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There’s nothing unusual about Cell C’s decision to migrate its contract and mobile broadband customers to Vodacom’s radio access network – it’s all part the company’s new strategy. That’s according to CEO Douglas Craigie Stevenson, who said in an interview with TechCentral on Thursday that the company plans to use both the Vodacom and MTN networks to provide cellular services...

South African retail giant Pick n Pay has announced that its chief executive officer Richard Brasher will retire, and will be succeeded by Pieter Boone. The changes take effect from 21 April 2021. Boone is a former chief operating officer of Metro AG, and a retailer with extensive international experience. He was appointed following an...

Massive queues at banks and ATMs with little social distancing have been flagged as potential COVID-19 super spreaders and banks have now been instructed to provide sanitisers at all their cash machines. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said that during the festive season people were at risk as they queued mostly at...

The Beer Association of South Africa (Basa) has rejected the government’s decision to extend the ban on the sale of alcohol and has warned that many small businesses in the sector will simply not survive the ban. The group said that 30% of local breweries have already been forced to permanently shut their doors and...

Lockdown extension and curfew changes “Based on the recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), Cabinet has decided to maintain the country on adjusted level 3 lockdown,” Ramaphosa said. Most of the existing restrictions will remain in place, and most gatherings – including social gatherings – will not be permitted. The hours of curfew...