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Ramaphosa to address the nation tonight
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7pm on Wednesday. Ramaphosa is expected to provide an update on the government's strategies to manage the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, in his weekly newsletter, the president urged South Africans to continue adhering to health regulations in order to avoid a second wave of
Occidental Petroleum announces net-zero target for greenhouse gas emissions
(Reuters) – Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N on Tuesday laid out a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its operations to net zero by 2040, becoming the latest oil and gas company to set long-term climate goals. Oil and gas producers, under pressure from investors who want to see the industry operate more cleanly, have
Alibaba doubles sales as Singles' Day gets into full swing
China's Alibaba said orders on its e-commerce platforms during the Singles' Day shopping extravaganza had exceeded $56 billion by Wednesday morning, as lockdown-weary consumers splashed out on as many as 16 million discounted goods. The world's biggest sales event – eclipsing Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States – spans four main days
PS5 media remote hands-on: simple, streamlined, safe
In comparison to the PlayStation 5 itself — a big hulking mass of a game console — the PS5-branded media remote is very conservative. It does pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a media remote and not much more, but at least it’ll match your new games machine. Setting up the remote is incredibly
Sun International rises above Covid-19 turmoil
Sun International said on Tuesday that it was on the mend after its operations were severely curtailed by the trading restrictions placed by governments following the Covid-19 outbreak, with its South African operations at the centre of its recovery. The group said South African casino operations resumed trading from the beginning of July after the
Dutch government orders further anti-spying measures for telecoms
The Dutch government on Wednesday ordered a raft of new security regulations for telecommunications providers, including rules on equipment and software suppliers and a requirement that only people with background checks are allowed access to networks. The requirements, which will cover major providers KPN KPN.AS, T-Mobile and Vodafone VOD.L, are part of a series of
Hong Kong, Singapore to allow travel to each other without quarantines from November 22
A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on Nov. 22, the two cities announced on Wednesday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners. Hong Kong’s Commerce Secretary and Singapore’s Transport Minister said the scheme would begin with one flight a day into
The biggest difference between the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro is a fan
It’s been a little bit weird that Apple would sell both a 13-inch MacBook Air and a 13-inch MacBook Pro simultaneously, but perhaps never more than today — because Apple’s new $999 and $1,299 laptops seem nearly identical if you look beyond the differently curved frames. They’ve got the same M1 processor, the same memory
EU accuses Amazon of misusing the data it collects from third-party sellers
The EU is accusing Amazon of misusing the data it collects from third-party sellers on its platform, European commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced today. The European Commission says Amazon is “systematically” using non-public marketplace seller data to unfairly compete with sellers in France and Germany. The accusations are the result of an investigation that was announced
Rand continues to strengthen on the back of Biden election
The rand hit a more than eight-month high against the dollar on Monday (9 November), as markets cheered Joe Biden’s election as the US president on hopes that a calmer White House could boost world commerce and that monetary policy would remain easy. Democrat candidate won the race to become the next US president, defeating
Apple to unveil Macs with their own processors, widening its app ecosystem
Apple said in June that it would begin outfitting Macs with its own chips, which will build on its decade-long history of designing processors for its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches. The new chips, which will be unveiled in a webcast event on Tuesday, will make it far easier for the millions of apps currently
Air Products to launch 30 tonnes per day liquid hydrogen plants in China in 2022
New York-listed Air Products APD.N, the world's largest hydrogen producer, is expected to launch a 30 tonnes per day liquid hydrogen production plant in eastern China in 2022. The project, based in Haiyan county in Zhejiang province, would be the first large-sized commercial liquid hydrogen plant in China and the largest of its kind in
Multichoice sees 45% rise in half-year profit
Multichoice Group said on Monday its core headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the half year that ended Sept. 30 will be between 40-45 percent higher than the corresponding period last year. Africa's biggest pay-TV group said core HEPS, the main profit measure used by companies in South Africa, is likely to be between R1.75
Dollar dips, yen rises after vaccine progress news
The dollar edged down slightly on Tuesday and the Japanese yen recovered some of the previous session’s losses after news of progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine boosted risk appetite in global markets U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc PFE.N and German partner BioNTech SE BNTX.O said on Monday a large-scale clinical trial showed their vaccine was more
Huawei to sell $15 billion Honor unit to Shenzhen government, Digital China, others – sources
Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The plan comes as U.S. restrictions on supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd force
After Pfizer, Russia says its Covid vaccine Sputnik V over 90% effective
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is more than 90% effective, a representative of the health ministry said on Monday, citing data collated from vaccinations of the public rather than from an ongoing trial.The comments followed a statement earlier on Monday by vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, who said their experimental COVID-19 vaccine was
Newly-appointed SA airline ready to fly passengers this week!
Comair, the company which operates Kulula.com, has announced that it has begun taking bookings for Kulula flights ahead of its planned take-off on 1 December. “Anyone who travels with us will have a fully flexible ticket and will be able to change their flight as many times as they want to without fees. Our hypothesis
The Nokia 8 V 5G UW is HMD’s first high-end phone sold by Verizon
HMD’s Nokia is launching the $699 Nokia 8 V 5G UW, the company’s second 5G device. In a major shift for HMD, it’ll be sold through Verizon, making the Nokia 8 V HMD’s first high-end device that’ll be available through a US carrier. Despite the new branding, though, the Nokia 8 V is effectively a
What President Joe Biden brings to USA and the rest of the world
There was dancing in the streets. The man who polarised America like no other President in its history was on his way out of the White House door. Acting in churlish character, Donald Trump has refused to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory. He continues to send fundraising emails to his supporters, asking them to contribute to
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