Source: Power Digital Driving licenses and permits that expired during the Covid-19 lockdown – between 26 March and 31 May – will still be deemed valid and the period will be extended with 90 days from 1 June. This is according to the Road Traffic Management...
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Vodacom introduces community-based model to clamp down on battery theft
By Natasha Odendaal for Creamer Media’s Engineering News Telecommunications giant Vodacom has started engaging communities to intensify security around its base stations to guard against vandalism and battery theft. Community members will be recruited, trained...
Pick n Pay expands its online range
Pick n Pay Online is now offering a larger range of non-food items for delivery. This followed the recent announcement by Minister Ebrahim Patel that all permitted goods may now be sold online. The non-food items that will be available online for delivery or “Click n...
Nedbank launches new online shopping ‘super app’
Source: MyBroadband Nedbank has launched a new “super app”, called Avo, which will give the bank’s customers to access online shopping, essential services and financial products on a single platform. The group said the term “super app” refers to the fact that Avo is...
South Africa to begin phased re-opening of schools in June
By Loni Prinsloo for Bloomberg; Luke Daniel for The South African South Africa will begin reopening schools from 1 June, allowing students to return in a phased approach in a continuing effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Classes will start nationally for...
Competition Commission flooded with complaints
Source: IOL South Africa’s Competition Commission told the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry that since the national disaster was declared in March, it had received a total of 1 354 complaints and tip offs from the public regarding inflated prices. The...
Owner of Game, Makro seeks rental assistance
By Sibongile Khumalo for Fin24 Strained by operating under lockdown conditions since the end of March, the Wal-Mart owned Massmart is now seeking rental relief to manage its cash position. The company’s stores such as Makro, Game and Builders Warehouse have only...
Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rate to near 50-year low this week
By Lameez Omarjee for Fin24 Interest rates may drop further this week to levels close to those last seen in the 1970s as the Reserve Bank seeks to bolster South Africa’s ailing economy. Economists expect a cut in borrowing costs of between 25-basis and 50 basis...
Remote management: the challenges of a scattered workforce
Looking at the world of work today, it has been cut in half. On one side is the office, the traffic and the regular flow of people into places and roles. On the other is the remote workforce, with staff doing their best to complete their roles using digital tools and...
WhatsApp group admins liable for illegal cigarette, alcohol sales
Source: MyBroadband If you are the admin on a Facebook or WhatsApp group, you can be held vicariously liable for illegal cigarette and alcohol sales on that platform. This is the warning from Megan Harrington-Johnson, managing partner at HJW Attorneys, who was...
Ramaphosa’s long-awaited speech disappoints
Source: News24 After seven weeks of lockdown living, South Africans expected President Cyril Ramaphosa to provide more clarity when he addressed the nation for the first time in 20 days on Wednesday. The purpose of the lockdown was to “flatten the curve”,...
Eskom restricts power supply to parts of Gauteng
By Sibongile Khumalo for Fin24 Eskom says it has taken the unprecedented decision to restrict electricity supply to parts of residential areas around Johannesburg, where unusual surges in consumption have been recorded. There has been a trend of surges during peak...
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