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[ad_1] The South African Tax Service (Sars) has announced that it will introduce a number of new service offerings starting September 1 to assist taxpayers in the next phase of the individual filing season. Sars emphasized that taxpayers are discouraged from coming to their offices where possible, but should continue …

[ad_1] The Mauritian government has made changes to investment thresholds, length of work, residency, retirement permits and attractive property acquisition options. This has sparked renewed interest in the country from South Africans who see Mauritius as a permanent destination, says Marisa Jacobs, director of Xpatweb’s advisory service. “Qualified professionals and …

[ad_1] Neuralink’s AI brain chip records the brain activity of a pig named Gertrude, who has had the chip implanted in her skull for two months. Neuralink / YouTube Neuralink, the neural technology company founded by Elon Musk in 2016, held a live demo Friday showing his ability to read …

[ad_1] Actor Chadwick Boseman died at the age of 43. His publicist shared Friday that he had died after a four-year battle with colon cancer. The star was best known for his role as King TÇhalla in Black Panther. “It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa …

[ad_1] Just when you thought the year 2020 couldn’t be any stranger, billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled a group of mind-reading brain-implanted pigs. During an event Friday afternoon at Neuralink’s headquarters in Fremont, California, Musk found himself hanging out with a Yucatan pig. Several of them had previously undergone a …

[ad_1] Monareng was under investigation by an Internal Affairs Anti-Corruption official for fraudulently registering a Pakistani citizen and issuing him a birth certificate. “Mr. Monareng became the focus of the investigation after a member of the South African Police Service based at King Shaka International Airport questioned a Pakistani citizen …

[ad_1] A duiker that was impaled on a palisade fence in Fourways, Johannesburg, was rescued and treated on the scene by a private emergency response group on Thursday morning. (Images may be upsetting to sensitive viewers) Jurgen Kotze, chief operating officer of Emer-G-Med, told News24 a community member alerted its …

[ad_1] Sasol is considering additional divestments, including the potential sale of stakes in an African gas pipeline and a Middle Eastern plant, as it explores ways to reduce its $ 10 billion debt pile, people with knowledge of the matter said. South Africa’s biggest company by revenue is working with …

[ad_1] The Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology has outlined its preliminary plans to save the 2020 academic year, while balancing student safety. The government placed all post-school education institutions on recess early on March 15 after President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster. Presenting before …

[ad_1] Telecommunications and internet giants unveiled on Thursday a gigantic project to lay an undersea cable around Africa to boost Internet access on the underserved continent. The consortium, which includes China Mobile International, Facebook, Orange and Vodafone, said a 37,000km long cable will make landfall in 16 countries in Africa …