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Apple unveils its own processors for Macs
Arm-based chips signalling 'historic' transition away from Intel

Edcon serves retrenchment notices to 22,000 staff
South Africa’s retail group Edcon has sent retrenchment notices to all employees after it failed to field concrete offers from potential buyers. The group said that it has sent Section 189 retrenchment notices to 22,000 workers, meaning that jobs of everyone employed by the retailer are on the line. Edcon, which owns retailers Edgars, CNA

NIT signs distribution agreement with Barox for META region
NIT, an Ingram Micro company and regional value-added distributor (VAD) of IP surveillance and physical security solutions in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region, has signed a distribution agreement with Barox Kommunikation GmbH, one of the market-leading manufacturers of network switches specifically designed for the needs of the video surveillance market. Under the

Veeam cements alliance with Amazon Web Services
Backup solutions vendor delivers new solutions in AWS Marketplace and achieves AWS Storage Competency status

South Africa won’t join collective talks to suspend African debt
Trevor Manuel says the bulk of the debt locally is actually held by South African pension funds

Amazon cements South African operations with 3,000 additional jobs
Retail giant creates 3,000 new virtual customer service jobs in South Africa

Boeing names Michael D'Ambrose as human resources leader
D'Ambrose will be responsible for the company's leadership and learning, talent planning, employee and labour relations

Time to rethink your approach towards password change
Paul Ducklin, principal research scientist at Sophos talks about passwords and why there is need to rethink approaches to passwords to enhance the line of defence.

All of the companies no longer advertising on Facebook due to its lack of hate speech moderation
US civil rights organisations League asked advertisers to stop advertising advertisements on Facebook in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of police officers. The North Face was the first major brand to halt its paid advertising on Facebook. The North Face announced its decision on Friday. The clothing company said it would

What cinemas will be like when they reopen
Cinemas are anxiously awaiting the publication of regulations that will allow them to reopen – and the conditions that will apply. There will likely be fewer movies every day, and a lot more disinfectant, when cinemas reopen under relaxed lockdown rules announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. Ramaphosa promised details on when and under what

Gauteng traffic grinds to a halt as taxi operators strike
A provincial taxi strike in Gauteng has disrupted the flow of Monday morning traffic as minibuses refuse to carry commuters and blockade major roadways. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) has made good on its promise to ‘shutdown’ services in Gauteng despite Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s fervent pleas for calm. The latest strike action

Old Mutual urges MTN to clear Afghan militant aid allegations
MTN says it is reviewing the new material in consultation with its legal advisers

VeeamON 2020 kicks off with push to help businesses elevate their cloud strategies
Veeam to continue enabling organisations to elevate their cloud data strategies

Cisco simplifies security for accelerated IT agenda
Cisco SecureX will be included with all Cisco Security products to simplify and enhance customer experience

UCT is still SA’s top university says latest global ranking
Wits remains second and UJ continues to climb the rankings but, globally, South Africa is on a downward trend

Zambia asks Paris Club for suspension of debt payments
Even before the coronavirus crisis hit international demand for raw materials, Zambia had been wrestling with growing public debt.

SA's franchise industry begins long road to recovery
Franchise operators continue their battle to survive the COVID-19 lockdown as trade starts under Level 3 for some franchise sectors

Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated over half a trillion dollars in commerce in 2019
The results encapsulate the full sweep of the dynamic, competitive, and flourishing app economy

New U.S. Huawei rule targets standards, security concerns remain: Ross
The United States is still concerned about the potential for spying and opposed the use of Huawei technology in 5G networks

SAA's rescue plan needs over $583.7m to work
Their rescue plan has been repeatedly delayed amid fierce wrangling over SAA's future
