Given that the ANC government response to the pandemic can only be stricter lockdown regulations as infections rise, would it be unreasonable to assume that the ANC will again close beaches & 100m restrictions around water bodies, come December 2021?
New level 3 lockdown rules for South Africa gazetted
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted the extension of South Africa’s level 3 lockdown, which includes changes to certain restrictions.
This follows an address by President Cyril...
What movie would you rate as the best movie 2020 brought us. Second best and then Third.
For me:
1. Love and Monsters 8/10. Fun and Entertaining.
2. Extraction 7.5 / 10. Excellent Camera work and Stunts.
3. Tenet 7 / 10. Awesome Sound and interesting story line if you don't over think it...
Hi all
Having a rather peculiar problem with my ADSL line. Every 2 or so hours, my ADSL line will drop but only some sites will become unreachable (I cannot ping 1.1.1.1, access Discord or Steam but I can get to Google.co.za, YouTube, Facebook and a bunch of other sites). After about 3 minutes...
How the lockdown has affected IT jobs in South Africa
CareerJunction has released its latest CareerJunction Index (CJI) report, which reveals a significant decline in hiring activity in the IT and telecoms market.
The CJI is based on data gathered from the CareerJunction website and monitors...
New lockdown rules for sport and going to the movies in South Africa
Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa has published directives which explain the rules required for the reopening of cinemas and theatres.
These directives fall under the advanced level 3 lockdown...
South African CEO lockdown rankings
The COVID-19 pandemic and extended lockdown have placed tremendous pressure on CEOs to ensure the wellbeing of their employees and the sustainability of their companies.
With an expected GDP contraction of 7% and job losses of between 690,000 and 1.8...
So today my brand new little Polo had to get a new battery installed, after it died during lockdown (wouldn't hold charge for more than two days).
Volkswagen told me they had four Polos in on the same day as mine for the same thing, and my specific dealership has dealt with over 160 battery...
Getting a tax break when working from home during lockdown
Employees across South Africa have been working from home since President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on 15 March 2020.
Working from home carries a few additional costs to employees, which include higher data...
I haven't seen a thread about aggregating the latest specials for new / demo and used cars of late. I'm in the market to replace a car going out of motorplan in a couple months and have been browsing.
I thought I'd list them here:
Merc: Up to 3 months installments covered...
South Africa considers easing lockdown
South Africa’s National Command Council, the body overseeing the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, is considering easing lockdown rules more rapidly as the economy tanks and poverty levels soar, according to three senior officials with...
Does anybody know if the website Raru delivers after the lockdown was changed to stage 4. They have not yet updates their site and I read that they didn't let some customers know they were not able to deliver during the stage 5 phase of lockdown.
I want to buy a motherboard, which means it...
Working from home - Studies show how productive you really are
MyBroadband’s Working from Home 2020 Survey, conducted in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, found that 73% of MyBroadband readers want to continue working from home after the lockdown is over.
Additionally, 74% said they feel...
I understand that fibre network providers (Frogfoot, Octotel, SADV, etc) are still running during this lockdown time but does anyone know if their project managers are still working?
The surprising number of South Africans who want to work from home after the lockdown
73% of tech-savvy South Africans want to continue working from home after the lockdown is over.
This is according to the results of MyBroadband's Working from Home 2020 Survey, which was conducted in April 2020.
What you are not told about temporary lockdown spectrum
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a three-week national lockdown in South Africa, many people realised that broadband networks would take strain.
Millions of South Africans would work from home, and many of them use mobile networks...