South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has been partially halted as violent protests following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma rage in two key provinces.

Telkom has joined MTN and Vodacom in shutting stores in violence-torn KwaZulu-Natal, and has now decided to close its outlets countrywide until further notice as a precautionary measure.

France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a €500-million fine on Google on Tuesday for failing to comply with the regulator’s orders on how to conduct talks with the country’s news publishers in a row over copyright.

The rand dropped to a three-month low on Tuesday as concerns grew over escalating violence in the country following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.

Protesters clashed with police in several areas of South Africa and looters ransacked shopping malls on Tuesday as frustrations over poverty and inequality boiled over into the country’s worst unrest in years.

In this latest CxO Insights profile, we meet Sun International CIO Pragasen Pather, who has also had an interesting career in tennis. He speaks about trends, tennis and current challenges.

Violent protests have dealt a body blow to South Africa’s efforts to rebuild the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and pose the sternest test yet to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s authority.

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