department of trade and industry (dti)

  1. Jan

    South African car manufacturing association reports major increase in EV sales

    Electric car sales surge in South Africa Electric vehicle (EV) sales started with a bang in 2023, with 232 units sold in the first quarter of the year — nearly half the number sold in the whole of 2022. This is according to the latest sales figures published in the National Association of...
  3. Jan

    City Power seeing 10 cable theft incidents per day

    Cable thieves raking in money while South Africa bleeds Cable thieves rob South Africa's power providers blind, stealing millions of rands worth of copper cabling each year, and increased load-shedding has only worsened the situation. During an interview with 702, City Power security and risk...
    • Jan
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    • cable theft city power department of trade and industry (dti) ebrahim patel sergeant thela
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    DTIC finalising regulations that could ban sales of CFLs and incandescent bulbs for general home use

    South Africa finalising new rules that could ban fluorescent light bulb sales Minister Ebrahim Patel of the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) has revealed that new specifications for general-purpose light bulbs in South Africa will be published in September 2022. The...
    • Jan
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    • ashanti mogosetsi cfl department of trade and industry (dti) ebrahim patel light emitting diode (led) sa national energy development institute (sanedi)
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    DTIC proposes temporary ban on scrap metal trade

    South Africa wants to ban scrap metal trading to fight cable theft The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) gazetted a draft proposal to crack down on illegal dealings relating to scrap metal trade in South Africa for public comment, and the African National Congress (ANC) is in...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • copper cable theft department of trade and industry (dti) ebrahim patel scrap metal
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    Netflix investing over R900 million on productions in South Africa

    Netflix spending R900 million on shows in South Africa Video streaming giant Netflix is spending more than R900 million in four South Africa-based productions over the next two years. Netflix revealed the investment amount at the 4th Annual South African Investment Conference at the Sandton...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cape town film studios cyril ramaphosa department of trade and industry (dti) ebrahim patel netflix shola sanni
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom and trade department duel for R127-billion green energy funding

    Eskom and trade department duel for R127-billion green energy funding One of the biggest announcements from last year’s COP26 climate talks was a pledge by some rich countries to provide $8.5 billion (R127 billion) to help South Africa transition away from coal. Now different interests within...
  8. Jan

    Department of Labour files court papers against Huawei for hiring too many foreigners

    Huawei nailed for employment equity violations in South Africa The Department of Employment and Labour filed court papers against Huawei Technologies South Africa today for non-compliance with South Africa's employment equity policy. "Huawei Technologies South Africa was audited in 2020 and...
    • Jan
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    • department of employment and labour (del) department of home affairs (dha) department of trade and industry (dti) huawei
    • Replies: 148
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Proudly South African website offline for a month

    Proudly SA gets R42 million from taxpayers — website down for a month The Proudly South African website was inaccessible for most of December 2021 and January 2022, and a search of its site history on Internet Archive revealed that the website went offline on several occasions before that. An...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • department of trade and industry (dti) deryn graham proudly south african
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    First 100kW Platinum Power Fuel Cell launched in South Africa

    Platinum power fuel cell launched in South Africa Africa’s first ever 100-kilowatt fuel cell that runs on platinum and natural gas.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • chamber of mines department of trade and industry (dti) platinum power fuel cell rob davies
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Did SA spend €2 million on Spyware?

    Did SA government blow €2-million on spyware? New information from WikiLeaks suggests that South Africa spent over €2-million on “weaponised German surveillance malware”
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • blue coat systems department of trade and industry (dti) finfisher headline netronome rob davies south african national defence force (sandf) state security agency (ssa) telkom vastech wikileaks
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. jes

    Online gambling in SA; legalise it

    Online gambling in South Africa; legalise it A draft bill to legalise online gambling will soon be introduced in parliament
    • jes
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    • adheera bodasing democratic alliance (da) department of trade and industry (dti) geordin hill-lewis headline minister of trade and industry national council of provinces (ncop) online gambling parliamentary portfolio committee for trade and industry tyrone dobbin wayne lurie
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. jes

    South African Spy Files link deepens to the tune of R3.6m

    South African Spy Files link deepens to the tune of R3.6m Privacy International has questioned government grants totalling just under R3.6-million given to VASTech, an SA-based mass surveillance equipment maker.
    • jes
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    • department of trade and industry (dti) eric king headline rob davies spy files vastech wikileaks willem barnard
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. jes

    Beware copyright treaties, says DTI

    Beware copyright treaties: DTI South Africa should tread carefully when it comes to international intellectual property treaties, the Department of Trade and Industry has recommended
    • jes
    • Thread
    • department of trade and industry (dti) digital millennium copyright act (dmca) headline world international property organisation (wipo)
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. jes

    Reverse engineering software should be allowed, says Trade & Industry Dept.

    Reverse engineering software should be allowed, says Trade & Industry Dept. The reverse engineering of computer programs should be allowed in South Africa, according to the Department of Trade and Industry
    • jes
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    • department of trade and industry (dti) headline reverse engineering rob davies
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. jes

    SA Internet users must be allowed to copy and share (for research): DTI

    SA Internet users must be allowed to copy and share (for research): DTI Copying and sharing “from electronic sources” for educational and research purposes must be allowed in South Africa, the DTI recommended
    • jes
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    • copyright department of trade and industry (dti) headline rob davies
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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