[ad_1] Four days before the Reserve Bank must return part of the 4 billion rand it had quietly frozen to a Chinese railway group, the South African Revenue Service will seek an urgent court order to preserve the money. SARS wants the money to pay a tax bill of more …
Read More »Dlamini-Zuma Outlines New Hotspot Rules for South Africa
[ad_1] The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has published a series of bulletins officially introducing restrictions on hotspots located in South Africa. The bulletins give effect to a speech delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night (December 3), in which he announced that local restrictions …
Read More »IPhone 12 price revealed in South Africa
[ad_1] iStore South Africa has revealed the local price of the new Apple iPhone 12 line. The retailer announced that the new devices will be available from December 18 and will be priced at R15,999. “Customers will be able to visit their nearest iStore or receive their phone directly, no …
Read More »SEE | Mass explosion at the Engen refinery in Durban
[ad_1] Emergency services responded to a massive explosion at Engen’s refinery in Wentworth, Durban, shortly after 07:00 on Friday. KwaZulu-Natal emergency services spokesman Robert McKenzie confirmed the incident and said fire and smoke could be seen coming from the refinery. He said the cause of the explosion has yet to …
Read More »Solidarity Fund will contribute 327 million rand to Covid-19 vaccine efforts, says Ramaphosa
[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday night that the Solidarity Fund has committed to pay R327 million for COVAX, a global initiative for access to the Covid-19 vaccine. The president was briefing the country on the latest developments in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of …
Read More »Mass explosion at the Engen oil refinery in Durban
[ad_1] By Jolene Marriah-Maharaj 26m ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Durban – A massive explosion took place on Friday morning at the Engen Oil Refinery on Tara Road, south of Durban. Residents as far away as Manor Gardens, Glenwood and Pinetown reported being awakened by a loud roar shortly after …
Read More »Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine confers at least 3 months of immunity, study finds
[ad_1] By AFP 11h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare Washington, United States – The Modern Covid-19 vaccine, which was recently shown to be 94 percent effective, causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that last for at least three months, a study showed Thursday. Researchers from the National …
Read More »Reductions keep increasing
[ad_1] The financial results that Alexander Forbes announced for the six months to September played a secondary role in the face of what can be seen as a dire warning from the investment group’s management: that job losses continue due to the economic devastation of the Covid pandemic -19. A …
Read More »SA COVID-19 infections rise by 4,400
[ad_1] As of Thursday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 800,872 and the total number of recoveries is 739,367. Image: 123rf. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa recorded 4,400 new coronavirus infections in the last day. As of Thursday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 800,872 and the …
Read More »‘Sad day for astronomy’ due to the collapse of the famous Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico
[ad_1] By AFP 10h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareE-mailShare By Ricardo Arduengo, with Ben Sheppard in Washington Arecibo, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico’s famous Arecibo Observatory telescope, which once starred in a James Bond movie, collapsed Tuesday when its 900-ton receiving platform sank 450 feet (140 meters) into the satellite …
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