“As part of re-establishing trust with Sars, the issue of reparations came up that KPMG should contribute to reparations and the healing of those people, and that has been agreed. We recognise that it’s a matter of time,” said KPMG SA chair Wiseman Nkuhlu. In 2014 suspended former SARS head Tom Moyane hired KPMG SA...
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Netflix Continue Investing in Nollywood Movies, Nigerian Original Series
“Netflix is proud to continue to invest in more original content from Nigeria.” Netflix on Monday unveiled a new Nigerian original series and three new films from the African country. “The new series and films, which are at different stages of production while others are ready to premiere, will join the growing slate of Nigerian...
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Apple Event Products Announcements Review by Rirhandzu Shingwenyana
The Coronavirus pandemic has fast tracked the speed of digital transformation across the board. Who would have thought that the adaptation of the digital world would have happened this soon? On September the 15th, the annual Apple Event took place on a virtual event where the general public had an opportunity to watch the announcements...
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Ghana plans £389.11 (R8 376,12) million London listing of gold royalty fund
Ghana, Africa’s largest gold producer, is planning an up to $500 million (£389.11 million) listing of its gold royalty fund in London in October, though the deal could still run into political opposition, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Agyapa Royalties, a government-backed fund that holds equity interests including mining royalties in the...
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Travel and Tourism is ready to Increase in Activity, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi
With the country just hours away from level one of the lockdown, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said the sector was ready to welcome an increase in activity for both domestic and international tourists. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced an easing of restrictions, which will kick in at the stroke of midnight on Sunday. With close to 660,000 confirmed infections...
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Millions of US users to be hit by WeChat block, they can’t do trade with Chinese Clients
Washington’s crackdown on WeChat will disrupt communications between millions of people in the United States and their friends, families and business partners in China. But the app had not managed to reproduce in the US its success in China as the dominant smartphone-based payments platform. The US Commerce Department announced partial bans on Friday on...
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Why things get lost in translation over Zoom – and how to fix it writes Lydia Smith
It’s no surprise that video conferencing apps have experienced a huge boom this year. Until March, when a nationwide lockdown was introduced, few people relied on using Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other platforms to host meetings — and we met over coffee in office rooms instead. Zoom, in particular, has seen staggering growth in 2020....
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WATCH: PlayStation 5 will be launched in South Africa in November – Hardware Reveal Trailer
The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which doesn’t comes with a disc drive, will have a recommended retail price of R9,999.99, while the PlayStation 5 will cost R11,999.99. It is a relatively dramatic design departure from the last several generations of PlayStation console, with a two-tone finish, dramatic fins, and a glowing blue light emanating from...
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The Free Wi-fi hotspot in City of Joburg will help disadvantaged students
The City of Johannesburg has relaunched its free WiFi project, which comprises 84 active Joburg Free WiFi hotspots across the city. “We are re-launching the free #JoburgWiFi hotspots roll-out. This is after the free WiFi roll-out took a backseat in the past four years,” tweeted the City of Johannesburg. The project provides Johannesburg residents with 500MB of data per...
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The EU is planning to give itself the power to kick US tech giants out of Europe
The EU is looking to give itself sweeping new powers to crack down on US tech giants, EU commissioner Thierry Breton revealed to The Financial Times in an interview Sunday. Breton told the FT the new powers the EU is seeking include punitive measures such as forcing tech companies to break off and sell their European operations...