Technology

[ad_1] This photo by Wilhelm Pretorius, dr. Lets Pretorius and Johan Pretorius were brought to Pretoria High Court in 2013. Photo: Theana Breugem One of the infamous Boeremag members, convicted of treason, has failed to obtain conjugal visits with his wife in jail. Wilhelm Pretorius also petitioned the Gauteng High …

[ad_1] The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) plans to introduce an annual R265 household tax on the eight million households currently in its TV license billing system, the sunday time reports. The SABC said the levy should apply to all households, including those who use smartphones, tablets and computers to …

[ad_1] The SABC has published its policy presentations in the Draft Audiovisual Content Services white paper, providing more details on its plans to introduce a household tax to help fund the broadcaster. The group indicated that this tax could replace the current television license fee system, which has seen a …

[ad_1] Students from Cornwall Hill College in Centurion display some of the goods they collected during the closing to donate to the Ditshego House of Laughter. Matthew Andrews, the principal of Cornwall Hill College and winner of the News24 Super School, achieved 10 distinctions in his enrollment results. Andrews ran …

[ad_1] Walmart-owned Massmart said the retailer lost R6 billion in total sales due to Covid-19 restrictions, including liquor. It also expects its net loss to widen by 30.9% to 35.9% from R1.3bn in 2019. The group said in an update to shareholders on Friday that it said some of the …

[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] Minister of Health, Dr. Zweli Mkhize. South Africa has secured sufficient doses to vaccinate all those in need, said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. It remained sparse on details. AstraZaneca doses already purchased will be provided to the African Union platform. South Africa “actually got enough doses to vaccinate all …

[ad_1] Norma Gigaba reacts inside the North Gauteng Superior Court. Phill Magakoe, Gallo Images Norma Mngoma was arrested by the Hawks last July on charges of willful damage to property and criminal injury. Her lawyer, lawyer Dali Mpofu, argued that another reason for her arrest was to “punish” her for …

[ad_1] The Oxford / AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, of which South Africa received a million doses earlier this month, is much less effective against the 501Y.V2 variant. Previously, the vaccine had been shown to be between 63% and 90% effective in two doses, but to date it was not known with …

[ad_1] Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, west of Pretoria, South Africa, photographed on July 10, 2012. The center was used by the apartheid government to research and build nuclear weapons in the 1970s. It is now used to make medical isotopes. (Photo by Gallo Images / The Times / Alon Skuy) …