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[ad_1] Half a million Texans were still without power Thursday morning as Arctic weather hit the state. The cold weather caused power sources to go offline just as demand for electricity increased. Climate change could make events like these more frequent, experts say. Visit the Insider Business section for more …

[ad_1] South Africans overwhelmingly believe that the coronavirus crisis has made the country more unequal. The Edelman Trust Barometer measures trust based on competence and ethics. The latest survey shows that companies have overtaken NGOs as the most trusted institution in South Africa. The media and the government are still …

[ad_1] Bob van Dijk, CEO of Naspers and Prosus Naspers and Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk does not expect Amazon.com to enter South Africa’s e-commerce sector “any time soon.” One of the main reasons for this view, Van Dijk said in an online call with reporters Thursday, is that Naspers-controlled …

[ad_1] A prominent member of the NPA has been arrested. The head of the NPA’s Special Commercial Crimes Unit has been arrested and charged with theft. She was arrested Tuesday at a clothing and grocery store in Mahikeng. She is out on R500 bail. Jeanette Neveling, regional chief of the …

[ad_1] SAA aircraft can be used for ad hoc cargo charters for which the company receives commercial remuneration. Silas Stein / Picture Alliance via Getty Images This week an SAA flight to collect coronavirus vaccines in Brussels was prevented from taking off. The SAA Civil Aviation Authority noted compliance issues …

[ad_1] Since early Thursday morning, Australians were unable to post links to news articles or view the Facebook pages of local and international media, while registered users abroad were unable to view Australian news pages. FILE: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) …

[ad_1] For Fake siviwe 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Jacques Pauw has apologized and blamed intoxication and embarrassment for the false accusations he recently made about his arrest at a V&A Waterfront restaurant, but social media users are not buying his apologies. Pauw, who is the author of President’s …

[ad_1] Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery. Photo: Gallo Based on the country’s high number of excess deaths, Discovery estimates that more than half of South Africans have already been infected with Covid-19. Coupled with a rapid vaccine launch, this could help tame the dreaded third wave of the pandemic. Discovery’s …

[ad_1] The firearms amnesty, which ended on January 31, 2021, offers the opportunity to surrender firearms with expired licenses and allows owners to apply for new licenses for these firearms. (Archive) Currently, applications for firearms licenses take 120 business days to complete, instead of the usual 90 days. The delays …

[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine appears effective against mutations, according to a new study. Sebastian Gollnow / Picture Alliance via Getty Image The Pfizer vaccine triggers a strong response against two prominent variants of Covid-19, according to a new study. The variants, which were first found in the UK …