections on May 29 and marks 30 years of democracy. ...

  • Ramaphosa explains delicate ties with America

    Ramaphosa explains delicate ties with America

    by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said despite ties with the United States being frosty at times, the relationship is built on mutual resp ...

MTN warns customers of bogus Facebook accounts

MTN warns customers of bogus Facebook accounts

by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG - MOBILE network operator, MTN, has warned customers about two parody social media accounts. It disowned the so-called MTN Awoof Giveaway and MTN ...

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MTN worst hit by rising battery theft

MTN worst hit by rising battery theft

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - MTN has lost 125 batteries last week amid a surge in theft and vandalism at cell phone towers across the country. This is an increase from 74 batter ...

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SA citrus exports bear brunt of strikes, ports issues

SA citrus exports bear brunt of strikes, ports issues

by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - LABOUR issues and infrastructural challenges at main trade ports could hamper plans to ensure export-led growth in South Africa’s agricultural secto ...

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Huawei Y9 2019 Prime availability date, pricing revealed

Huawei Y9 2019 Prime availability date, pricing revealed

by MTHULISI SIBANDA  JOHANNESBURG – THE Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, one of the most eagerly-anticipated smartphones in the local market, will be available in South Africa on August 1. I ...

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Over R2 billion investments secured in Eastern Cape

Over R2 billion investments secured in Eastern Cape

from NJABULO MKHIZE in Port Elizabeth PORT ELIZABETH – SOUTH Africa’s foremost investment hotspot for exporting companies has signed funding worth R2,6 billion (US$187,27 million) ...

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Digital skills scarcity deters SA smart grids uptake

Digital skills scarcity deters SA smart grids uptake

by TINTSWALO BALOYI  JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa is missing out on the benefits of smart grid investments amid lack of digital skills. This is the view of an energy industry execu ...

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Africa’s first undersea cable marks decade milestone

Africa’s first undersea cable marks decade milestone

by MTHULISI SIBANDA  JOHANNESBURG - SEACOM, the submarine communications cable operator, is marking ten years of the launch of Africa’s first private high-speed subsea cable syste ...

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MTN spends R40 billion on network upgrades

MTN spends R40 billion on network upgrades

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA  JOHANNESBURG - MTN has invested over R40 billion ($2,8 billion) in the past four years to build South Africa's best network, the company disclosed as it announ ...

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SA banks war brings competition but could erode value

SA banks war brings competition but could erode value

by AKANI CHAUKE  JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH African banks must prioritise value over price in the wake of the so-called pricing war currently waging between the country’s financial inst ...

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Hundreds of Malawians, Mozambicans return from SA

Hundreds of Malawians, Mozambicans return from SA

from MAVHUTO BANDA in Blantyre, Malawi BLANTYRE - MORE than 400 Malawians and Mozambicans have voluntarily returned home from South Africa where they were mostly living illegally. ...

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