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KwaZulu-Natal government supports female empowerment as hosts of 2020 FWA Leading Women Summit
For the second consecutive year, the KwaZulu-Natal government has shown its commitment to advancing the role of women in society by hosting the prestigious 2020 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit presented by Mastercard, which will take place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex in Durban on Friday, 6 March 2020. “We are excited,
Graça Machel, Naledi Pandor and Aisha Pandor will be breaking barriers at FWA Leading Women Summit
Graça Machel, Naledi Pandor and Aisha Pandor will be breaking barriers at FWA Leading Women Summit Renowned African stateswoman and former first lady, Graça Machel, will join South African Minister Dr Naledi Pandor, as well as the CEO of SweepSouth, Dr Aisha Pandor, as part of this year’s influential speakers programme for Africa’s leading women’s
Pick & Pay intros convenience to customers with new online grocery service
Grocery retailer Pick n Pay has launched an online scheduled grocery delivery service that enables customers to set up an automatic weekly or monthly delivery of items they buy regularly. In a statement, the retailer says removing the hassle of manually placing regular online orders for essentials, this new online shopping feature, called Grocery Genius,
South African economy falls into recession as Q4 GDP contracts
South Africa's economy has entered its second recession in two years in the final quarter of last year, as agriculture, transport and construction contracted, data showed on Tuesday. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said the economy shrank 1.4% in the fourth quarter, following a revised 0.8% contraction in the third quarter. Economists polled by Reuters
Where to stream the 2020 Budget Speech live
Finance minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the national Budget Speech at 14hoo on Wednesday (26 February). The budget speech can be viewed through several channels, including TV services like DStv, news channels, and live-streaming sources like YouTube. You can watch the Budget Speech from the following sources: eNCA Parliament TV SABC What to expect from
Smartphone use physically affects your brain, study says
Smartphones might have been introduced to simplify lives, but a recent study has also revealed that the same smartphones might also be affecting our brains. Grey matter controls a person’s emotions, speech, sight, hearing, memory and self-control. Other studies have reported similar brain alterations due to drug usage. “Given their widespread use and increasing popularity,
Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit
Africa’s most dynamic thought-leaders, industry game-changers and icons of social activism are set to feature at the exclusive FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit presented by Mastercard (#LWS2020KZN) and hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal government – taking place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex in Durban on Friday, 6 March 2020. For the 5th edition
Airport style security to be introduced at all major public venues
Terrorist attacks have become tragically common around the world and somebody had to put a stop to it. In a bid to end terror attacks in the U.K, the government has announced to initiate airport style security and bespoke training to teach staff what to do in the event of a terrorist attack in public
Four African-American women who helped launch astronauts into space
It is no secret that the Technology industry is like an unofficial boys’ club with a “no girls allowed” sign on the front door. Every time, men are seeing hogging all the headlines while women are either behind, or nowhere to be seen. That is why, this article primarily focuses on women who've left a
Joburg standout restaurant Buns Out named one of the best in the world
The ranking is based on the views of a number of Michelin-stars chefs and other culinary elites who handpicked the restaurants based on their preferences
Frog cells used to build living robots.
A team of scientists has repurposed living cells — scraped from frog embryos — and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These millimeter-wide "xenobots" can move toward a target, perhaps pick up a payload (like a medicine that needs to be carried to a specific place inside a patient) — and heal themselves after being
Cape Town city plans to set up its own power producer office
The City of Cape Town has announced plans to secure an independent power producer officer to secure renewable energy. This follows after President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement during the SONA address that municipalities are more than welcome to procure their own power form IPPs. Executive director for energy at the City of Cape Town, Kadri Nassiep
President Cyril Ramaphosa 2020 SONA speech word by word
President Cyril Ramaphosa took to the pulpit yesterday to deliver his much anticipated SONA speech. Although it was met by plenty of disturbances from opposing parties, he sure made quite a few key points that citizens should look into. This is President Cyril Ramaphosa's full State of the Nation Address delivered at Parliament on Thursday,
Eskom secures R400 million for voluntary retrenchment packages
As part of Eskom's financial relief plan, the entity is offering managers in its non-core operations and employees over the age of 60 voluntary retrenchment packages. The power utility has secured R400m ($26.8m) to implement the process and is expected to be implemented between March and April this year. The utility is adamant there will be no
All your home appliances at the tip of your fingers with Panasonic new tech
Japanese appliances giant, Panasonic has just raised the bar high for its competitors by announcing plans to launch internet-connected home appliances in India this year. Good news is that the Japanese firm is not going to charge a premium for this tech advance in an aggressive bid to corner market share, unlike the industry practice
Airpods and iPhones supply might run short because of coronavirus outbreak
News of the coronavirus outbreak not only affects the health departments but also the tech industry and its market as well. Since the outbreak, Foxconn factories, which make Apple's iPhone and AirPods, are reportedly extending their closure. The closure will be a "shock to the system" and "disrupt the supply chain further" for Apple's best-selling
Relief for businesses! No load shedding expected today
Embattled power utility, Eskom, has announced in a statement that there will be no power outages/load shedding for today. While the system remains vulnerable, several units have successfully returned, and emergency reserves have been replenished. We may may be celebrating this relief but Load shedding is far from over. Eskom has said it is still