17 billion spam calls later, SA moves to block unwanted marketing

17 billion spam calls later, SA moves to block unwanted marketing

South Africans could soon have a powerful tool to fight the endless stream of spam calls, texts and emails flooding their phones. The Trade, Industry and Competition Department says the new National Opt-Out Registry will give consumers greater control over unwanted direct marketing. Launching the system in Pretoria on Wednesday, Minister Parks Tau, revealed that South Africans received about 17 billion spam calls between January and June this year. Data […]

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Madlanga Commission | Fadiel Adams set to testify in August

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and member of Parliament (MP), Fadiel Adams, is set to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 11 August. Adams attracted national attention after the commission heard that he had lodged a Section 27 referral complaint with the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), alleging that criminal cases he had previously opened against Crime Intelligence officials were being intercepted. He sought IDAC's intervention, but the […]

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Madlanga Commission | Padayachee questioned over investigation into Crime Intelligence officials

The Madlanga Commission has heard that Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) senior investigator, Colonel Brian Padayachee, issued a subpoena in February last year to the National Police Commissioner for the security clearance and vetting files of Crime Intelligence head, Dumisani Khumalo and his co-accused. This is despite evidence before the commission suggesting that, at the time, Padayachee's investigation was focused on the alleged irregular appointment of Brigadier, Tebogo Mokwele, within […]

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