Courts now have to decipher emojis

Judges and lawyers are increasingly being asked to decipher the hidden meanings of emojis, according to two University of Western Cape researchers on forensic linguistics.

Pam Golding probes data hack

The Information Regulator and SAPS have been informed by real estate giant Pam Golding Properties that it has been hacked, reports Fin24.

End of the road for OnDigital Media as StarSat flounders

StarSat SA marketing manager Jan Hendrik Harmse says OnDigital Media, the pay-TV broadcaster’s licence holder, has been liquidated.

Hefty fine for Cell C in roaming bill dispute

Cell C was fined R500 000 after a consumer received a R11 265 bill for just a few hours of international roaming in France.

Concern over criminal use of unregistered SIM cards

Airtime voucher manufacturer Securi-Tech has added its voice to growing concerns about the use of unregistered SIM cards in extortion attempts in SA, says a Business Day report.

Mobile networks request fair rules as Starlink looms

Just as Elon Musk’s Starlink is lobbying hard for a change to the ownership rules for mobile operators, SA’s mobile network companies, through their lobby group ACT, have told Icasa that there needs to be fairness in the licensing regime, TechCentral writes.

Prominent blogger arrested again

Blogger Musa Khawula was arrested again this week, less than two months after spending time in jail.

Over 2m view pirated MultiChoice offerings

MultiChoice has estimated that more than 2m people view pirated versions of the series and movies available on its platform, haemorrhaging billions of rands in annual sales and shining a harsh spotlight on pervasive copyright violations.

Global syndicate allegedly behind Facebook fraud

Financial journalist Maya Fisher-French's joint household account was last week cleaned out by what appears to be a global syndicate which uses stolen credit cards to pay for Facebook adverts, reports Fin24.

Please Call Me was ‘just a brilliant idea’ – Vodacom

Vodacom says Nkosana Makate's idea for the Please Call Me Service was ‘brilliant', but that it was ‘just an idea’, according to News24.

'Cryptoqueen' fugitive rumoured to be in SA

German police believe that ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova whose high-flying life included a lavish yacht and several mansions across the globe, might be hiding out in Cape Town.

MTN, police crack OTP scam syndicate

MTN and police have made a breakthrough in the one-time pin (OTP) scam syndicate that swindled and stole from many local customers.

How MTI fugitive’s luck ran out in Brazil

When MTI CEO Johann Steynberg was arrested in Goiânia, a city in Brazil’s interior, in December 2021, it was the first news anyone in SA – or elsewhere – had received of Steynberg (at least officially).

V-Day for Makate over ‘Please Call Me’ scrap?

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate returns to the Constitutional Court on Thursday for the final round of his bid to compel Vodacom to pay him R9.4bn for his idea, which raked in hundreds of billions of rands for the mobile communications giant.

More than 600 000 SA TikTok videos pulled down

TikTok has removed over 614 000 videos from SA based accounts for violating several community rules, including those governing integrity, advertising, privacy and security.

Please Call Me inventor justifies R9.4bn Vodacom claim

Paying out Please Call Me (PCM) inventor Nkosana Makate's R9.4bn will not cause the demise of Vodacom as it already paid out more than that in dividends to shareholders each year, his legal representative has argued.

ConCourt rejects YeboYethu's bid to join Vodacom fray

The special purpose vehicle that holds Vodacom's BBBEE shares – YeboYethu – has failed in its bid to be admitted as a friend of the court in the protracted legal battle between Vodacom and ‘Please Call Me’ (PCM) inventor Nkosana Makate.

StarSat investors may lose more than R430m

Investors in DStv rival StarSat could lose more than R430m if the satellite platform is shut down by a directive from Icasa, BusinessLIVE reports.

Musk addresses SA Starlink delays

Elon Musk says SpaceX is waiting for regulatory approval to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in SA. The SpaceX and Tesla founder made a terse statement on the process in SA in response to a post on X on Sunday.

Makata hails ‘Please Call Me' ruling

Vodafone has failed in its bid to be admitted as a friend of the court in the protracted legal battle between Vodacom and ‘Please Call Me’ (PCM) inventor Nkosana Makate.