Government to crack down on Netflix and YouTube in South Africa

[ad_1] South Africa’s Minister for Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, recently published a white paper proposing a complete overhaul of the regulations governing the country’s broadcasting industry. Titled “A New Vision for South Africa 2020,” Ndabeni-Abrahams published a draft of the white paper in the Government Gazette on October …

Read More »

‘Fake’ hawk arrested for allegedly demanding rand 500,000 bribe

[ad_1] Images of Felix Dlangamandla / Gallo The Germiston Serious Corruption Investigation team detained a 46-year-old man for alleged extortion in Kempton Park on Tuesday. According to Hawks spokesman Capt. Ndivhuwo Mulamu, the man contacted the whistleblower in the case on Thursday and allegedly introduced himself as a Warrant Officer …

Read More »

Eskom officials pocketed millions of rand in bribes: SIU

[ad_1] The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has detailed the extent of the rot at Eskom before parliament, including how four officials pocketed R44m as a “bonus” related to long delays in the utility’s new power plant construction program. The SIU also uncovered the details of how several Eskom executives pocketed …

Read More »

Telkom informs Vodacom about the agreement with Rain

[ad_1] Telkom has approached the Competition Court to declare the set of spectrum agreements between Vodacom and Rain as a ‘merger’ that should have been reportable under the Competition Law. Telkom argues that the merger is notifiable because the multiple agreements between Vodacom and Rain give the former use and …

Read More »