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Joburg introduces digital trading permit system
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The City of Johannesburg has launched a digital trading permit system to formalise the informal trading sector.
The smart trading cards aim to bring order and discipline to the sector while supporting traders.
Key features include transparent registration, unique QR codes, and prevention of duplication and corruption.
Traders must be South African citizens and submit required documents to apply.
Mayor Dada Morero says the initiative will create a city where everyone can trade and thrive with dignity.
The smart trading cards aim to bring order and discipline to the sector while supporting traders.
Key features include transparent registration, unique QR codes, and prevention of duplication and corruption.
Traders must be South African citizens and submit required documents to apply.
Mayor Dada Morero says the initiative will create a city where everyone can trade and thrive with dignity.
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Eskom plans to return 1,715mw of generation capacity to service
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Eskom says it is planning to return a total of one-thousand-715-megawatts of generation capacity to service this week, to further strengthen grid stability.
The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says during the period between 10 and 23 October this year, Eskom recorded an average of nine-thousand-954-megawatts in unplanned outages.
She says this is an improvement from 11-thousand-155-megwatts during the same period last year:
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The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says during the period between 10 and 23 October this year, Eskom recorded an average of nine-thousand-954-megawatts in unplanned outages.
She says this is an improvement from 11-thousand-155-megwatts during the same period last year:
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Funda Wande empowering teachers to teach literacy and numeracy more effectively
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The non-profit organisation Funda Wande, is empowering teachers to teach literacy and numeracy more effectively by fostering reading comprehension and mathematical confidence among learners from Grade R to 3.
Research indicates that learners who read with understanding by Grade 4 have a greater chance of academic success throughout their education and beyond.
Portia October is the Funda Wande Lead in Cape Town:
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Research indicates that learners who read with understanding by Grade 4 have a greater chance of academic success throughout their education and beyond.
Portia October is the Funda Wande Lead in Cape Town:
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 17.22 to the US Dollar, 22.96 to the British Pound, and 20.05 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,064.99 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 65.51 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 113,643.00.
The Rand is trading at 17.22 to the US Dollar, 22.96 to the British Pound, and 20.05 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 4,064.99 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 65.51 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 113,643.00.
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