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The Department of Transport has sought to clarify some uncertainties surrounding various licence renewals and expiry deadlines. According to the directions previously published by the department, the following deadlines were set: Motor vehicles licence discs, temporary permits and roadworthy certificates, which expired between 26 March 2020 and 31 May 2020, were deemed to be valid up until on 31 August 2020. All learner’s licences, driving licence cards, temporary driving licences and professional driving permits, which expired between 26 March 2020 and 31 August 2020, are deemed to be valid for a period ending on 31 January 2021. Motor trade number…

MTN has announced it now offers a month-to-month payment option giving customers control of their spend commitments With no lock-ins, no credit checks and no complicated paperwork, MTN Month-to-Month is available to anyone that either doesn’t want to be tied to a contract or who is unable to get a long-term contract due to not meeting minimum requirements. New or existing customers simply need to choose the package they want and opt for the month-to-month payment option, allowing them to experience the quality, value and convenience of the MTN network without a 24-month obligation. All they will be asked for is…

South Africa’s proptech startup Roundr has secured further backing from Scottish VC firm i7V which will see it through its current beta stage and move to market towards the end of 2020. i7V has invested an undisclosed amount in Roundr, a three-year-old business based in Cape Town. The Roundr app takes estate agent’s work onto their smart devices, offering an organized and easy way to work on mandates, schedule viewings, interact with clients and other agents, and even collaborate on sales. In a first for the real estate sales industry, the Roundr office and enterprise platforms enable real-time insight-informed performance…

Thanks to its extensive data collection and analysis, the Paris-based anti-fraud firm Evina has determined that one out of every three mobile subscription attempts in South Africa is fraudulent. South African cellular users are very often subscribed to mobile services without their consent, the company says. After Kenya, South Africa is the African country most affected by fraud that daily fleeces millions from the mobile accounts of cellular users around the globe. “As Africa’s most advanced economy, it is particularly tragic that South African mobile users are falling victim to subscription frauds that are well managed in many other countries,”…

The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has – in the recent past – said that South Africa needs a “capable army” that includes women that can contribute to and benefit from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). She added that the government has realised that in order to derive an effective economic spin-off from #4IR, there is a need to build and continuously nurture these capable soldiers. This army, she believes, will not be capable enough unless there are women in it. The Afrovation Group has answered this call by establishing and nurturing a small, yet a capable…

Pay-TV operator MultiChoice is looking to significantly expand its reach, investment in people and infrastructure, and its support of Ethiopian content and content creators. The company said on Monday that this includes investing heavily in local content as part of the Group’s hyper-local content strategy. MultiChoice has operated in the country since 1992. The group previously announced its intention to significantly increase its investment in Ethiopia, which is recognised as having huge growth potential with its large population (second only to Nigeria), impressive GDP growth and its largely untapped potential within the ICT sector. “Ethiopia is open for business and…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has learned that the previous Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, spent more than R2.5 million for a technical task team to review the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) business model and make recommendations in reforming how SASSA made its cash payments. In a reply to a DA parliamentary question, the Department of Social Development (DSD) said it paid six technical advisers a total of R2.5 million between May and October 2018. These technical advisors clearly did not fix any of the Agency’s challenges as reports confirm that SASSA is currently drowning under a backlog…

If South African companies hired and promoted women at the same rate as countries such as Norway, the economy could grow by 30%, according to a recent study by a leading research company. “To those who think that gender equality only benefits women, the numbers tell a different story,” says Shaun Rademeyer, CEO of MultiINET Home Loans. “Data makes it clear that gender equality is the engine for the global workforce. Greater female participation in the workforce can make a greater impact on the economy.” According to McKinsey & Company, gender-diverse companies around the world are 15% more likely to…

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series, the power phone that empowers your work and play, is now available from MTN on South Africa’s best mobile network. Effective 1 September 2020, MTN customers can sign-up or upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy Note20 LTE, Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G and Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G. All deals come with free UV Sterilizer with wireless charging valued at R999, and the first one thousand MTN customers that sign up or upgrade in the month of September 2020 can also claim a free Samsung LED 24” flat monitor valued at R2199, while stock lasts, all redeemable…

Liquid Telecom has appointed Clayton Naidoo as Group Chief Business Officer (GCBO).  He will be responsible for driving growth, innovation and strategy in the enterprise market across the Group’s holdings. Naidoo will join the Liquid Telecom team in this role on 1 October 2020. A seasoned ICT professional, Naidoo has more than 14 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Liquid Telecom, he worked at Cisco in several key leadership positions. Most recently, he was General Manager – Sub-Saharan Africa, covering 31 countries. He was responsible for executing a region-wide vision and strategy that delivered transformational value to…