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An analysis of accounts on social media platform X that have been used to promote Russian interests in South Africa are now being utilised to rally support for a new party backed by former president Jacob Zuma, according to a director at the Centre for Information Resilience.
South African manufacturers’ sentiment dipped in March but a significant shift in a subset gauging deliveries signalled that the country’s snarled logistics may be starting to improve.
Google said it would delete millions of records of users’ browsing activities as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged it tracked people without their knowledge.
The push for clean energy has yielded technological advancements that make subterranean hot water and steam reservoirs more widely accessible and useable than ever before, says Nick Hedley.
The consumption of steel in SA has declined by a fifth over the past seven years, showing a marked de-industrialisation and stagnation in economic activity in Africa’s most developed economy.
Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) couples often find themselves in a unique financial position, with the ability to focus on personal and shared goals without the immediate financial responsibilities of raising children.
A fourth chocolate – “blond” – has been slowly making inroads into French confectionary, but has failed to win official recognition and faces competition from a pink Swiss variety.
Vuyolwethu Matiwane says her work in SA’s renewable energy sector is driven by a passion to make a change, after experiencing what it is like to grow up in a rural area without services.
Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Friday its profits more than doubled in 2023, as it ramps up efforts to bounce back in a year that saw the company apparently defy US sanctions with the release of a high-end smartphone.
Swiss chocolatiers have a battle on their hands as Easter rolls around, with surging cocoa prices sending their costs soaring and consumers cutting back as inflation hits their pockets.
The Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) is the JSE’s regulatory information dissemination tool for listed entities, but it often resembles a data dumping repository site thanks to statements that are impossible to understand.
A 60-year-old former fleet administrator at Volkswagen South Africa has been convicted on a whopping 595 counts of fraud for a scheme to overpay an auto body repair company.
Although the group managed to increase sales volumes in the interim period CEO Jeanette Marais said the cost of acquiring new business put pressure on margins.
30 November 2022 at 09:30 AM, via DESTINY Magazine
Dr Rethabile Melamu and Sumaya Mahomed are using the green economy to ensure a cleaner future for generations to come. By: Sbu Mkwanazi Mitigating the effects of climate change has created many environmentally friendly industries…
29 November 2022 at 10:54 AM, via DESTINY Magazine
Self-taught visual artist Cromwell Ngobeni uses charcoal to investigate the fallout of domestic and gender-based violence. Cromwell Ngobeni from Giyani, Limpopo is known for his pursuit of monochromatic charcoal and pastel drawings. He began drawing…
Being able to serve people through numbers is Bongi’s passion and her calling. The once young girl from Tsolo realised her dreams of bettering her society through hard work. In November 2021, Bongi Ngoma, National…
07 September 2022 at 13:08 PM, via DESTINY Magazine
Careers in the finance sector are sought-after because they’re generally rewarding and lucrative. Some positions tend to be more popular than others, but there are a few that deserve more attention. Dany Mawas, Regional Director…