July 2021

SA records 15 501 new COVID-19 cases, 457 deaths

South Africa has recorded 15 501 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 090 909.“This increase represents a 26.2% positivity rate, which is lower than yesterday (31.6%),” the National Institute for Communicable…

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SA joins forces with US to tackle economic crimes

The United States’ (US) Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) enforcement division are joining forces to fight tax and economic crimes affecting the two countries.The two agencies…

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Call to advance gender equality

Deputy Minister of Transport, Dikeledi Magadzi, has emphasised the importance on removing structural distortions in economies to enable women and youth empowerment.This as many businesses, especially small businesses, continue to shed jobs to contain c…

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SAICA to train SARS staff

In an effort to build capacity in the South African Revenue Services (SARS), the revenue collector has entered into a partnership with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) to meet its skills demand.This comes after SARS Commissi…

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Seegene announces partnership with Bio-Rad to develop diagnostic testing products for the U.S. Market

Seegene announces partnership with Bio-Rad for the development and commercialization of infectious disease molecular diagnostic products Diagnostic tests designed for the pandemic and the post-pandemic era with high multiplex technology A significant step forward for Seegene in expanding its business to the U.S., the world’s biggest in vitro diagnostics market. SEOUL, South Korea, July 6, […]

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The Globe and Mail’s Sophi.io Wins WAN-IFRA’s North American Digital Media Award

TORONTO, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sophi.io, The Globe and Mail’s artificial intelligence-based automation, optimization and prediction engine, won WAN-IFRA’s 2021 North American Digital Media Award in the category of Best Paid Content Strategy. This is Sophi’s fourth award in the last month. The North American Digital Media Awards honour news publishers that have delivered […]

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