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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nChanges to speed limits:<\/strong>\u00a0MultiChoice SA LicenceCo is shutting down M-Net Movies 1, kykNET Lekker, Mzansi Bioskop and Mzansi Music as part of the ongoing review of the DStv channel portfolio. [MyBroadband<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eskom’s plan will leave South Africans poorer:<\/strong>\u00a0Toyota Land Cruiser owners are being warned about a new carjacking method called CAN-bus injection. Thieves access the vehicle’s data network through connectors like the headlight or wheel arch to inject commands that make the car believe the key is present. [TopAuto<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Government takes some control over the 2026 Rugby Greatest Rivalry Tour:<\/strong>\u00a0The South African government has officially designated the 2026 Rugby Greatest Rivalry Tour as a protected event. This gives organisers additional legal protection over branding linked to the highly anticipated Springboks-All Blacks fixtures while also placing procurement and empowerment requirements on the event. [BusinessTech<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africa\u2019s oldest food producer<\/strong> in hot water:\u00a0<\/strong>Solidarity has raised concerns about Premier Group\u2019s decision to shutter its Tulbagh factory, which could affect 3,000 workers. [Daily Investor<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacob Zuma\u2019s R246 million Nkandla<\/strong> falling apart:<\/strong>\u00a0Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, said it’s not the department’s responsibility to maintain Nkandla\u2019s facilities. Kubukeli from the MK Party noted the property\u2019s deterioration due to the department’s neglect. [Newsday<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Saturday, 8 August. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":861475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2085960961953771942","_sma_facebook_post_id":"191437357620492_2170064970480569","_sma_instagram_post_id":"17927978151385885","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20398],"tags":[18993,853],"class_list":["post-869554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things","tag-5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869554"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":869556,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869554\/revisions\/869556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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