MTM launching high speed broadband


Cape Town – Mobile operator MTN has revealed an aggressive move to deliver high speed internet connections to homes.

On Wednesday, MTN unveiled a plan to roll out fibre connections to homes in high density areas, based on a pilot operation to the residents of Monaghan Farm, north of Johannesburg.
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SAPS complains about DA election ad


Johannesburg – The SA Police Service has lodged a complaint with Icasa over the Democratic Alliance’s election advert, Icasa said on Wednesday.

“The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa… notifies the media and all stakeholders that the Complaints and Compliance Committee has received a complaint from the SAPS in connection with the DA’s political advertisement currently being broadcast by the SA Broadcasting Corporation,” spokesperson Paseka Maleka said.
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Zuma thanks Afrikaner community


Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma thanked the Afrikaner community for believing in a democratic and equal South Africa, at an ANC manifesto dinner in Pretoria on Wednesday.

“We are one nation, regardless of colour or creed. We are one unique nation in Africa, made up of diverse people who are united by their love for their country and the desire for it to succeed,” he said in a speech prepared for delivery at the Voortrekker Monument.
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Cope loses members to ANC


Johannesburg – President of the Cope Youth Movement, Abel Rangata, and three other Cope members have resigned from the party to join the ANC, Rangata said in a statement on Wednesday.
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