The South African Medical Association, which represents doctors, said there must be a choice of Covid-19 booster vaccine after Johnson & Johnson won the right to run research on the half a million health workers who took the company’s shot in an initial study. Source: BusinessTech
The introduction of new tech-focused subjects such as coding and robotics at South Africa’s schools is set to result in the biggest shift the education sector has seen in 150 years, says academic expert and chief executive of Roger Layton Associates, Dr Roger Layton. Source: BusinessTech
French motoring brand Peugeot has unveiled its pick-up the Peugeot LandTrek, now on sale in the South African market. Source: BusinessTech
Impala Platinum Holdings’s decade-long quest to buy a smaller rival that owns assets key to prolonging the life of its own mines in South Africa came to a shuddering halt on Tuesday. Source: BusinessTech
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has threatened mass action should the National Treasury fail to offer wage increases when it delivers its Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Thursday (11 November). Source: BusinessTech
The use of natural gases could be an alternative to South Africa’s record-high petrol prices, says CNG Holdings Group, a company that specialises in compressed natural gas. Source: BusinessTech
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) sent a letter to stakeholders this week, warning that it plans to get tougher on non-compliant taxpayers in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech
Vodacom Group today says it has agreed on terms to acquire a strategic stake in Community Investment Ventures Holdings’ fibre assets to boost its fibre business. Source: BusinessTech
Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter says that load shedding will be eased heading into the weekend, but that the system remains constrained. Source: BusinessTech
The commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Edward Kieswetter, told Parliament on Tuesday that the tax agency is encouraged by the measured progress in rebuilding it into a smart, modern institution. Source: BusinessTech
