[ad_1] A cyclist wearing a mask rides a downtown street amid the coronavirus outbreak on May 19, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. Yu Ruidong / China News Service via Getty Images Canada’s third wave of coronavirus is affecting young people more severely than before. Top health officials say the rise in …
Read More »‘Distributing vaccines is not rocket science’: Archbishop Makgoba criticizes the government
[ad_1] Archbishop Thabo Makgoba. Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba is skeptical that the government will implement Covid-19 vaccines for everyone and on time. Makgoba criticized the global procurement deals through Covax, saying the initiative was failing the poor. He said scientists have done their job in developing vaccines and called on …
Read More »Vodacom and MTN must disclose actual data prices
[ad_1] The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has released draft mobile broadband service regulations that aim to ensure that Vodacom and MTN charge fair prices for mobile data in South Africa. ICASA said that these regulations follow its market research on mobile broadband services. “The purpose of these …
Read More »Former municipal official in court over illegal sales of ‘vacant’ land in Gauteng
[ad_1] Image: iStock / TheCrimsonRibbon A former municipal official appeared in court for allegedly selling Lesedi municipality land without permission. It is alleged that Tshepo Pule Malekana empowered the attorneys for the sales by using the signature of a bogus city manager. The Gauteng Hawks said Malekana had turned herself …
Read More »Amazon apologizes for tweet, recognized drivers pee in bottles
[ad_1] Amazon issued an apology Friday to Rep. Mark Pocan for a tweet he made last week. In the tweet, Amazon denied its workers urinate in bottles, despite being a well-known fact. Amazon said its tweet was inaccurate and delivery drivers sometimes pee in bottles. See more stories on the …
Read More »Haaland to Barcelona? Cash-strapped Catalans risk selling their souls to pay superstar striker
[ad_1] The agent and the forward’s father visited the Camp Nou this week to discuss a summer transfer, but the implications of the deal are worrying “Erling Haaland’s agent has arrived in Barcelona to negotiate the transfer with Joan Laporta”. It seemed like an April Fools joke, and silly, given …
Read More »Remembering Jonathan Ball: fearless editor, storyteller, iconoclastic figure, and larger than life character
[ad_1] Jonathan Ball, who established the publishing house that bears his name, died Saturday afternoon. He died after a short battle with cancer; he than 69. Friends and industry colleagues remember Ball as an incredible man and a fearless editor. Jonathan Ball, who established the publisher that bears his name, …
Read More »SARS will follow you on Facebook and Twitter to see what you are really spending: analyst
[ad_1] The Tax Service of South Africa (SARS) is committed to investigating tax matters and information disclosed by High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) on tax returns, to ensure that they actually comply with tax laws. The seriousness of this commitment by SARS should not be taken lightly, said Jean-Louis Nel, …
Read More »Government and companies to study huge ‘Hydrogen Valley’ project in South Africa
[ad_1] Mining giant Anglo American says it will complete a feasibility study to develop a “hydrogen valley” anchored in South Africa’s platinum group metal-rich Bushveld geological area. The study will be carried out as part of a collaboration with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and also includes the …
Read More »Standard Bank Raises the Alarm on Loan-to-Grant Proposal
[ad_1] Standard Bank Group has raised the alarm about proposals to reactivate a government-backed credit program, designed to help South African companies hit by Covid-19. While SA’s largest lender is open to talks on how to restructure the R200bn program to boost demand, it rejects suggestions to swap out loans …
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