Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande made a dramatic turn, he said that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) would be able to release funding and that registrations could now continue. Nzimande was speaking at a media briefing on Thursday on Cabinet’s decision on the NSFAS process following protests where Wits students are demanding...
Day: <span>12 March 2021</span>
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Netflix to Prevent Password Sharing amongst its Users with new Feature – Report
Netflix has more than 200 million subscribers around the world, and now the company is looking at ways to curb password sharing for both business and security reasons. A new feature, first spotted by GammaWire, prevents people who are not authorized to use the account from accessing it. A Netflix spokesperson told The Verge, “This test is designed to help...
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Pakistan Blocks Social Media App TikTok over indecency complaint
Pakistan on Thursday blocked the popular social media app TikTok after a court order over a complaint that it ran indecent content, a spokesman for the country’s telecoms regulator said. “The court has asked PTA to block access to TikTok,” Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) spokesman Khurram Mehran told Reuters, adding that the authority would comply...
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Apple partner with Common Sense Media to curate Podcasts for kids
Apple announced this morning it’s teaming up with Common Sense Media to curate a selection of kid-friendly podcasts in the U.S. in light of what appears to be growing interest in spoken-word entertainment among families. That interest, in part, may have been prompted by the pandemic and parents’ desire to reduce kids’ screen time for...
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Load shedding can end Provided Government Change Electricity Regulation Policy – DA
The opposition Democratic Alliance has called on government to review schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act, which it says will help bring an end to load shedding in South Africa. The party said that the change will effectively allow for private energy generation in the country outside of the embattled state power utility Eskom....