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Tributes pour in for veteran DJ, Grant Shakoane Alyssia Birjalal Tributes from the music fraternity are pouring in for the late Grant Shakoane. The veteran DJ passed away on Thursday, April 22. The cause of death is still unknown, however his close friend and fellow veteran journalist, Tim Modise, said last week that Shakoane was in a Joburg hospital battling an illness. The Metro FM presenter, well known by his famous phrase “for the time of your life and the life of your time", held a Sunday spot on the radio station with his show ”The GS Connection“ and was among th...

iAfrica Veteran Journalist Tim Modise. Share with your network! Confidence and optimism in South Africa may be at all-time lows, but Tim Modise says that South Africans are more politically engaged than ever before. Speaking at PSG’s  Think Big webinar, Modise says the impact of Covid-19 has been demoralising for people all over the world, and South Africa is no exception. “We’ve had a major economic contraction and it looks like our rebound is going to be much slower than what will happen elsewhere around th...

Buy Local Summit goes virtual after last year’s cancellation due to Covid-19 By Mpiletso Motumi Share Johannesburg - While last year’s Buy Local Summit had to be cancelled, this year’s three-day event has gone virtual. The expo is part of Proudly South African, the country’s official buy local advocacy campaign. The focus of the conference is on the business of localisation as a driver of economic growth. Sessions are free to join for people in the country and across the globe. The virtual expo features more than 100 companies, showcasing their products and services in a ...

The state of security and future of predictive identity The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed the face of IT work environments and so security must evolve. However this should be balanced with the need to reduce workload that compliance places on line of business. Listen to the podcast below to learn more about Altron Security’s offerings and how they, as Identity Security leaders, use AI to make predictive identity a business reality. Andrew Whittaker on Altron’s attitude toward security: Security is vitally important to Altron. It’s pervasive across our group and everything th...

Karima Brown stood on the shoulders of giants in journalism By Opinion Marlan Padayachee On Sunday, independent 24-hour news channel eNCA paid a fitting and final farewell to its TV host, Karima Brown, and did a reprise on some of her excellent interviews on her show, The Fix, that relived the prowess of a brave-hearted commentator until Covid-19 ended her colourful and controversial career last week. Coronavirus continued its ruthless march at the weekend, taking more high-profile lives of that of top business leader Peter Matlare and Durban’s first black mayor, Sipho Ngwenya, and scores ...