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Cigarette sales, outdoor exercise to be eased from May 1, but booze ban stays
Cigarette sales will be permitted when the lockdown is partially eased from May 1. This is one of the looming changes announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa when he addressed the nation on Thursday night about government's plan to impose various levels of lockdown to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and restart the economy. Alcohol sales, however,
SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils a five-level plan to ease COVID-19 lockdown
Partial easing of lockdown restrictions with start from May 1, 2020
SMEs are at the heart of the $26.6bn stimulus, says industry
Business is pleased with the package announced by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, but says speedy access to the funds is paramount
Samsung ships Galaxy XCover Pro ruggedised phone
Vendor touts the push-to-talk feature
Shutting SAA would destroy transformation in SA aviation, pilots say in open letter
Unions representing about 60% of the 4,700 employees at SAA have slammed the proposal
Zambia mining chamber seeks government relief amid coronavirus
The IMF last week forecast Zambia’s economy will contract by 3.5% in 2020
Toyota South Africa sees 15-20% hit to production due to coronavirus
South Africa considers the auto industry its most important manufacturing sector
Eni: SEC closes Nigeria, Congo inquiries without further action
Eni is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is currently on trial in Italy over allegations it bought Nigerian oilfield OPL 245 using bribes
Nutanix Special Financial Assistance Programme launched
Nutanix makes commitment to support partners through the COVID-19 pandemic
Namibia president appoints new central bank governor
Johannes Gawaxab replaces Iipumbu Shiimi who was recently appointed finance minister
South Africa's lockdown decision expected today
President Ramaphosa advised to adopt a staggered approach
Coal mining company Exxaro Resources drills its way into the digital world
In a challenging market, the digital transformation of mining companies has become a business imperative—leveraging technology to improve processes aligned to value. It didn't take long before black-empowered, diversified mining company Exxaro Resources realized that digital transformation – is indeed the future of mining. This is in line with the company’s 2026 strategy aimed at
Wits University gifts students 30GB of free data for the lockdown
Wits University has announced that students will receive 30GB of data (10GB Anytime & 20GB at night) if they are registered with any of the country’s four main networks – MTN, Vodacom, Cell C or Telkom. The university said that this service is at no cost to students and is valid for one month until
HP strengthens cyber security to ensure remote workers remain protected
Criminals are always ready to exploit headline-grabbing events to trick people into clicking on malicious links or downloading malware-infected attachments. The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is the latest such event, and it’s having the expected effect: cybercriminals are indeed stepping up their efforts to use the pandemic to prey on the unsuspecting. The effectiveness of their
Survey proves that more than a third of South African businesses plan to cut jobs because of the coronavirus
StatsSA has published the results of a new survey focusing on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the operations of South African businesses. A total of 707 businesses in the formal sector responded to the survey in the two-week period from 30 March to 13 April 2020, outlining the pandemic’s impact on turnover, trading, workforce,
Tiger Brands struggling to secure Energade bottle tops, rice and pasta due to lockdown measures
Tiger Brands is struggling to secure plastic bottle tops for its Energade bottles – and is also battling to get enough pasta and rice for panic-buying South Africa as international supplies are disrupted. Noel Doyle, CEO of Tiger Brands, told radio presenter Bruce Whitfield on The Money Show that the group – which owns brands
Here's why Spur restaurants won't open after lockdown
Spur stores will not reopen at the end of lockdown (when physical-distancing rules are expected to apply again) the restaurant group has told landlords, because that would be "commercial suicide". Other than a few of the group's Rocomamas burger joints, all Spur and Panarottis restaurants will remain closed as long as they face restrictions on
President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils $26.6bn support package for South Africa's economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a R500bn ($26.6bn) support package for the economy as the country battles the novel coronavirus
Vodacom welcomes temporary spectrum allocation
Telecoms provider to enhance services with the addition spectrum during the lockdown in South Africa
Westcon signs worldwide distribution with Titus
Distribution deal with data-protection vendor to broaden the value-added distributor's (VAD) go-to-market strategy