[ad_1] Public Business Department Minister Pravin Gordhan and South African Airways (SAA) Business Rescue Practitioners (BRP) have reached an agreement to delay signing reduction agreements until Friday, May 1. This was right after the BRPs sent a letter stating that reductions or settlement had already been recorded on the embattled …
Read More »Cape Town trial begins next week
[ad_1] By Mike Behr 9h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town: An “armor” against Covid-19 is the target of an innovative clinical trial in South Africa that will vaccinate its first participant at Tygerberg Hospital early next week. If the experiment is successful, the use of a cheap 100-year-old …
Read More »Lotus works on a new entry-level sports car for ‘everyday’ use
[ad_1] By Jason Woosey Apr 24, 2020 Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Norwich, England: You can associate words like “light” and “low” with Lotus, but the phrase “everyday usability” probably never occurred to you while daydreaming about these British sports cars. Let’s face it: these cars are great for track days, …
Read More »Etihad Airways extends the suspension of flights until May 16
[ad_1] DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways said on Saturday that it will extend the suspension of previously scheduled passenger flights until May 16 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The airline, which was aiming to partially resume passenger flights from May 1, said in a statement that all scheduled services would …
Read More »Winemakers turn to Zoom tastings to survive the crash
[ad_1] In Montes Wines, a tasting usually involves drinking cabernet sauvignon in its feng shui-inspired building nestled among green rolling hillsides in the Colchagua Valley in Chile. Now, with much of the world locked up, tasters in Brazil, Mexico, and Germany move and spin in front of laptops as the …
Read More »Allowing unrestricted e-commerce would be seen as ‘unfair’: Patel
[ad_1] Ebrahim Patel Minister of Commerce and Industry Ebrahim Patel has effectively rejected requests from online merchants to allow unrestricted electronic commerce in South Africa, saying that doing so would be considered “unfair competition” and risked spreading Covid-19. The minister’s comments, at a government press conference on Saturday, are likely …
Read More »3 Reasons Why Gold Prices Are Going Higher
[ad_1] Gold prices fell sharply in early March during a time of panic where the yellow metal generally thrives. Things have changed since then and gold is poised to hit new highs not seen since 2012 despite forces against precious metals. A stronger dollar is doing little to contain the …
Read More »Adcock Ingram closes plant after employee tests positive for COVID-19
[ad_1] Adcock Ingram said today that an employee at his critical care manufacturing facility has tested positive for COVID-19 and that a section the employee worked on has been closed. The company also identified 50 other employees who had contacted the employee and had been quarantined, awaiting their results. The …
Read More »These are the people who will be allowed to return to work starting May 1.
[ad_1] The government has outlined industries that will be allowed to return to work as part of the gradual lifting of the South African blockade beginning May 1. At a press conference on Saturday (April 25), the Minister of Commerce and Industries, Ebrahim Patel, said that several factors were considered …
Read More »ICT sector open at level 4; alcohol and most travel still prohibited
[ad_1] The government has announced permits and restrictions under level 4 of the Covid-19 blockade, with all telecommunication and ICT services and products available for sale, but alcohol and most long-distance travel are still prohibited. The changes were announced at a government press conference on Saturday ahead of the release …
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