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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that more sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act will come into force on 1 July 2020.

Drivers could be leaving a trove of sensitive data on their old cars by not wiping information held from connecting to a smartphone, according to a survey.

Telkom has suspended its dividend policy for the next three years as it seeks to build its cash position ahead of a planned auction of radio frequency spectrum in South Africa.

The numbers are not that surprising, given that Telkom has said it is decommissioning its copper network countrywide. But the group’s 2020 fixed-line performance still makes for sobering reading.

Cell C has begun a consultation process under the Labour Relations Act that is likely to result in 960 employees – or almost 40% of the company’s workforce – being retrenched.

The largest wireless carriers operating in Africa are starting to form partnerships ahead of making offers for new licences to be awarded by Ethiopia.

Two unions on Friday rejected job cuts proposed to rescue South African Airways, which has cost the government more than R17-billion to stave off bankruptcy and will cost it about half that again to reform.

South Africa must cut spending to avoid a sovereign debt crisis within the next four years, finance minister Tito Mboweni has warned.

Liquid Telecom South Africa chief operating officer Craig van Rooyen will serve as interim CEO of the company until a replacement for Reshaad Sha has been appointed, the company said on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said a new continental online platform will help African countries to access critical medical supplies needed to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.