Author: Gugu Lourie

Former communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda was reportedly hijacked in Rooihuskraal, Centurion on Tuesday night, ANC spokesperson Keith Khoza said. By Mpho Rabrife Khoza had written a post on his Facebook account asking people to be on the lookout for three black men driving a blue Porche Panamera in Centurion. “The person that was robbed is General Siphiwe ‘Gebhuza’ Nyanda. The suspects took the Johannesburg route,” he added. SA police spokesperson Mack Mngomezulu was not aware of the hijacking and said he could only verify the information at a later stage. Khoza told News24 he had been notified by friends that…

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Nuclear power generation has turned into an expensive operation, even when the machines are amortised, said nuclear expert Mycle Schneider. By Matthew le Cordeur Schneider, author of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report, told Fin24 on Monday that he questioned whether nuclear power can be seen as an alternative to a whole range of other energy options. Schneider’s 2015 report, which was released in South Africa this month, concluded that “the promise that Generation III+ designs would be simpler and therefore easier to build appears not to have been fulfilled”. “Real costs have increased significantly compared to their predecessors suggesting…

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As more local developers rush to build applications, South African law takes a dim view on apps that play loose and fast with personal data. By Duncan Alfreds While it is becoming easier to build mobile applications, local developers may face serious legal hurdles to ensure their apps comply with the law, according to Alec Veitch, senior associate and Jonathan Salant, candidate attorney at Schindlers Attorneys. Here are the laws that affect mobile application services: Consumer Protection Act (CPA) The CPA governs advertising as well as the selling of goods and services. “Accordingly, a person who is launching a mobile…

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Wesgro, in partnership with the Cape Town Partnership, is proud to pilot the Isabelo Smart Bench – a stand-alone, entirely solar-powered free Wi-Fi hotspot for public use complete with USB charging points, night lighting and easy seating – on the corner of Adderley and Wale St in the Cape Town CBD. A first for the continent, the bench was initially launched last September at The Grove Square in Braamfontein. It is designed as a stand-alone entirely solar powered, free Wi-Fi hotspot, complete with USB charging points and easy seating that can help attract and bring life back into public spaces. The City…

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Technology keeps families in a state of interruption and having a smart device-free time is a challenge. To reshape the meaning of family time in the digital age, a new app called TimeWize enables parents to remotely control their children’s usage of their smart devices from their smartphone. By Gugu Lourie The TimeWize Parent App and the TimeWize Child App is available for download on the Google Play Store. The child app can only be installed on Android tablets or phones. With TimeWize installed, parents are able to set permissions on their kid’s smart devices. This is done by offering parents the…

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Anti e-toll group Outa said on Monday that it has “plenty of evidence” indicating the Gauteng tolling equipment is unreliable. This comes after roads agency Sanral warned high value corporate e-toll defaulters on Monday that they would be issued summonses this week. It announced that the first set of civil summonses to individuals is being delivered by sheriffs in different jurisdictions in Gauteng. “The summonses will also include higher value summonses of mostly companies. Due to the amount owed in these cases, the summons has to be managed by the High Court,” said Alex van Niekerk, project manager for the…

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Apple today introduced the all-new 9.7-inch iPad Pro — at just under one pound it features a new pro Retina display with greater brightness, wider color gamut, lower reflectivity, Night Shift mode and introduces new True Tone display technology to dynamically adjust white balance. “iPad Pro is a new generation of iPad that is indispensable and immersive, enabling people to be more productive and more creative. It’s incredibly fast, extremely portable, and completely natural to use with your fingers, Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. And now it comes in two sizes,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide…

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Apple today introduced iPhone SE, a four-inch display, in a beloved compact aluminum design that has been updated with matte-chamfered edges, a color-matched stainless steel Apple logo, and four gorgeous metallic finishes, including rose gold. iPhone SE takes a beloved iPhone design and reinvents it from the inside out, giving customers a powerful, full-featured iPhone no matter which model they choose. The 64-bit A9 chip, introduced in iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, offers iPhone SE customers two times faster CPU and three times faster GPU performance compared to iPhone 5s, all with gains in energy efficiency for improved battery life. iPhone SE users…

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Road users who have persistently refused to settle their Gauteng e-toll debt may receive civil summonses from SANRAL over the next few days. The South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited announced that the first set of civil summonses to individuals is being delivered by sheriffs in different jurisdictions in Gauteng. “The summonses will also include higher value summonses of mostly companies. Due to the amount owed in these cases, the summons has to be managed by the High Court,” says Alex van Niekerk, Project Manager for the GFIP. The decision to issue summonses comes at the end of an extensive…

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