A planned strike by e-hailing drivers in Gauteng has been called off until further notice as drivers expect a mediation process with their companies soon. Drivers will not go offline and are expected to continue service on Monday. After increases in petrol prices, drivers are concerned about how much they take home. “Bolt has indicated it is only available from September 26 to 30 for the mediation. It has, however, […]
LOCAL Capitec spokesperson Francois Viviers has confirmed that all of the bank’s digital channels are online again, and any delayed payments should now have been processed. The bank added that it will refund all banking fees that were incurred due to the downtime. “We know we’ve let our clients down and we sincerely apologise,” said Viviers. “This was an internal infrastructure issue, and we want to assure our clients that […]
South Africans can now apply for some social grants online as part of a new pilot project. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) announced the launch of its new online portal, at https://services.sassa.gov.za, on Monday morning – but the site was offline for much of the day. By Tuesday morning, the portal was live... ... but attempts to apply were frustrated by error messages: Theoretically, applicants will be able […]
Prancing in front of a camera with its blond mane blowing in the wind, "007" is one of the thousands of goats being sold online as Muslims prepare for a key religious festival shaken this year by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of goats, sheep and cattle are slaughtered annually during Eid al-Adha - the festival of sacrifice - one of two major holy days observed by Muslims across the world, […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
