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COVID-19: Volkswagen brings relief to local NGOs, schools

    Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has made various donations in support of schools and NGOs in the Nelson Mandela Bay in a bid to alleviate the negative impact of Covid-19 on the communities in the area. Through the Volkswagen Community Trust, the company, last Friday, handed over a ...

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TECNO Foundation Boosts Fight Against COVID-19, Donates Medical Supplies to NCDC

              TECNO Foundation has boosted the fight against COVID-19 by donating essential medical supplies to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in support of the fight against the ravaging pandemic in Nigeria. The materials, which ware handed over to the Lagos office of ...

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OPINION: Hidden pandemic of domestic violence alongside COVID-19

By Patricia Scotland Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a wall, a table, a door. This is the cruel reality of many children and young people across our Commonwealth. As economies, institutions and social welfare sectors continue to buckle under the strain of ...

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Coscharis Boss, Maduka, Hits Global Stage for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Finals

  The President and Chairman of the Coscharis Group, Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, will fly West Africa’s flag at the finals of the  EY (Ernst & Young)  Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Competition. The Coscharis boss, who had earlier emerged as the winner of EY (Ernst & Young) ...

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COVID-19: How to disinfect your car – without doing damage

Some cleaners can harm your vehicle’s interior. Here are Nissan’s tips for disinfecting your vehicle safely. What’s the best way to disinfect your vehicle to help stop the spread of COVID-19? The U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hand-washing is crucial, but so is disinfecting surfaces, including those ...

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Gabriel South Africa Launches ‘Shocks for Life’ for Essential Service Workers

  Essential service workers in South Africa who purchase Gabriel shocks between 25th May to 30th September 2020 will receive free replacement shocks for the rest of their lives. As funny as this might sound, this offer is the main feature of the ‘Shocks for Life’ initiative recently launched by Gabriel, ...

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Connected Services for Consumer, Commercial EVs to Reach US$378 Million in Revenues by 2030

Looming deadlines to end the sale of Internal Combustion Engine vehicles will propel higher EV adoption Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270 per cent  from 2020 to 2024, reaching 7 million subscribers by 2024. According to ...

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Investors could be hit by uneven stock markets

Investors could be hit by uneven global stock markets, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The warning from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere, comes as stock markets around the world extend their remarkable rallies despite a continuing global public health emergency, economic ...

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Ford begins phased production, operations restart with enhanced safety protocols

Ford has implemented a phased restart for its South African operations beginning 1 June, including restarting vehicle and engine production and bringing back the first wave of employees that are not able to do their jobs remotely. “We’ve been working intently with national government, our safety and medical teams, unions ...

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