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Eskom has thanked South Africans for heeding its regular power alerts aired on various television broadcasts. Source: MyBroadband

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has expressed its disappointment in the failure of the department to resolve its constant IT problems. Source: BusinessTech

Companies are buying Tesla Powerwalls for South African employees to enable them to work from home without interruption. Source: MyBroadband

Spot Money has officially launched in South Africa, offering locals a mobile open banking platform that integrates with various bank and payment services. Source: BusinessTech

Higher Education, Science and Innovation minister Blade Nzimande says that his department plans to work closely with the construction industry in the coming years in an effort to boost employment in the sector. Source: BusinessTech

Very few software developers were retrenched during the lockdown. Source: MyBroadband

Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking shows that South Africa is the second-worst country to be during the pandemic. Source: MyBroadband

UK prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to introduce a strict hotel quarantine system for passengers arriving from high-risk countries on Wednesday (27 January). Source: BusinessTech

Life Healthcare has announced the formation of a vaccine task team in preparation for the imminent arrival of South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccines. Source: BusinessTech

Google has announced its rewards programme for the Google Play Store is now available in South Africa.  Source: MyBroadband