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The number of South African employers reporting they are recruiting ICT skills overseas has increased dramatically in the past year – up from 38% to over 50%.

The survey, the 11th since 2008 and the first since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, assessed what impact the pandemic and lockdown have had on working conditions and skills supply and demand in South Africa.

FILMING for a popular TV series in Bolton sparked confusion with some local residents this evening, as what looked like the emergency services appeared to be taking over one Bolton side street. Film crews, as well as police cars, a bomb disposal unit and a fire engine could be seen opposite Derby Street shortly after 5pm tonight, as production continued for series two of Traces - the popular crime drama starring Line of Dutys Martin Compston. Local resident Adrian Schofield, 60, who lives n...

SriLankan Airlines CEO on COVID recovery and expanded cargo operations 2 hours ago Like many other airlines, COVID caused a total shutdown in March last year. Initially, the focus for SriLankan Airlines was to get expatriates home who were standard all over the world when the borders were closed. In addition to humanitarian and repatriation operations initially, the airline started focusing on cargo. Adrian Schofield, Senior Air Transport Editor for Aviation Week, had the privilege to be speak ...

AirAsia X Credit: Airbus The long-haul affiliate of the AirAsia Group that operates Airbus A330s, suspended all of its operations in March and has no firm timeline for resuming services. It aims to reestablish itself as a smaller but more financially viable carrier, with a reduced network, fleet and workforce and plans to resume flying with just two aircraft in the first quarter of 2021, before adding more routes and aircraft by the end of that year. Norwegian Air Shuttle ...