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Amazon’s Project Kuiper set to launch first 27 satellites in Starlink rivalry
Amazon is gearing up for a major milestone in its Project Kuiper initiative, with the first batch of 27 space…
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Amazon launches its online shopping service in SA
Amazon launched its online shopping service in South Africa on Tuesday, challenging a number of online retailers dominated by Naspers’…
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Amazon invests $120m in internet satellite facility
Amazon said it will invest $120-million to build a satellite construction facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, as part of…
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Amazon Music and Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR debut limited-edition merchandise
Amazon Music is the official online merchandise partner for Beyoncé’s critically-acclaimed RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR. The collaboration will come to life…
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Beyoncé & Amazon Just Dropped Exclusive Renaissance Tour Merch — Shop It Now
Attention, BeyHive! Beyoncé and Amazon Music just dropped an exclusive Renaissance World Tour merch collection you can shop now. The…
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CEO: Amazon to cut more than 18 000 jobs
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing “the uncertain economy” and…
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Ecuador takes over two Amazon oil blocks
Ecuador has taken over the operation of two oil blocks in the Amazon rainforest that since 1999 had been operated…
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California sues Amazon for allegedly thwarting lower prices
California filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Amazon of using its market influence to prevent merchants from offering buyers better deals…
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Amazon says creating more than 4,000 UK jobs
Amazon said Friday it will create more than 4,000 new jobs in Britain this year, under plans that will make…
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Top US companies such as Apple want to pay for employees abortion travel costs
US companies such as Amazon, Apple, Tesla, and more will reportedly reimburse the travel expenses of employees who had to…
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Amazon to close Kindle bookstore in China
US tech giant Amazon said Thursday that it will stop operating its Kindle e-bookstore in China from next year, closing…
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New York agency accuses Amazon of workforce discrimination
New York state accused Amazon of discriminating against pregnant workers and staff with disabilities by refusing to make reasonable accommodations.…
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New York Amazon workers deal setback to union drive
Workers at an Amazon facility in New York have roundly voted against unionisation dealing a setback to a burgeoning organised…
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Amazon slammed for silence over attempts to build on sacred land in Cape Town
Tech giant Amazon has been slammed for its silence over the destruction of sacred Khoi land in Cape Town. On…
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Wayne McCurrie speaks on DStv
The only reason DStv continues to grow and make money is sport and local content, Wayne McCurrie from FNB Wealth…
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Amazon reaches agreement with Visa over payment fees
Amazon.com Inc. told customers that it has reached an agreement with Visa Inc. over the fees it pays to accept…
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Amazon has listed a number of new job openings in South Africa
Global tech giant Amazon has listed a number of new job openings in South Africa, in fields ranging from customer…
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Amazon hikes Prime subscription price
Amazon.com Inc. is raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription service in the U.S. by $20 to $139, the…
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Is Amazon shopping around for warehouse space in South Africa?
Amazon is shopping around for warehouse space in South Africa, leading to industry speculation that the company could be looking…
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Amazon reconsidering phone ban after deadly warehouse collapse
Amazon is reconsidering plans to revive a ban on cell phones in its warehouses amid the emergence of a new…
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Deadly collapse at Amazon warehouse puts spotlight on phone ban
An Amazon.com Inc. warehouse collapse on Friday night that killed at least six people has amplified concerns among its blue…
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Amazon bans UK Visa credit cards
Online retail giant Amazon on Wednesday said it plans to stop accepting payments in the UK made with Visa credit…
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Amazon has built a new solar plant in South Africa
Amazon Web Services has announced its first solar project in South Africa is now operational and is feeding electricity into…
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Amazon sued by warehouse workers over Covid-19 screening pay
Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing…
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Amazon will start selling its own TVs
Amazon plans to roll out a self-branded TV in the US as early as October, Business Insider reported Thursday. The…
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This is what Amazon employees can get if they vaccinate
Amazon.com Inc. — summoning its inner Oprah — will offer cash prizes of as much as $500,000 as well as…
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Amazon hit with $886m fine for alleged data breach
Amazon has been hit with an $886.6m (£636m) fine for allegedly breaking European Union data protection laws. The fine was…
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Amazon is looking for South Africans to work from home
Amazon is advertising new work-from-home positions in South Africa, which is suitable for people with a matric and a fibre…
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Rising Amazon rivers flood Covid-hit areas in Brazil
Rivers in the Brazilian Amazon region have risen to near record levels after heavy rains, flooding small towns and threatening…
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Amazon’s HQ in South Africa faces legal battle
A plan by Amazon to build a nine-storey business and residential complex in the South African city of Cape Town…
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Amazon to hike wages for over 500,000 workers
Amazon will hike pay by between 50 cents and $3 an hour for over half a million of its U.S.…
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Jaw-dropping price of Minnie Dlamini’s baby stroller
South African media personality Minnie Dlamini Jones is one of our favourite celebs to watch because of her undeniable classy…
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Amazon to install surveillance cameras on delivery vans
Amazon is planning to install surveillance cameras in its delivery vans to monitor drivers as they deliver packages to customers.…
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Amazon to produce electricity in South Africa
US tech giant Amazon says it will generate its own electricity in South Africa, through solar and wind projects, to…
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Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers got COVID-19
Amazon said that slightly more than 19,800 of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of March.…
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Amazon unveils payment by hand-waving
Amazon unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted…
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Amazon is hiring South Africans: This is how you can apply
Last month, Amazon announced that it was hiring 3,000 new customer service agents in South Africa, ranging from customer service…
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DStv Explora to get Netflix and Amazon
MultiChoice has signed a deal with Netflix and Amazon to bring the streaming services operated by these companies to its…
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Amazon vows to act on price-gouging on coronavirus goods
Amazon pledged to take steps to fight price gouging after a US senator complained of “unjustifiably high prices” on hand…
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Here is how you can secure your WhatsApp account from social hacking
Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service is incredibly easy to set up, but this easy setup process means that your account is…
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Amazon offers ad-supported free music streaming service
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it has introduced an ad-supported free version of its music streaming service Amazon Music, taking…
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Pope demands predators stop plundering the Earth
Pope Francis said it was time for “predators” to stop plundering the Earth for financial gain, holding up the “scarred…
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Pope blames Amazon fires on destructive interests
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis opened a synod on Sunday to champion the Amazon’s poverty-stricken and isolated indigenous communities by…
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Thuso Mbedu has an advice for rising Stars
Safta- award winning actress and Two-time Emmy nominee Thuso Mbedu is already a household name in Mzansi – and she…
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Amazon offering employees $10 000 (R143 631) to quit their jobs
Amazon said on Monday it was offering employees $10,000 to quit their jobs and become independent package delivery entrepreneurs for…
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Amazon France under fire for destroying unsold goods
US online retailer Amazon faced new French government pressure Monday after a TV report over the weekend showed it destroying…
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