Famous Brands drops Tashas café, but aims to increase Wimpy and Mugg & Bean deliveries
Boutique café group Tashas is back in the hands of the Sideris family, which founded the restaurant in 2005.
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South Africa ‘months away’ from reopening international travel: analysts
An announcement on international travel – so that foreigners can start planning and booking trips to South Africa – will go a long way in aiding South Africa’s economic recovery, says the Bureau of Economic Research (BER) at the University of Stellenbosch.
Old Mutual anticipates heavy first-half loss
Financial services group Old Mutual said in a trading statement for the six months ended June 2020, that it expects adjusted headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between 102.5 cents and 89.7 cents per share, a decline of between 20% and 30% from 128.1 cents before.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 images and price leaked
Leaked images purporting to show Nvidia’s upcoming top-end GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card have surfaced online.
A second coronavirus wave in South Africa – what the experts say
South Africa’s coronavirus data shows a continued downward spiral and there is currently no sign of a ‘second wave’ of infections as restrictions are eased in the country, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says.
Absa says South Africans are struggling to repay debt
Absa Group on Monday (24 August), reported an 82% decline in normalised interim earnings after impairments increased four-fold to R14.7 billion.
New WhatsApp feature will help clean up your smartphone
WhatsApp is working a new tool which will allow users to clean up their smartphone storage, potentially improving the performance of their device.
Born in Adversity II – Register now to watch
Register for the Born in Adversity II online webinar taking place on Thursday, 27 August.
Major strike action planned for South Africa starting this week
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) will begin strike action this week despite meeting with government officials over the weekend to discuss key issues.
Dlamini-Zuma can’t promise that the cigarette ban won’t return: report
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma cannot promise that she will not reinstate a ban on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.