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Raid: South African Police Service members patrol the streets on the Cape Flats (above). The Democratic Alliance wants the Western Cape to take over policing responsibility from the national government.

DA renews bid to control policing in Western Cape

The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Communications Minister Solly Malatsi (Instagram)

Malatsi denies ICT directive paves way for Elon Musk’s Starlink into South Africa

Critics say the timing is suspect, coming after businessman Johann Rupert, part of a delegation to Washington last week, said South Africa needed Starlink technology to help to fight crime

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Nineteen former Telkom employees who won a protracted legal battle after being unfairly dismissed during the implementation of a labour outsourcing agreement are still fighting for their jobs (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Barring ‘fundamental changes’, Telkom won’t participate in 2024 spectrum auction

The JSE-listed phone operator has asked that the auction be postponed to 2025, as the group and its competitors are reeling from tough economic conditions

  • Eyaaz
3 min read