In his Twitter bio, businessman Lebogang Mokubela describes himself as a serial entrepreneur and a man on a mission to build the “Bidvest” of the township. This is because his company, Lemok Group, is based in Soshanguve in Pretoria. The…
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There is still a chance for up to half of all African countries to avoid a serious outbreak of Covid-19, said the World Health Organisation on Thursday. Addressing a virtual press conference from Brazzaville, the WHO’s regional director for Africa…
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Franny Rabkin “The law is: you stay at home,” said Co-operative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Wednesday night — the message repeated over and over as the government announced the regulations that would govern the 21-day lockdown — a first…
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NEWS ANALYSIS Just a few weeks ago, Peter Mutharika’s political future was looking bleak. Malawi’s much-maligned president had been the subject of more than six months of vociferous anti-government protests, which were showing no sign of simmering down any time…
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With negotiations between labour unions and SAA business-rescue practitioners put on hold, the airline has told its workers to stay at home during the country’s 21-day lockdown. This follows SAA’s announcement that it would be suspending all domestic flights from…
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CAR REVIEW I’m writing this review at home, with the i3 that I have had to test plugged into my multiplug in the kitchen. It made a pleasant noise when I clicked the power into its charging socket (right where…
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There is much we do not understand about the virus and how it will affect our bodies, especially after Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said that 60% to 70 % of people could be infected by Covid-19. The Mail &…
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In Sudan, one of the hottest countries on earth, people are complaining that it’s not hot enough. “Corona”, they are hoping, will be unable to survive temperatures above 40°C, which are the norm here for much of the year. The…
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In another court defeat for public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the high court declared on Monday that the South African Revenue Service (Sars) is entitled to refuse to hand over taxpayers’ confidential information to the public protector. In a blistering judgment,…
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