Value retailer Mr Price’s acquisition of Power Fashion has just received approval from the South African and eSwatini competition authorities. The deal will come into effect on 1 April and will see Mr Price acquire 173 Power Fashion stores across Southern Africa. Mr Price bought Power Fashion, also a value retailer, for R1.7 million in...
Month: <span>March 2021</span>
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SA will remain on Alert Level 1 over the Easter holiday but no off-site booze sales – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation last night following the Easter weekend holiday. South Africa is staying on Alert Level 1, however Ramaphosa has introduced restrictions on sales from bottle stores over the long weekend. The sale of alcohol for off-site consumption is prohibited on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Onsite sales of alcohol are...
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MTN Appointed Mobile Service Provider to Government
The National Treasury has appointed MTN as the new mobile service provider to the government for the next five years. The contract allows for all entities of state to “utilise the contract for mobile communication services, which will further assist with cost containment”. The scale of the government’s requirements is expected to allow MTN to...
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SABC is Retrenching 621 Employees
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has concluded to retrenched 621 employees, and this is not the end, more still coming. As of 1 April, a total of 621 SABC employees will have been let go via the public broadcaster’s drawn-out Section 189 process. The SABC on Tuesday said that it had concluded the process and would transition...
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Donald Trump launched a website to stay in touch with his supporters
Former President Donald Trump has launched an official website www.45office.com, a platform for his supporters to stay in touch and to showcase his time in office. The 45office.com website’s home page displays multiple pictures of Trump with various figures including his wife Melania, members of the military and world leaders, which were taken at multiple events...
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SA Tourism and Netflix SA to showcase locally produced stories
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) and Netflix have agreed to explore joint opportunities that will benefit both organisations to showcase stories made in South Africa.The agreement will allow for exploration and collaboration on projects both in South Africa and in key source markets that drive international arrivals to the country. Since Netflix’s launch in South...
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Uber and Bolt Competitor DiDi to start Operating Soon in Mzansi
Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi Chuxing to start operations in South Africa soon. Founded in 2012, the Beijing based company operates in more than 400 cities in China. It claims to serve over 550 million users in 16 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America and Australia. This South African expansion (first launch in Cape Town) marks...
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Health Minister announce Professor Karim’s Successor
The minister of health, Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that Professor Koleka Mlisana as Prof Abdool Karim’s successor. This follows Prof Karim’s resignation from Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on Covid-19 Command Council. “When I accepted the appointment on 23 March 2020, little did I realise how important science would be in helping our country to navigate the complexities of the...
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News Anchor Jeremy Maggs resigns from eNCA
Veteran broadcaster Jeremy Maggs has left eNCA, according to a message sent to staff on Friday. MD Norman Munzhelele said in the notice that Maggs had “decided to resign”, and that it was effective immediately. No further details were provided. News24 quoted eNCA’s managing editor John Bailey as saying it was an “employer, employee issue”, and...
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How do you lead when you don’t know where you’re going?
So, there’s a new philosophical discussion we need to have. It’s about new principles in the field of human studies. Throughout history we’ve seen times when you can’t solve new problems in the tried and trusted ways. It happened in physics, it happened in medicine, it’s going on right now with climate change and now...