Microblogging site, Twitter is down in South Africa. The outage started on Saturday at 14:00pm Central African Time (CAT). Users are reporting problems viewing and sending tweets on the social network site. An error message on Twitter said, “Something went wrong. Try again.” In the Twitter app, an error message said, “Tweets aren’t loading right...
Category: <span>Business</span>
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National carrier, SAA has a new acting CEO Thomas Kgokolo
The struggling national carrier South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Thomas Kgokolo as the new acting CEO. Mr Kgokolo has assumed the position with immediate effect with an aim to move the business into a new entity. A statement from the SAA board adds that Kgokolo had 15 years of public sector experience and more...
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Instagram test a New Feature where users can Choose to Hide Likes
Instagram is launched a small global test on Wednesday where users can choose whether to hide like counts on their own posts or other people’s posts, a Facebook spokeswoman said. The photo-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook Inc, said this latest test came after seeing mixed responses to its experiments in which it removed...
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Twitter Explains why they Opened Office in Ghana
Why Ghana? As a champion for democracy, Ghana is a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate. Furthermore, Ghana’s recent appointment to host The Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area aligns with our overarching goal to establish a presence in the region that will support...
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10 Reasons why Power utility, Eskom Suspended its Procurement Officer Solly Tshitangano
According to Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter, the suspended CPO stands accused of: Failing to take steps to investigate alleged overcharging and corrupt practices by Econ Oil and Energy (Pty) Ltd (“Econ”), a supplier of fuel oil to Eskom, despite being aware of substantial evidence indicating that Econ had engaged in such conduct. Failing to...
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Digital economy is penicillin to South Africa’s economic recovery – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is critical for the country to harness job creation in the digital economy sector, which has shown accelerated growth during the coronavirus pandemic. This would boost efforts towards the recovery plan, he wrote in his newsletter on Monday. SA was ranked first as a destination for global business services...
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The Reasons behind Expensive and Shortage of Tomatoes in Mzansi
Tomatoes need a lot of water. They love water but they don’t like rain. In dry conditions, tomatoes flourish as long as you have enough water or water rivers or dams, but when you have excess rains like we’ve had in January and February, generally tomatoes don’t thrive. Clive Garrett, Marketing manager – ZZ2 What...
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Dubai authorities orders to deport a group of people involved in a naked photo shoot
Dubai will deport a group of people involved in a naked photo shoot on a high-rise balcony in the emirate, authorities said after criticising the incident as out of line with the values of the United Arab Emirates. The group of naked women posing for a photographer last week along a balcony railing in the...
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Online retailer, Everyshop officially launched to Compete with Takealot
The new South African online marketplace Everyshop has officially launched, offering delivery across Mzansi, this comes after a month of public testing in March. Everyshop is part of Pepkor’s JD Group, the operator of local retail chains like Russels, Bradlows, HiFi Corporation and Incredible Connection. The marketplace has been described as a likely Takealot competitor, with an...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Release their 1st Project with Netflix
Prince Harry will produce a documentary about the Invictus Games for disabled military veterans — the first series under a lucrative deal he and wife Meghan Markle signed with Netflix after moving to California last year. Harry, who served with the British military in Afghanistan, will appear on camera and executive-produce “Heart of Invictus,” a...