After showing the safety and effectiveness of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Ad26.COV2.S Covid-19 vaccine in two studies, the Sisonke team published one of the first real-world studies on vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron variant in the New England Journal of Medicine on 4 May 2022.Trending, Headline, Johnson & JohnsonRead More
The City of Johannesburg has strategically imploded the condemned Kaserne Building in Jeppestown, making room for a new mixed-use development that will provide low-cost housing.Government, HeadlineRead More
South Africa’s Eskom is increasing power cuts in order to prevent a total collapse of the grid as issues grow from lack of imports to breakdowns at its coal-fired plants.Trending, HeadlineRead More
Data from New World Wealth and Henley & Partners shows South Africa has continued to lose millionaires over the last decade, with net wealth also declining precipitously over the same period.Wealth, Headline, Henley & Partners, New World WealthRead More
Analysts warn of a massive fuel price increase for June. Crumbling weather service infrastructure could hamper the prediction and issuing of warnings for severe events. amaBhungane has revealed a fuel theft operation, siphoning millions of rands worth of fuel from Eskom. Over 110 organs of state have been granted exemption from regulation that stalls public procurement.Government, amaBhungane, Eskom, Headline, SAWSRead… Read More »5 important things happening in South Africa today
Vodacom Group on Monday reported a 4.5% increase in revenue to R102.7 billion for the year ended March 2022, and delivered a dividend of R8.50 per share, up marginally from the prior year.Mobile, Headline, VodacomRead More
Apple Inc is testing future iPhone models that replace the current Lightning charging port with the more prevalent USB-C connector, according to people with knowledge of the situation, a move that could help the company conform with looming European regulations.Mobile, Apple, HeadlineRead More
While the national government is still reticent to say whether South Africa has entered into a fifth wave of Covid-19, CSIR senior researcher, Dr Ridhwaan Suliman, says the country has been in a new wave for at least three weeks – and may already be seeing new infections slow down.Lifestyle, HeadlineRead More
We sat down with AWCape’s Jeff Ryan and Sage’s PJ Bishop to discuss the state of cloud finance.Industry News, AWCapeRead More
Power utility Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on Sunday evening – with stage 3 load shedding to follow on Monday and Tuesday next week. Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on Sunday night from 17h00 to 22h00. Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented at the same times … Continue reading “Eskom announces… Read More »Eskom announces stage 3 load shedding next week
