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    Solidarity takes legal action against illegal importation of Cuban engineers

    Solidarity takes legal action against illegal importation of Cuban engineers Labour union Solidarity has announced it has started a legal process against Minister of Human Settlements, Water, and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu over the importation of Cuban engineers for water infrastructure projects...
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    Top-notch movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix and Showmax this weekend

    Top-notch movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix and Showmax this weekend South Africa’s two biggest streaming services – Netflix and Showmax – have added a number of top-notch movies and TV shows to watch this weekend. The battle for mobile subscribers between these two providers appears to...
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    EOH provides clarity on SIU media statement

    EOH provides clarity on SIU media statement EOH has provided clarity on the events that led up to the signature of the Acknowledgement of Debt (AoD) related to its Department of Defence (DoD) contract. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) this week provided details about its investigation into...
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    Mirror Trading International CEO Johann Steynberg provisionally sequestrated

    Mirror Trading International CEO Johann Steynberg provisionally sequestrated The alleged founder and CEO of Mirror Trading International (MTI), Johann Steynberg, has been provisionally sequestrated in the Polokwane High Court. The court order, which MyBroadband has seen, was handed down by...
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    South African fibre price war - uncapped fibre for under R400 per month

    South African fibre price war - uncapped fibre for under R400 per month South Africans can now buy a fast, uncapped fibre-to-the-home service for under R400 per month thanks to speed increases and price cuts from network operators. The fibre price war in South Africa was started by Openserve...
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    World’s largest solar tech company partners with Durban-based solar PV panel maker

    World’s largest solar tech company partners with Durban-based solar PV panel maker LONGi Solar, said to be the world’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) technology company, is partnering with Durban-based solar PV panel manufacturer, ARTsolar. This partnership is aimed at meeting the...
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    FNB's customer expenditures on Netflix and Mr D Food during 2020

    FNB's customer expenditures on Netflix and Mr D Food during 2020 FNB has seen a big upsurge in customer spending on home delivery, video and music streaming apps in the time since South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown first started. The increase has led to a boom in the usage of platforms like Mr...
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    Donna Mostert discusses Mustek and Huawei’s enterprise partnership

    Donna Mostert discusses Mustek and Huawei’s enterprise partnership Donna Mostert is the Huawei business manager at Mustek and one of South Africa’s most experienced distribution executives. Mostert started her career at Dimension Data as an account manager and later served in senior roles at...
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    BRCSA reveals most-watched TV shows in South Africa

    BRCSA reveals most-watched TV shows in South Africa The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) has released its television audience measurements for March 2021 which showed that Uzalo and Generations: The Legacy remained the most-watched TV shows in South Africa. This data from the...
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    MTN and Vodacom cut prepaid mobile data prices - save 40% on 1GB

    MTN and Vodacom cut prepaid mobile data prices - save 40% on 1GB It has been just over a year since Vodacom and MTN reached an agreement with the Competition Commission to significantly reduce the price of mobile data in South Africa. Vodacom agreed to drop its monthly data prices across the...
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    Most in-demand and paid tech jobs in South Africa

    Most in-demand and paid tech jobs in South Africa Software developers, data analysts, data warehousing specialists, and systems & network administrators are in strong demand in South Africa. This was revealed in the March 2021 CareerJunction Index (CJI) report which was published this week...
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    Microsoft will bring new Surface Laptop 4 to South Africa

    Microsoft will bring new Surface Laptop 4 to South Africa Microsoft will be bringing another Surface device to South Africa – the recently-announced Surface Laptop 4. This lightweight, business-oriented laptop only features minimal exterior design changes from its predecessor, which is already...
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    Fraudsters using social media platforms to steal money from South Africans

    Fraudsters using social media platforms to steal money from South Africans Fraudsters are using social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to target South African telecoms clients looking for support and steal money from them. Consumer activist Wendy Knowler told The Money Show’s...
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    What Showmax, Netflix and Video Play have to offer this weekend

    What Showmax, Netflix and Video Play have to offer this weekend There are plenty of great movies and TV shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Showmax, and Video Play. Netflix has released original movie Concrete Cowboy, an interesting spin on the Western drama genre which revolves around...
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    Vodacom 4G claims must go: ASA

    Vodacom nailed for unsubstantiated 4G claim The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa has ruled that Vodacom should remove its 4G network claim from its marketing material
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    The best gadgets of 2015

    Top gadgets of 2015 South African technology experts share their views on the top gadgets of the year.
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    Neotel wins 20Gbps Internet contract

    Neotel wins 20Gbps Internet backbone contract Neotel has announced the implementation of Internet backbone services for Echo Service Provider, representing in excess of 20Gbps of Internet capacity
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    ANC cabinet report card - failure all-round

    ANC cabinet report card – Zuma and his ministers fail The Democratic Alliance has released its annual cabinet report card, which sees President Zuma “laugh his way to the bottom of the class”
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    Cell C WhatsApp billing glitch affects 450,000 subscribers

    Cell C WhatsApp billing complaint Cell C recently discovered a glitch with its WhatsApp billing, which affected around 150 subscribers
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    Cwele 'protecting' Dina Pule's friends: report

    Dina Pule’s ‘friends’ being protected: report Minister Siyabonga Cwele is being accused of ‘protecting’ two officials who rigged a R756 million tender and lied to parliament to protect former minsiter, Dina Pule.
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