The software update is poised to wipe out billions of dollars in annual revenue for so-called Bitcoin miners, although the blow will be softened if the price continues to rise.
The Council for Geoscience, which monitors earthquake activities occurring within South Africa, says a 3.02 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Orkney, in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, on Friday.
Saturday marks the third day without electricity in parts of Pretoria East, following an explosion at the Mooikloof substation at approximately 23:00 on Wednesday.
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced members of a tax fraud syndicate that defrauded the SA Revenue Service of more than R100 million to prison terms ranging from five and 65 years.
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Masoud Mostajabi, deputy director of the Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council, about Iran’s military strategy with its proxies in the region as well as Israel.
Children are among the hundreds of thousands displaced by fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border. In south Lebanon, an arts program is trying to restore some normalcy to their lives.
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with reporter Pavni Mittal about the Indian elections which began this week and will end in June. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term.
Only ActionSA, Rise Mzansi and the Inkatha Freedom Party have shared their thoughts on the holy herb with voters
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