The City of Cape Town says that its law enforcement officers have begun using an integrated app on handheld devices to help with the issuing of traffic and by-law contraventions. “This new application will be used by all the city’s enforcement departments that are involved in the issuing of contravention notices and includes traffic services, …
A draft of a forensic audit report from 2011 uncovered “adverse findings” regarding the husband of Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. The Star reported that the document, which was commissioned by the Universal Service Access Agency (USAASA), covers a variety of issues relating to human resources, procurement, and governance between 1 April 2009 and 28 September …
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Standard Bank has announced that it will stop issuing cheques at the end of 2020. In a mail sent to clients, the bank said that due to the migration to digital payments and the advent of COVID-19, it has decided to discontinue cheques completely. “In recent years, the use of cheques has declined significantly, largely …
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) previously said it will increase the price of its TV licence fee, but it is unclear whether this will be implemented. In October last year, SABC CEO Madoda Mxakwe said that the public broadcaster needed to focus on revenue generation, a strategy which would see it increase the television …
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the extension of South Africa’s national state of disaster to 15 October 2020. Government declared a national state of disaster under Section 27(1) and Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act on 15 March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. While the state of disaster was originally set …
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Oracle Corp reported quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ estimates and projected rising sales, in a sign of greater demand for its cloud-computing services while businesses are working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. Fiscal first-quarter sales rose 1.6% to $9.37 billion, the Redwood City, California-based company said Thursday in a statement. Analysts, on average, estimated $9.19 …
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RIMAR Capital is a data-centric algorithmic hedge fund which places technology at the core of its trading strategies. This means it offers a variety of significant benefits over traditional hedge fund models. To explain this in more detail, we spoke to Alexa Abramovici, head of marketing and sales at RIMAR Capital, who explained how algorithm-based …
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Google said it will block some autocomplete search suggestions to stop misinformation spreading online during the U.S. presidential election in November. The autocomplete feature of the world’s largest search engine regularly recommends full queries once users begin typing words. The company said on Thursday it will remove predictions that could be interpreted as claims for …
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I went on a cruise recently and brought my expensive new smartphone along to take pictures of the ocean. One night, as I was backing up my photos to the cloud, I accidentally dropped my phone over the side and into the sea. I scrambled to catch it but it was too late – I …
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Showmax Pro recently launched in South Africa, allowing local sports fans to stream live fixtures without a DStv subscription. This service also includes the full selection of series and movies available on Showmax, and this should be factored into the price of the standalone streaming service. Showmax Pro is priced at R449 per month, with …
