Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams gives update on digital migration
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has addressed confusion around the deadline for digital migration in South Africa. Source: MyBroadband
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Push to reopen South Africa’s international borders by next month
Western Cape premier Alan Winde says that he will push for the reopening of the countr’s international borders as part of the country’s move to a level 1 lockdown. Source: BusinessTech
In-store payments show South Africa’s economy is recovering
FNB has announced that purchases recorded on its Speedpoint devices for August recovered to 93.2% of those recorded February 2020. Source: MyBroadband
New committee to focus on Covid-19 vaccine for South Africa
Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has announced the creation of a Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) that will focus on Coronavirus vaccine development. Mkhize made the announcement in a statement on Monday. Source: BusinessTech
South Africans are starting to spend again
Following months of uncertainty, businesses are already seeing signs of recovery as card swipes at merchants point of sale devices rebound close to pre-pandemic levels. Source: BusinessTech
UK government donates to South Africa’s coronavirus Solidarity fund
The South African government has received a donation of R50 million from the United Kingdom, which will be channelled towards projects supporting and promoting women’s empowerment. Source: BusinessTech
.ZA domain gets major security upgrade
The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) has announced that it now offers a Registry Lock security feature for the EPP-based domain names under its management. Source: MyBroadband
Ramaphosa holds meetings ahead of expected move to level 1 lockdown for South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair a virtual meeting on the President’s Coordinating Council on Tuesday (15 September) ahead of the country’s expected move to a level 1 lockdown. Source: BusinessTech
How people shop on Black Friday – And how your business can reach them
Black Friday 2020 will take place on 27 November, and this year is expected to see a big increase in the number of people shopping online. This is thanks to COVID-19 bringing ecommerce to the fore. In fact, a recent survey reported on by Google reveals that 73% of consumers said their shopping behaviour has …
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Eskom caught lying about load-shedding
Eskom has admitted to exceeding stage 4 load-shedding limits, which energy advisor Ted Blom said shows the power utility is lying about which stage they have implemented. This year, South Africa experienced the worst load-shedding it has ever seen, with 49 days of blackouts to date. According to Eskom’s announcements, load-shedding peaked at stage 4, …