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Apple Inc. adjusted its App Store review guidelines to loosen restrictions on iPhone and iPad games that stream directly from the internet and in-app purchase rules that have frustrated developers. The changes are relatively small. But they suggest Apple is listening to app makers that have complained about the company’s stringent guidelines. Apple is not …

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Expats who follow shady advice to deregister as taxpayers with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will suffer in the long run, says Jonty Leon, legal manager at Tax Consulting SA. This follows reports that some tax advisors are directing their expatriate clients to deregister with SARS to avoid paying tax on their non-exempt foreign …

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The day that a fibre network operator lets you know that fibre is coming to your area is a momentous one, and the months it takes for the roll-out to happen are simultaneously exciting and agonising. That excitement turned to frustration and disappointment for the residents of The Vineyards and Diaz Village in Strand. “We …

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Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) has opened registration for the 2021 intake of its 12-month fully-sponsored data science learnerships, starting January 11, 2021. For hundreds of successful candidates, this learnership is the ticket to a job in one of the most globally sought after careers, with an average starting salary of R400,000 a year, it …

This company tracked the placement of 85 data science graduates in South Africa – here’s how much they earn Read More »

The Department of Transport has published a new discussion paper on South Africa’s taxi industry and its role in the wider transport industry. While the bulk of the document focuses on empowering taxi drivers and owners, it also sets out possible regulations for other sectors such as e-hailing. The document states that through regulation, e-hailing …

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The Competition Commission has stressed the importance of allowing mobile networks access to the national banking system. In a paper titled “Competition in the Digital Economy”, the Commission outlined the importance of creating regulation in a variety of industries, including finance, telecoms, and ecommerce. It suggested that all parties should work together to improve the …

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If you are still on ADSL, VDSL, or a slow and unstable connection, it is time to move to fibre or fixed-LTE. DSL and copper-based services in areas covered by fibre networks will be plans to be terminated by December 2020. What this means is that ADSL subscribers in areas where there is fibre will …

The easy and affordable way to get uncapped fibre Read More »

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and his top deputies are focusing greater attention on developing a new generation of leaders to eventually run some of the iPhone maker’s most important divisions such as hardware development, services and marketing. As Cook begins his 10th year at the helm, his management group is filled mostly …

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Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that conduct of taxi operators on the road – displaying flagrant disregard of the law and the rights of other road users – remains a pervasive problem. Speaking at the launch of a taxi lekgotla on Friday (11 September), he said that it was an ‘open secret’ that self-regulation in …

Government wants to introduce a demerit system for taxis: minister Read More »