[ad_1] Half a million Texans were still without power Thursday morning as Arctic weather hit the state. The cold weather caused power sources to go offline just as demand for electricity increased. Climate change could make events like these more frequent, experts say. Visit the Insider Business section for more …
Read More »Cele tight-lipped about Zuma’s reunion
[ad_1] For Sihle Mavuso 8h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Durban – Police Minister Bheki Cele has been silent regarding what happened during his meeting with former President Jacob Zuma, saying he will first brief the ruling ANC before discussing the matter with the media and the public. Cele unexpectedly …
Read More »Covid-19: Pfizer formulates a vaccine to attack the spread of the 501Y.V2 variant in South Africa
[ad_1] Syringes with the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine against the COVID-19 disease are ready at the vaccination center of the CASH hospital in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, on Friday, January 15, 2021. As France tries to find out why its campaign of Vaccination was launched so slowly, the …
Read More »South Africans Trust Business, Mistrust Government and Media: Survey
[ad_1] South Africans overwhelmingly believe that the coronavirus crisis has made the country more unequal. The Edelman Trust Barometer measures trust based on competence and ethics. The latest survey shows that companies have overtaken NGOs as the most trusted institution in South Africa. The media and the government are still …
Read More »More Charges, One Possibility – The Citizen
[ad_1] African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Ace Magashule could face further charges on Friday for his alleged role in the Free State multi-billion dollar asbestos audit contract scandal. According to the spokesman for the National Tax Authority (NPA), Sipho Ngwema, the tax authority has prepared to take the case …
Read More »The heads of state-owned companies ‘absolutely decisive’ in the capture of the state, says Corruption Watch
[ad_1] Judicial Commission of Inquiry of the President of State Capture, Vice President of the Supreme Court Raymond Zondo. On Thursday, the Zondo commission continued to hear evidence of parliamentary oversight. Lawson Naidoo de Casac told the commission that he supports transparency and openness in the appointment processes. David Lewis …
Read More »‘Limited space’ for Amazon to enter South African eCommerce: Naspers CEO
[ad_1] Bob van Dijk, CEO of Naspers and Prosus Naspers and Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk does not expect Amazon.com to enter South Africa’s e-commerce sector “any time soon.” One of the main reasons for this view, Van Dijk said in an online call with reporters Thursday, is that Naspers-controlled …
Read More »Northwest NPA chief arrested and charged with larceny
[ad_1] A prominent member of the NPA has been arrested. The head of the NPA’s Special Commercial Crimes Unit has been arrested and charged with theft. She was arrested Tuesday at a clothing and grocery store in Mahikeng. She is out on R500 bail. Jeanette Neveling, regional chief of the …
Read More »SAA plane destined to search for vaccines in Brussels never left the ground due to ‘compliance problems’
[ad_1] SAA aircraft can be used for ad hoc cargo charters for which the company receives commercial remuneration. Silas Stein / Picture Alliance via Getty Images This week an SAA flight to collect coronavirus vaccines in Brussels was prevented from taking off. The SAA Civil Aviation Authority noted compliance issues …
Read More »Hawks arrest Jerome ‘Donkie’ Booysen and others in major Cape Town drug trafficking operation
[ad_1] Jerome Booysen. (Photo: Adrian de Kock, Gallo Images) The Hawks arrested six people, including a prominent suspected gang leader, in a major drug trafficking bust in Cape Town. On Thursday morning, the Hawks arrested Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, 57, as well as Kenneth Jerome Hansen, 55; Herbert Zoutman, 54; Jenen …
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