Browsing: COVID-19

Vodacom will donate 20 000 smartphones plus 100 terabytes of data and 10 million voice calls minutes to the National…

by Stanley Shanapinda, La Trobe University A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on…

Inspired by the role that ecommerce and online food delivery companies have played around the world supporting people during the…

South Africa can flatten the curve, without extending the nationwide lockdown, the World Health Organization (WHO) told ENCA. Spokesperson, Dr Margaret…

The South African Police Service has noted with concern a photograph of two females, in SAPS uniform, each holding what…

It is still too early to estimate the scope of any impact on Africa’s most valuable company Naspers’s operations and…

South Africa, together with the rest of the African continent, has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, given the circumstances that…

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is to donate fees derived across all asset classes traded on Wednesday 15 April and…

Old Mutual today announced that it is making R4 billion worth of cover available to approximately 430 000 registered healthcare…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is waiting for a “scientific assessment”, due this week, on the effect of South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown…

The Presidency’s Solidarity Response Fund has already raised R500-million in its first week to help South Africans affected by the…

ICT industry veteran Andile Ngcaba’s and chairman of inq., a Pan-African digital service provider, has called on Africa to develop…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed his communications minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on “special leave” for two months, of which one month…

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which is used for protection from exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19), is in short supply globally, but…

BTC predicted to reach highs of $15,499 by year’s end However, the coin may have lost it’s ‘safe-haven investment’ status…

We know things have been tough with the Coronavirus and SA’s National lockdown. Many South Africans are losing their jobs…

South Africa’s Section 12J specialist fund manager Anuva Investments has come to the rescue of health and wellness product manufacturer…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has summoned communication minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for a meeting after she was exposed violating the government-imposed lockdown…

South Africa’s financial regulators today launched the Intergovernmental FinTech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub to respond to changes in the…

With most forms of public transport at a standstill amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the country is relying heavily on the…

The board and management of JSE-listed technology group EOH have taken proactive steps to ensure the company is prudent in…

The South African Police Services (SAPS) have arrested a 53-year-old man in Parow in the Western Cape for allegedly contravening…

by Niema Moshiri When you hear the term “evolutionary tree,” you may think of Charles Darwin and the study of…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to an intensive care unit after his ‘persistent symptoms of coronavirus’ worsened…

A group of South African scientists  — from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the University of the…