November 1, 2019

South Africa: Judge clears opposition politician of hate speech

JOHANNESBURG, A court in South Africa has cleared firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema of hate speech for calling Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan a dog of white monopoly capital.Judge Roland Sutherland dismissed Gordhan’s applicatio…

Summer rewards for MTN prepaid customers

JOHANNESBURG, MTN prepaid customers have received an early festive season present as the company celebrates its 25th anniversary.One such initiative in its summer campaign is the MTN CakeCrush where over R100 million in prizes is on offer.There are a…

MoU speeds South Africa digital transformation

DURBAN, A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with a global technology company is anticipated to accelerate the digital transformation of government services in South Africa.The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Microsoft South Afri…

COMMODITIES: Dry weather dampens SA agriculture growth prospects

JOHANNESBURG, DRY weather conditions have delayed South African farmers from planting, delaying the start of a season where farmers intend to increase hectarage of summer crops by 7 percent.The summer crops whose hectarage farmers plan to increase to…

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