South Africa can forget about economic growth until municipalities change
Lots of towns are stopping working to fulfill the fundamental requirements of their constituents, consisting of supplying appropriate access to water, sanitation, real estate, and electrical power, states Londa Nxumalo, portfolio supervisor at Allan Gray. As a result, faith in the system has actually worn…
The most complained-about insurers in South Africa
The office of the Ombudsman for Short-term Insurance (OSTI) has published its annual report for 2021, showing which insurance companies in South Africa drew the most complaints last year. In 2021 OSTI closed 10,879 complaints, 0.7% more than in 2020. The OSTI recorded a resolved…
Vodacom is in all sorts of trouble with its consumers after data started disappearing on Monday night.
South Africans took to Twitter to express their frustration and dismay at the cellular network as thousands of consumers saw their data vanish. This incident adds fuel to an already raging debate where clients regularly accuse mobile networks of stealing their data. A recent investigation proved that airtime…
Timetable change proposed for schools in South Africa
< img class=" accessory -size- wp-post-image lazyload" src="https://thepanda.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/timetable-change-proposed-for-schools-in-south-africa_620a325c923de.jpeg.webp" alt= "" data-aspectratio=" 640/430" data-srcset=" https://businesstech.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Calendar.jpg 640w, https://businesstech.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Calendar-300x202.jpg 300w"/ > The opposition Democratic Alliance has actually proposed a variety of modifications for school schedules in a quote to offset lost mentor time throughout the Covid-19 pandemic….
Here’s how much mayors and other top municipal workers earn in South Africa
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Standard Affairs (Cogta) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has actually revealed a wage freeze for leading local employees in South Africa. In a federal government gazette released on Tuesday (2 November), Dlamini-Zuma stated that, after assessments with the appropriate authorities, it was chosen…
New ID system planned for South Africa
The Department of House Affairs (DHA) is dealing with modifications to South Africa’s ID system to much better show non-binary, intersex and trans individuals in the nation. In a discussion on Thursday (4 November), the department’s primary info officer, Sihle Mthiyane, stated that this would…
South Africa opens Covid-19 vaccinations to children over 12
Health minister Joe Phaahla has announced that the government will open Covid-19 vaccinations to children over the age of 12. In a media briefing on Friday morning (15 October), Phaahla said that the decision followed a recommendation made by the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on…
Government to introduce new digital Covid-19 certificate for South Africa – what you should know
The federal government has actually begun with the advancement of a digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate which will verify that an individual has actually been immunized in South Africa, states health minister Dr Joe Phaahla. Attending to media on Friday (10 September), Phaahla stated that the…
South Africa officially launches Covid-19 vaccination certificate
The South African federal government has actually formally introduced its digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate on Friday (8 October), for people to offer evidence of their vaccination status utilizing a QR code. Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla stated in a media instruction that the certificate might…
Personal information of South Africans potentially compromised in ransomware attack: government
At least 1,200 files, that include the names, banking information and contact information of those who have actually sent individual info to the Department of Justice, might have been jeopardized throughout a ransomware attack on the department’s IT systems in September. This is according to…
South Africa and the ANC are facing a make or break moment: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the ANC should be frank about its failures in government but shine the spotlight on its successes, especially the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic meltdown. Speaking at the party’s national executive committee (NEC) this week,…
Relaxed lockdown restrictions being considered for South Africa: health minister
Health minister Joe Phaahla says South Africa is seeing a decline in the third wave of its Covid-19 cases, and the government is now considering the further easing of lockdown restrictions. Addressing media on Friday (17 September), Phaahla said that when compared to the previous…