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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.
ConCourt to hear ‘Please Call Me’ appeal bid
The Constitutional Court will hear an application from Vodacom Group for leave to appeal a ruling that it pay a former employee billions of rands in compensation for an idea he proposed more than two decades ago, reports Moneyweb.
We're not hiding digital evidence
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane has denied her department was hindering the NPA from gaining access to a large digital evidence database gathered by Zondo Commission investigators.
Business assists NPA to prosecute complex crimes
The business sector has stepped in to provide substantial support to the NPA in prosecuting state capture crimes and expedite SA's exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, reports, Fin24.
NPA clashes with DoJ over Zondo database
NPA bosses are locked in a stand-off with the Justice Ministry which has blocked full access to vital state capture evidence and is now stalling the permanent establishment of the Investigating Directorate (ID).
Airlink lays complaint against former executive
A criminal complaint has been filed against SAA head of sales and marketing Carla da Silva and several other staff members that report to her.
Hackers post animated porn on MKP’s Facebook platform
As IT experts collate information relating to the MKP’s claims of vote-rigging during the May general elections, hackers have been uploading animated pornographic images and videos onto the party's Facebook.
Surve responds to criminal probe
Sekunjalo Independent Media proprietor Iqbal Survé and a cohort of senior editors face a criminal investigation related to their mistaken doxing of University of KZN lecturer and stand-up comedian Mohammed Yacoob Vawda.
Please Call Me inventor accused of ‘misdiagnosing’ case
Vodafone has accused ‘Please Call Me’ (PCM) inventor Nkosana Makate of ‘misdiagnosing’ its intentions in its application to be admitted as a friend of the court in his legal battle with Vodacom.
Independent Media apologises for X account claim
The Independent Media group has apologised to a University of KZN lecturer after accusing him of being the mastermind behind the viral ghost social media X account, @goolammv, reports News24.
Two senior SABC executives have been fired for trying to hide a multimillion-rand advertising share agreement with an external service provider.
Vodafone accused of interfering in ‘Please Call Me’ saga
‘Please Call Me’ (PCM) inventor Nkosana Makate has accused telecommunications multinational Vodafone, which is trying to intervene in his two-decade legal battle with Vodacom, of exaggerating the financial impact of his claim against the local company.
Lab systems partially deleted over ransomware attack
All the internal and external IT systems of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) remain down following an attempted ransomware attack by an unidentified actor this past weekend, reports Fin24.
DStv and MultiChoice to sell bulk of insurance business
DStv and MultiChoice have inked a R1.2bn cash deal to sell 60% of its insurance business, NMS Insurance Services, to Africa's largest non-bank financial services group Sanlam.
631 Vodacom workers fired for alleged fraud
Vodacom dismissed 631 workers and contractors for fraud in the year to end-March after the mobile communications group investigated more than 8 000 cases, says Business Day report.