Booze ban, other curbs may be lifted as third wave recedes
Government said the third wave of coronavirus infections has passed its peak, a development that could give it scope to ease a ban on alcohol sales and other restrictions.
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Transnet isolates source of IT disruption
Transnet said on Friday it had identified and isolated the source of the disruption to its IT systems, which impacted its container terminals.
Vodafone gives thought to spinning off M-Pesa
Vodafone Group has hinted it could spin off its African mobile money service M-Pesa after its popularity soared through the coronavirus pandemic.
Intel sales forecast implies rocky second half ahead
Chip maker Intel said it still faces supply chain constraints and gave an annual sales forecast that implied a weak end of the year.
Fears that global chip boom could turn to bust
Chip makers from Taiwan to the US are cranking up production to address shortages that have hammered car manufacturers and other customers as they try to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
Russia disconnected itself from the global Internet in tests
Russia managed to disconnect from the global Internet during tests in June and July, the RBC daily reported on Thursday, citing documents from the working group tasked with improving Russia’s Internet security.
SA shoots for 35 million vaccinations by Christmas
South Africa aims to have given at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine to 35 million of its 60 million people by Christmas, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
Mercedes-Benz hits the accelerator in race with Tesla
Mercedes-Benz plans to invest more than €40-billion by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market, but warned the shift in technology would lead to job cuts.
South African excess deaths top 203 000 during pandemic
National excess deaths, seen as a more precise way of measuring total fatalities from the coronavirus, rose to 203 000 during the coronavirus pandemic, the South African Medical Research Council said.
Tesla will ‘most likely’ accept bitcoin as payment again: Musk
Tesla will most likely restart accepting bitcoin as payments once it conducts due diligence on the amount of renewable energy used to mine the currency, CEO Elon Musk said.