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All approvals from regulatory authorities and all conditions have either been fulfilled or waived. The sale of parts of the Edgars' business in South Africa to Retailability has been implemented, according to the business rescue practitioners of Edcon.In the process approximately 5 200 jobs will be saved.The sale includes the transfer of approximately 120 stores…

Earth 16 September 2020 By Mark Harris International Space Station over the planet Earth. NASA’s funding for the International Space Station is due to end in 2024Shutterstock/NASA LAST year, NASA declared the International Space Station open for business. Although firms could already do research on the ISS under contract with NASA, the agency hoped to…

Local rugby is set to make a return at the end of September.A unique Springbok Showdown will take place on 3 October with teams picked by Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber.Following that, a local competition between seven franchises will take place with the final set for January.Rugby supporters in South Africa will finally have something…

Discovery CEO Adrian Gore during the announcement of Discovery Bank at the group's headquarters on November 14, 2018 in Sandton. According to Gore, the world's first behavioural bank, which is set for official launch in March 2019, will reward customers for their good behaviour, applying a similar strategy to that used by its health-insurance operation.…

Cricket South Africa (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images) CSA on Wednesday rebuked independent board member Dr Eugenia Kula-Ameyaw for a tweet criticising Momentum's decision to withdraw its sponsorship.Her post, which some suggest had racial undertones, suggested that the company was acting "irrationally".The matter has been referred to CSA's social and ethics committee.In stark contrast to…