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SA parents brace themselves for extra expenditure as reopening of schools gets postponed by two weeks
South African parents need to brace themselves for a second wave of expenditure after the Department of Basic Education announced the postponement of reopening of schools due to the widespread high increase in Covid-19 infections. Deputy Basic Education Minister Reginah Mhaule said that the Council of Education Ministers together with Cabinet had taken a decision
Tesla asked to recall 158,000 cars for failing display consoles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Tesla to recall some 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles that could suffer from failing display consoles, according to a letter published by the agency on Wednesday. The failures of the so-called “media control units” in these vehicles can sever the owner’s access to their vehicle’s
Phiwe Mngadi empowers women to launch their own beauty businesses
Phiwe Mngadi is the woman behind most beauty business startup ideas. She has cemented her presence into the art of micro-blading (eyebrow tattooing) as an extension of what she already knew: nail art and make-up, which she picked up while still at high school. She didn’t know then that years later, she would turn entrepreneur
Meet Namibia's youngest minister – Emma Inamutila
She is young, she is fierce, and she is going for everything that they said she couldn't get. Meet EMMA INAMUTILA THEOFELUS – the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology in Namibia, and at the top, represents her country’s majority demographic – the youth. First appointed by President Hage G. Geingob as a Member
SA records highest daily Covid-19 death toll as 806 people die in 24 hours
South Africa's Covid-19 cases continue to skyrocket as the country recorded 806 new related deaths in the past 24 hours, the most single-day deaths so far. The previous high was 755 deaths, recorded a day earlier, on January 12. This means that 1,561 people died from the virus in the past two days alone. The
Eskom announces stage 2 power cuts from Thursday through to Sunday
South Africa will have to brace itself for a few nights of darkness after Eskom announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from midday on Thursday and will continue through to Sunday. Eskom said that the power cuts were necessary due to to the loss of generation capacity overnight. The utility explained that
Boeing receives last 747 order, ending production of the storied airliner
Aviation geeks have known this day was coming since July, but Boeing's confirmation on Monday that it will end production of its 747 jumbo jet next year is still bitter news to swallow. The final aircraft to roll out of the mammoth factory that Boeing purposely built to manufacture the double-decker plane more than 50
Authorities have taken down the dark web’s largest illegal marketplace
DarkMarket, reportedly the world’s largest dark web marketplace, has been taken offline by a Europol-coordinated international operation, according to authorities (via Gizmodo). German law enforcement arrested the Australian man believed to be the operator of the illegal site, and seized 20 servers that hosted it, bringing an end to what had become a hotbed of
Chinese investors set their eyes on Sands China Ltd after founder billionaire Sheldon Adelson's death
Sands China Ltd’s adjustment to life after the death of billionaire founder Sheldon Adelson, coming a year before the firm’s gaming license expires, could open up opportunities for Chinese investors to acquire a stake, industry executives said. Without the larger-than-life visionary at the helm, the firm may be more willing to sell a stake to
SA’s liquor industry seeks tax holiday after new sales ban
SA liquor industry has said it cannot afford to pay tax when they cannot sell their products South Africa’s alcohol industry, reeling under a renewed liquor sales ban since end December, on Tuesday called for a deferment of excise duty to stave off a wave of business closures and job losses. President Cyril Ramaphosa extended
Clicks, Dis-Chem plan to offer Covid-19 vaccines
South Africa’s two biggest pharmacy chains Clicks Group and Dis-Chem Pharmacies said they plan to offer Covid-19 shots at their stores and provide storage and distribution facilities in the vaccine rollout programme once the government provides more details. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday called on the private sector, including pharmacies, to help with the
Mr Price launches container store for their township customers
Clothing and home accessories group, Mr Price has taken it upon themselves to become more accessible to their customers. The group launched its first container store in Illovo town in Ethekwini, KwaZulu-Natal. By so doing, Mr Price will gain greater access to the growing township economy. According to Matthew Warriner, Mr Price’s head of corporate
Signal & Telegram see a spike in users following WhatsApp's new updated terms of service
Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp’s updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media. As WhatsApp users continue to share their frustrations and dissatisfaction about the new terms of service, some users have since left WhatsApp for Telegram and Signal. According to data analytics
Ramaphosa's speech: Vaccine rollout and all the new lockdown restrictions
President Cyril Ramaphosa took to the national pulpit yesterday to address the nation on the latest COVID-19 developments and research. In a media briefing on Monday evening (11 January), the president said that the pandemic in South Africa is now at its most ‘devastating’, with the number of new cases, deaths and hospital admissions now
Lenovo introduces new ThinkPad X12
Lenovo is introducing a new ThinkPad — with a twist. The ThinkPad X12 Detachable is a 12.3-inch business laptop with a screen that you can pop off and use as a tablet. It’s one of several new ThinkPads Lenovo has launched this week, which are powered by Intel’s newest 11th Gen vPro processors. Take a
Elon Musk no longer the richest person in the world
The latest Forbes update has indicated that Tesla boss Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world. After a week as the wealthiest person on the planet, tech billionaire Elon Musk is again the second-richest person in the world after his fortune fell by nearly $14 billion in one day. Shares of
Here's what to expect from Ramaphosa's speech tonight
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h00 today, Monday 11 January 2021, on developments in relation to the country’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The address follows meetings in recent days of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) and Cabinet. President Ramaphosa also hosted a virtual engagement on
SASSA suspends disability grants due to lack of funds
Social Security Agency Sassa announced on Friday that measures have been put in place to expedite temporary disability grant re-applications. According to reports, around 200,000 disability grant beneficiaries will not receive their grant payments this month since they lapsed at the end of December The temporary disability grant, which provides financial assistance to over 200,000
Intel launches facial recognition tech that uses the company’s depth-sensing cameras
A facial recognition solution that relies on its RealSense depth-sensing technology (via Gizmodo) was launched by Intel yesterday. RealSense started as a Kinect-style camera for touch-free interaction, but RealSense ID seems like Intel’s attempt to reposition its camera business towards secure, on-device facial recognition first, while also potentially putting the company in the crossfire of controversy. RealSense ID
Donald Trump accepts Biden defeat and warms up for inauguration day!
It's a great day for most Americans today as soon-to-be former president Donald Trump accepted defeat from his rival Joe Biden. President Trump for the first time acknowledged a new administration would take over on January 20 in a video released Thursday evening. The video comes after lawmakers called for invoking the 25th amendment and