Article Mistake corrections

[j4ck455]

It's not an article, but the amount of screen real estate allotted to this Google advert is excessive, and the content of the advert and what it links to is questionable:

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Maybe it's just me, but Ramaphosa d'ropping' (sic) big bombs is TMI.

 

[Happy Days]

@mylesillidge : spelling mistake

The production volume of Apple’s iPads decreased by approximately 50% as the company reallocated components for its tablets to priduce the iPhone 13.

iPhone 13 production can't meet Christmas demand

 

[LaraC]

The last bar on both charts has inaccurate values assigned to them.

It should be R863 901.

These are the types of side hustles middle-class South Africans are turning to

A growing number of middle-class South Africans are looking for a second income stream to make ends meet, the latest Momentum/Unisa Household Index shows.

businesstech.co.za

 

[j4ck455]

What happened with South Africa’s fibre rollouts in 2021

The expansion of fibre-to-the-home connectivity continued in South Africa in 2021, with many fibre network operators saying they passed tens of thousands of additional homes during the period.

mybroadband.co.za

Grammar:

ten of thousands

Time travel detected:

We asked South Africa’s biggest fibre network operators how their fibre rollouts fared in 2022.

Please kill with fire:

WiFi-only fibre solution

uneducated ignorant marketing people should not be tolerated.

That's where I stopped reading.

 

[Gatecrasher]

Telkom increases call rate by 18,544%

Telkom will increase one of its wholesale transit rates by over 18,000% on short notice, which may catch clients unaware.

mybroadband.co.za

18 544% looks like 18,5%

 

[swim]

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/tele...as-mobile-networks-are-planning-for-2022.html
“The purpose of Ultra-Rural Rollout is to deploy reliable and high-speed networks to remote communities where there are lower population densities and s lack of existing infrastructure that has traditionally not been economically viable, leaving rural areas unconnected,” O’ Sullivan said.

 

[Brian_G]

@Jan
In https://mybroadband.co.za/news/scie...space-telescope-achieves-full-deployment.html

Webb will also undergo a third mid-course correction burn, which is one of three aimed at placing the telescope in orbit around the second Lagrange point. This point is located approximately 1,500km from Earth, on the other side of the moon relative to the planet.

It's 1,500,000km.

 

[Hanno Labuschagne]

@Jan
In https://mybroadband.co.za/news/scie...space-telescope-achieves-full-deployment.html

It's 1,500,000km.

Thanks, fixed it.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

On Monday morning (10 January), the rand was trading at the following levels again the major currencies:

Factors that will impact the rand at the start of 2022

The rand ended 2021 on the back foot, after the Omicron announcement and subsequent global kneejerk reaction of isolation and red-listing the country. While the currency did claw back much of the losses to end the year, it was not before the damage had been done in the forex markets.

businesstech.co.za

 

[i.got~issues]

Hey hey @Jan

Just checking on the date in the Samsung Galaxy S22 Launch price article...

The Galaxy S22 series is expected to be announced at a Galaxy Unpacked Event on 8 February 2021.

Should that not be 2022?

 

[Jan]

Should that not be 2022?

Yep, thanks. Clearly I haven't had enough coffee yet. I might just write a Greasemonkey script to cause an alarm to go off every time "2021" is found in text on our admin backend.

 

[elysian]

Goodbye Eskom — South African companies want to generate their own power

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa says there has been significant interest from businesses in generating their own power.

mybroadband.co.za

"Six plants capable of producing over 1MW are set to go online in 2022, with the largest expected to have a capacity of 10W." ?

 

[elysian]

@Jan

Major ruling after South African woman fired for refusing Covid–19 vaccine

While a recent CCMA ruling in a workplace mandatory vaccination case will be a relief to employers, ENS Africa warns that there are important considerations companies must keep in mind before dismissing someone.

mybroadband.co.za

"...based on incapacity,” ENS Africa’s Lawrnece and Okojie wrote." (Lawrence)

 

[qinglung]

Major ruling after South African woman fired for refusing Covid–19 vaccine​

Major ruling after South African woman fired for refusing Covid–19 vaccine

While a recent CCMA ruling in a workplace mandatory vaccination case will be a relief to employers, ENS Africa warns that there are important considerations companies must keep in mind before dismissing someone.

mybroadband.co.za

"that while the ruling while will be a relief"

 

[qinglung]

South Africa’s stand at EXPO2020 Dubai — judge for yourself​

South Africa’s stand at EXPO2020 Dubai — judge for yourself

Many people criticise South Africa’s stand at Expo 2020 in Dubai, but the government claims it is a great success. Here is what the South African booth looks like.

mybroadband.co.za

"many South Africans who have been seen the country’s pavilion are not impressed"

 

[geezer]

Durban warehouse damaged in looting spewed dangerous chemicals into the air

A fire at a South African warehouse used by UPL Ltd., the world’s fifth-biggest agrochemicals company, released a range of harmful chemicals across a wide area, according to a report released by the provincial government.

mybroadband.co.za

Spelling mistake, "UPL said, in a response to queries, that bbbthe report was a “well researched and very helpful assessment.”"

 

[ld13]

Online driver’s licence renewal launched — with one catch

The Road Traffic Management Corporation has launched its online payment system to renew driver’s licence cards.

mybroadband.co.za

11th paragraph down:

South Africans can make online payments via a credit card or electric funds transfer (EFT).

Should be 'electronic', no?

 

[Jan]

Should be 'electronic', no?

But they're electrifyin'!

 

[j4ck455]

Time travel detected:

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Naspers gave R1 million to the ANC in 2021

Among the ANC’s donors in the last quarter of 2021 were Naspers, Discovery, and the Shell-linked Batho Batho Trust.

mybroadband.co.za

There are also discrepancies in the linked document that require further investigation:

4_3_Published_Declarations_Report-1.pdf

 

[elysian]

Driver’s licence chaos — legal action threatened over renewal deadline

AfriForum says it has begun taking legal steps against transport minister Fikile Mbalula after he said there would be no further extensions to South Africa’s driving licence renewal deadline.

mybroadband.co.za

This is before the pic (Stefanie Fick) and repeated after:
"“Although the Minister says the backlog will be cleared in time, Outa is sceptical of the administration’s capacity to do this,” Fick said."