MultiChoice Group said it will shut down its streaming platform Showmax after 11 years of operation as the company reviews its digital strategy. The decision was communicated to subscribers in an email on Thursday. The company said the move follows a review by the Showmax board. “Following a comprehensive review, the Showmax Board has taken…
Since the war in Iran started on Saturday, six American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother of two, an Iowa college student and a Florida native remembered by his family as the “life of the party.” Five of the fallen service members, all members of the U.S. Army Reserve, have been positively…
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The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has expressed serious concern over severe understaffing at Department of Home Affairs (DHA) offices in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, warning that the situation is directly undermining service delivery. The committee met with provincial leadership from both provinces to receive an update on operations and service delivery challenges. “It is unacceptable…
If you’re leading technology in a South African organisation right now, you’ve probably felt the same tension: service expectations keep rising, while teams stay lean. It shows up in the small moments that become big problems: A “quick” onboarding becomes three different tickets across three departments. An incident escalates, but no one has the full…
Crypto assets broaden opportunities in the transaction environment but also pose significant money laundering and terrorist financing risks due to their ease of availability, use, anonymity, and decentralised nature. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) classified the overall inherent risks of money laundering for crypto asset service providers (CASPs) in South Africa as “high” following a…
The Director General, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Rev. Stephen Wilfred Arthur, said Aero Contractors’ Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) will effectively service all commercial aircraft operating in West and Central Africa approved for maintenance in the facility. Arthur stated this at the weekend after the facility tour of the maintenance facility located at the Aero…
Every Monday, employees of Delivery Ka Speed, a South African township-focused logistics company, slip a note into parcels that reads “New Week, We Try Again”. The business posts the same line on its social media. Founder Godiragetse Mogajane says the phrase, which they have used since the early days of delivering food on bicycles, “comes…
There are 1.3 million civil servants on the state’s payroll. (Image by 123RF) Government has elevated professionalising the public service workforce as a key priority for state capacity, recommendingadequate training for priority technical skills, among others. This was highlighted recently as Maropene Ramokgopa, minister in the Presidency responsible for planning, monitoring and evaluation, detailed government’s…
Vodacom Group reported a strong performance for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025, with service revenue rising nearly 13% to R34.6 billion. This growth was primarily fuelled by robust expansion in its international markets, specifically Egypt and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), helping the group track favourably against its medium-term financial targets. Read:…
