In response to the current civil unrest taking place in South Africa, many businesses have had to close operations out of fear of attacks and to ensure the safety of their employees, says law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. Source: BusinessTech
The Electoral Commission has launched an online voter registration facility allowing new voters to register and existing voters to update or amend their registration digitally. Source: BusinessTech
One of former South African President Jacob Zuma’s daughters has come under scrutiny for allegedly inciting violent protests that have claimed at least 72 lives and seen rampant looting and business closures. Source: BusinessTech
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has published a government gazette that updates South Africa’s rules around gatherings during the Covid-19 lockdown period. Source: BusinessTech
MyBroadband Insights has released its Q2 2021 mobile network quality report, providing an overview of the best mobilenetworks in South Africa right now. Source: BusinessTech
JustSolve meets the client more than halfway when it comes to service and end-product delivery. That’s because they understand product development and coding. Not just traditional coding, but low-coding. Source: BusinessTech
Parts of South Africa’s N3 highway connecting Durban and Gauteng remain closed on Wednesday (14 July), due to ongoing violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal. Source: BusinessTech
The destruction of bank branches and ATMs in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, and threats to the safety of bank employees, will have a direct impact on thousands of South Africns, says the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA). Source: BusinessTech
As violent riots and looting in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng continue into Wednesday, a clearer picture is emerging of the modus operandi of the mob, with three main ‘groups’ being identified in the chaos. Source: BusinessTech
South African Petroleum Refineries (Sapref) has declared force majeure and announced the temporary closure of its doors due to the ongoing violence and looting in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech
