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[ad_1] Getty Images As of Thursday afternoon, online shops in South Africa may sell anything other than booze and tobacco products. New regulations dropped the limits imposed on physical stores – which may still sell only approved items – entirely. But e-tailers have to implement new measures to stop the …

[ad_1] Former captain of Proteas Faf du Plessis said the players quarantined for two weeks before and after the Twenty20 World Cup it could allow it to take place in Australia this year despite the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will be played in October-November, but uncertainty exists after the cancellation …

[ad_1] A model of the 2Africa cable Supplied Facebook, MTN and others are planning a massive submarine cable to connect all of Africa to the Internet. The group wants to start laying the cable next year and hopes to have it operational by 2023. Data prices could drop, because all …

[ad_1] A massive new submarine broadband cable is to be built around Africa and the Middle East and is being backed by the likes of Facebook, China Mobile, MTN Group, Vodafone Group and Orange. Called 2Africa, the backers – which also include WIOCC, Saudi Arabia’s stc and Telecom Egypt – …

[ad_1] “It is quite a different and sad Ramadan,” Shafwaan Laubscher said after the announcement that Bo-Kaap resident Mogamat Cassiem Harris had died after hiring Covid-19. Harris, 51, was the sixth person in Cape Town’s historic suburb to contract the virus that has engulfed the country and parts of the …

[ad_1] Vettel announced on Tuesday he was quitting the Italian Formula One team, triggering intense speculation as to who would be offered the dream drive alongside Charles Leclerc in 2021. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz celebrates his third-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix on 17 November 2019. Picture: @ McLarenF1 / …

[ad_1] In the wake of the ban on tobacco sales, South African smokers have been paying between R80 and R300 for a pack of cigarettes – up to six times the price of the most expensive brands prior to the lockdown. Some say they are paying as much as R3,000 …

[ad_1] The grounding of airlines at the end of March due to the coronavirus pandemic was bound to become an existential crisis for an industry not known for its resilience, no matter the geography. For a state battling to keep two of its carriers afloat for the best part of …

[ad_1] The infamous escape clause ’of South African rugby, the provision allowing local players to be unconditionally released from their current contracts if they can organize a deal abroad, has become as polarized as the debate over the government shutdown. Register your interest for entries of British and Irish Lions …

[ad_1] A SANDF soldier has a 24-hour roadblock on the N2 near Khayelitsha. (Photo: Roger Sedrus / Gallo Images via Getty Images) While the vast majority of South Africans hiring Covid-19 will survive, the continued blockade is destroying the livelihoods of millions of people. It is not rising fast enough, …