Countries WATCH | R2 500 fine for fireworks offenders Cape Town – Durban metro police have warned against the misuse of fireworks after midnight, as city bylaws permit... Read more 31 Dec, 2024
Countries DBE served with R5m fine by Information Regulator over publishing of matric results Cape Town — The Information Regulator (IR) has hit the Department of Basic Education (DBE) with a R5 million... Read more 23 Dec, 2024
Technology French internet firm fined 50 mn euros for unsolicited ads Paris — France’s largest internet operator Orange was on Tuesday slapped with a 50-million-euro ($53-million) fine for sending unsolicited... Read more 10 Dec, 2024
World Lufthansa fined ‘record’ $4m for barring Jewish passengers Washington – US authorities have hit Lufthansa with a record $4 million penalty after finding the airline discriminated against more... Read more 16 Oct, 2024
Technology Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe’s fight with Big Tech Paris — The European Union (EU) warned Apple on Monday that its App Store is breaching its digital competition rules,... Read more 25 Jun, 2024
Countries Political parties urged to remove election posters or face heavy fines Cape Town — Various metros around South African have issued warnings to political parties to remove their election posters... Read more 12 Jun, 2024
Business SAP ordered to pay R500m fine over corrupt Eskom contracts Cape Town — The Special tribunal has ordered software giants, SAP to pay a R500 million fine to the... Read more 26 Mar, 2024
Business Ex-Steinhoff boss Markus Jooste hit with R475m fine Cape Town — Ex-Steinhoff boss, Markus Jooste, has been hit with a mammaoth R475 million fine by the Financial... Read more 21 Mar, 2024
Business SAP fined R4.1b to resolve bribery charges to South Africa and Indonesia Washington — German software giant SAP has agreed to pay more than R4 billion to resolve allegations it paid... Read more 11 Jan, 2024
Technology EU legal opinion deals blow to Google on 2.4-bn-euro fine Brussels — Google suffered a legal blow at the European Court of Justice on Thursday when the body’s adviser... Read more 11 Jan, 2024