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Statistics South Africa has published its Quarterly Employment Statistics for December 2020, showing how the lockdown has continued to impact jobs in the country. Source: BusinessTech

Stats SA has published the latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for Q4 2020 – ending December – showing what workers are getting paid across the various sectors in the country. Source: BusinessTech

Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande has published a new national framework aimed at preparing the country’s universities and other higher education institutions for the 2021 academic year. Source: BusinessTech

Growth in South African labour costs continued to slow from a 27-year high in fourth quarter of 2020 as the economy extended its longest downward cycle since World War II. Source: BusinessTech

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it has has concluded its section 189 retrenchment process, which will see 621 people leaving the group at the end of March. Source: BusinessTech

Digital mobile payment platform Apple Pay is now available in South Africa, according to several Absa, Discovery Bank, and Nedbank customers. Source: BusinessTech

Toyota has bolstered its Corolla Quest product offering in 2021 Source: BusinessTech

The impact of a predicted third Covid-19 wave in South Africa and the introduction of additional lockdown measures over Easter could be another blow for an already devastated tourism industry, says Fedhasa, the national trade association for the hospitality industry. Source: BusinessTech

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will produce 30 million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. Source: BusinessTech

Samsung announced the launch of the mid-tier smartphone Galaxy A32 smartphone, which will have LTE and 5G options for South African consumers. Source: BusinessTech