Johannesburg – Eskom and the SIU have filed papers at the Pretoria High Court to recover around R3,8billion in funds from former Eskom executives and former board members, they announced on Monday. Through a statement, Eskom confirmed that it and the Special Investigating Unit have issued a summons at the North Gauteng High Court to […]
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Johannesburg – The Public Protector’s office is investigating alleged corruption related to Covid-19. Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she has received about 450 complaints in the last four months. The complaints were related to the R350 special social grant and a number of government tenders. The tenders include the Beitbridge Border Post, acquisition of PPE in […]
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London – Rory Mcllroy says the coronavirus shutdown has made him more focused on adding to his tally of four major titles, the last which came in 2014. Mcllroy, 31, will compete in the PGA Championship at Harding Park starting on Thursday, before the US Open and the Masters in September and November respectively. The […]
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The Vivo Y12 and Y30 are finally here! Both evolutions in the Y-series have officially been released in South Africa, which enter SA ahead of 5G and the hotly-anticipated X-series towards the end of the year. Like other devices in the Y-series, the Y-12 and Y30 offer high technical specs, ensuring these are top-tier yet […]
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Seven health officials have arrived in Hong Kong from mainland China, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out Covid-19 testing. This is the first time Chinese health officials have assisted in Hong Kong and comes as Hong Kong sees a sharp rise in new infections. But some local councillors have raised […]
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Harare – Doctors kin Zimbabwe says the country is facing a crisis from a shortage of healthcare workers as the number of Covid-19 infection begins to rise. According to Dr Rashida Ferrand, an epidemiologist at the main public hospital in the capital Harare, there are too few doctors and nurses because of a health workers’ […]
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Johannesburg – Telkom says it will enter the financial services sector by launching a life insurance business. Telkom Financial Services, which will initially only sell funeral insurance, seeks to address the needs of over 11 million South Africans who do not have bank accounts. The company says it will also use its network and extensive […]
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Johannesburg – The Diko family is demanding an apology from Independent Newspapers following a report in the Sunday Independent claiming that Thandisizwe Diko’s company, Royal Bhaca Projects, benefited from a Gauteng PPE tender. According to the report, the company had already received a R80-million payment from the Department of Health. Presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko, has […]
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Twitter provided an update about the unprecedented July 15th attack that allowed hackers to tweet from some high-profile accounts on the service, in a blog post and a series of tweets published Thursday evening. Twitter now says that a few employees were targeted in a phone spear phishing attack. While Twitter does not quite say, […]
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Johannesburg – The latest crime statistics on Friday showed that murder, sexual offences, and taxi-related murders were still on the rise in South Africa. The Police Ministry presented the data covering period between April last year to March this year. The minister also announced that the figures would now be released quarterly following years of […]
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