Category: <span>Business</span>

Telecommunication company Rain has announced that its chief risk officer, Phumlani Moholi, will step down as an executive director effective from 1 March 2021, that’s according to MyBroadband. “Phumlani will continue to sit on Rain’s board as a non-executive director and remains a shareholder,” Rain said. “Phumlani has been an integral part of the business...

Facebook is in the process of developing and manufacturing its own smartwatches. The Information website report that the social media giants hope to start selling its smartwatches as early as next year. According to the report, “the watch will let wearers send messages using Facebook’s services and also offer health and fitness features, according to...

KPMG South Africa has announced that it will not be taking up any non-auditing work for JSE-listed companies. The auditing firm which is still cleaning up its image after the state capture and the VBS scandals said it will cease all future non-audit-related services to its listed audit clients from 31 March 2021, Fin24 reported. The...

According to CNBC report, Central banks are accelerating their work on digital currencies and investors are taking note. Earlier this year, the Bank of International Settlements published its latest survey showing that 86% of the 65 central banks it spoke to are doing some form of work on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), be it...

Local journalists and news media professionals can now voluntarily register for Facebook’s new security feature specifically tailored to protect their Facebook and linked Instagram profiles from harassment, hacking and online abuse and harm, the social media network has announced. Facebook is providing this security feature to journalists across the globe in countries such as the...

Thursday night marked Cyril Ramaphosa’s fifth State of the Nation Address, but his first since Covid-19 gripped the country and the rest of the world. It resulted in a much-muted affair, with only a handful of mask-wearing MPs in Parliament, while the president made his address which had a strong focus on economic recovery and...

Phillipine Mtikitiki has been appointed as Coca-Cola Africa’s Vice President for its South Africa franchise. Prior to her appointment, Mtikitiki was the Vice President and General Manager for the East and Central Africa regions. “I am excited to lead the South Africa Franchise at this pivotal time in its upward trajectory. This is a market where...

EWN reports that, The Public Servants Association (PSA) said it was extremely concerned about the pace of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. The association said South Africans could not afford to wait any longer for its citizens to be vaccinated. This follows government’s decision to halt the rollout of the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccines after...

According to Axios, the French President Emmanuel Macron lambasted social media networks for their decisions to “suddenly cut the mic” as soon as they were sure Donald Trump was leaving power, particularly as they’d effectively “egged President Trump” on during his presidency. Why it matters: Speaking at an Atlantic Council forum, Macron said the decisions to...

General practitioners have advised patients to get tests at specialised sites. As South Africa tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, general practitioners have advised patients to get tests at specialised sites instead of visiting their doctor. While hospitals and clinics are open to assist, if you think you have any of the following symptoms: fever,...