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Company probed for Bitcoin scam threatens to sue Hawks

Article Jan Cronje & Khulekani Magubane - 28 May 2018

The Hawks announced on Friday that they are investigating BitCaw Trading and BTC Global for a scam that may have fleeced up to 28 000 investors

Taxman is eyeing your bitcoins

Article Lynley Donnelly - 2 Mar 2018

The budget made it clear that financial authorities want the situation remedied

New kids boom on the blockchain

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Feb 2018

Funds are eager to flood into new tech ventures, but the stakes are very high

Tulip mania: The classic story of a Dutch financial bubble is mostly wrong

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 2018

The Bitcoin crash was dubbed a "tulip mania 2.0" but there is one problem with the story of the Dutch financial craze — much of the story is untrue

Nigerian cryptocurrency craze unfazed by bitcoin plunge

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Feb 2018

West Africa's biggest economy has the world's third-largest bitcoin holdings as a percentage of its GDP because the units make business easier.

Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia

Article Agence France Presse - 20 Dec 2017

Bitcoin dropped to $15 815.78 in early Tokyo trade from $18 000 Tuesday evening, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Bitcoin: a pocketful of cryptonite

Article Co-pierre Georg & Qobolwakhe Dube - 8 Dec 2017

Invest in the risky cryptocurrency only if you are prepared to lose everything

Bitcoin defies bubble fears and smashes $12 000, hitting a new record

Article Agence France Presse - 6 Dec 2017

Observers say the increase is due to growing interest from Wall Street, with plans for mainstream markets to offer trading in the currency's futures.

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National

Tshwane water woes in court again

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal

National

Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak

National

Apartheid criminals still at large

Ilham Rawoot - 21 Feb 2020

Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later

Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

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Special Reports

Looking inwards

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

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