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File: A senior government official and various service providers in KwaZulu-Natal were reportedly awarded government tender contracts worth millions of rand to repair the province’s roads infrastructure. Photo: Flickr/Cory Doctorow JOHANNESBURG – Anti-corruption measures need to be strengthened to eradicate graft and fraud, the South African National Civic Organisation said on Saturday. In the wake of the seizure this week ... Read More »

In an age of superfast computers and interconnected everything, the only sure way to protect the integrity of election results is to return to paper and pen. That is the view of Sijmen Ruwhof, an ethical or “white hat” hacker, who last month revealed that the Dutch election’s commission computer software was riddled with vulnerabilities. In a shock announcement just ... Read More »

Apple is to start making iPhones in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, the state’s government has said. Ministers said Apple would start an initial manufacturing operation in the state, whose capital is the tech hub Bangalore, in April. The tech giant has a 2% share of India’s mobile phone market, well behind South Korean rival Samsung. Apple has yet ... Read More »

Outlining her 12 objectives for the UK’s exit from the European Union, May also nodded to the importance of science and innovation, and said part of her agenda is to “guarantee the rights of EU citizens who are already living in Britain”. May reaffirmed the messages that the country will “continue to attract the brightest and the best to work or ... Read More »

Guillem Balague says Barcelona could be nearing the end of the Luis Enrique era and reflects on the growing strength of Real Madrid in his latest column.   Man City will not be launching a bid to sign Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic, according to Sky sources. Guillem reflects on the latest developments in Spain and answers your questions in his column… ... Read More »

Britain lacks experience in international negotiations due to its long membership of the European Union and this could slow talks on its departure from the EU, the premier of non-EU Norway said, adding that she feared “a very hard Brexit”. British Prime Minister Theresa May intends to launch by the end of March the two-year process of negotiations to leave ... Read More »

Britain would consider making payments to the European Union after it leaves to achieve the best possible access for businesses to the bloc’s markets, Brexit minister David Davis said on Thursday. The government is formulating its negotiating position ahead of formal divorce talks next year, and businesses have been seeking reassurance that it won’t seek a “hard Brexit” which would ... Read More »