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Mandatory vaccination policy leads to 94% of Discovery's staff getting jabs
Oxford sees no evidence Omicron defeats vaccines so far
Aspen strikes deal with J&J to launch own vaccine, called 'Aspenovax'
Mass cancellations at Swiss hotels due to Omicron variant
'Extraordinary transparency' - US Secretary of State thanks SA, but won't budge on travel ban
Companies
Economy
SA hits record unemployment rate
The expanded unemployment rate - which includes discouraged work seekers who have given up looking for work - increased by 2.2 percentage points to 46.6% in the third...
'Relaxed pace' of law enforcement means less prosecution of SOE plunderers - Gordhan
Cabinet to make a final decision on e-tolls soon, says Mbalula
After load shedding and steel strike, the new variant adds to SA's economic woes
A unified plan to turn around Eskom and end uncertainty is coming, says Gordhan
Markets
Markets hit by Moderna vaccine warning over Omicron
Equities and oil sank again Tuesday after the head of Moderna warned current coronavirus vaccines might be less effective at fending off the Omicron variant, fuelling...
Stocks, oil prices rebound from Omicron rout
Markets face weeks of uncertainty in wait for Omicron answers
Rand, global markets tank as new virus variant sparks panic
Global stocks mostly rise after strong US data
Money
EXPLAINER | Got a Will? Here's how the pandemic could impact your estate planning
Many people feel comfortable once their Will has been signed without knowing the pitfalls that may be experienced when the Will is executed, and the estate...
South Africa's pension system gets a C-grade. Where is it going wrong?
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Tech
Twitter is banning users from posting photos or video of people without their permission
In a major content moderation move, Twitter said Tuesday that it will remove media if the person depicted in it reports it to the company.
Read the letter Jack Dorsey sent to Twitter employees announcing his resignation as CEO
Supply chain crisis is so bad people are turning to bots to buy everything from electronics to toys
8 ways to troubleshoot an app that keeps crashing on your Android device
How to check your Google Maps timeline and see every place you've travelled
Business Insider
Omicron has drug companies scrambling. Here are their plans to deal with the variant.
Experts fear – though they do not yet know – that the newest variant could make vaccines and therapies less effective. "On the face of it, it looks pretty gnarly," one...
How Gordon Ramsay's videos insulting people's recipes turned him into one of UK's biggest TikTok...
A single soccer team is responsible for every case of the Omicron Covid variant in Portugal
SA vaccine incentives now include a 10% discount again, and various big-cash draws
Meta must sell Giphy, UK antitrust regulator rules
Finweek
COVER STORY | The metals rush
Global metal supply is constrained even as huge demand lies ahead to decarbonise the planet’s economy. We look at four locally-listed miners and how they are adapting...
Politicians trying to hijack Eskom
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Advertorial | Samsung steps up investment in SA
COVER STORY | The health of SA's medical schemes
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