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    Mkhize confirms whole country will move to level-3 lockdown

    By Staff Reporter27 May 2020

    Health minister Zweli Mkhize has blamed an outdated slide in a presentation on Wednesday for creating fear that some parts of South Africa would remain on level-4 lockdown on 1 June.

    Vodacom zero-rates What3words for emergencies

    By Duncan McLeod27 May 2020

    Vodacom has zero-rated access to What3words, the technology service that’s mapped the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, in an effort to make it easier for people to get access to emergency services.

    Huawei CFO loses bid to dismiss US extradition request

    By Agency Staff27 May 2020

    Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court on Wednesday as she tries to avoid extradition to the US to face bank fraud charges.

    Manned SpaceX mission called off minutes before lift-off

    By Staff Reporter27 May 2020

    Nasa and SpaceX are preparing for the first manned launch to take off from American soil since 2011. Watch the livestream here.

    Tiktok maker ByteDance hit $3-billion in net profit last year

    By Agency Staff27 May 2020

    TikTok parent company ByteDance generated more than $17-billion in revenue and more than $3-billion in net profit last year, making it a serious rival to Facebook and Google.

    Datatec reports strong results, says it’s bucking virus crisis

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    By Agency Staff27 May 2020

    A pair of Donald Trump’s tweets that made unsubstantiated claims about mail-in voting were appended on Tuesday with links pointing readers to news stories fact-checking him.

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    By Agency Staff27 May 2020

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    LanDynamix launches a cost-of-downtime calculator guide

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    Everything you need to know about SpaceX’s first manned mission

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