Founded by Ghanaian photographer and film-maker Paul Ninson, the Dikan Centre houses more than 30 000 books he has collected. The largest photography library in Africa has opened in Ghana’s …
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Activists say Amazon is building on sacred land in South Africa
by Editorby EditorA group of activists is bringing a dispute from South Africa’s Cape Town to Amazon’s Puget Sound headquarters, hoping to stand in solidarity with some Indigenous people and appeal directly …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSSouth AfricaSouthern Africa
De Ruyter’s exit a massive blow to South Africa
by Editorby EditorThe resignation of Andre De Ruyter is a major blow for Eskom and the efforts to address the energy crisis we are facing on an ongoing basis, says Business Unity …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSSouth AfricaSouthern Africa
Private Companies Hoard Cash as South African Business Environment Deteriorates
by Editorby EditorBusinesses and households in South Africa held on to more cash in the third quarter, when power outages reached an all-time high. Gross savings by corporates climbed to 15.9% of …
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SecuritySouth AfricaTechnology
Twitter suspends multiple accounts that track the locations of private jets
Twitter Inc. suspended multiple accounts that track the locations of private jets using publicly available flight data, including one that followed the plane of the company’s owner, Elon Musk. Musk …
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The US Senate voted to ban the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app from all government-issued phones and other devices as the Biden administration considers restrictions on the Chinese-owned platform. The …
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BusinessSecuritySouth AfricaTechnology
Apple fixes zero-day security vulnerability affecting iPhone 8
Apple recently fixed a zero-day security vulnerability affecting the iPhone 8 and later that the company said was actively exploited, TechCrunch reports. The company rolled out iOS 16.1.2 on 30 …
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South Africa’s statistics agency considers adding self-generated power to it’s monthly electricity data
South Africa’s statistics agency is considering including self-generated power in its monthly electricity-generation data as more households and businesses reduce their reliance on state-owned utility Eskom.Adding the metric would broaden …
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The South African Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) have opted to suspend plans to strike at all of Massmart Group’s companies over a dispute at Makro and will …
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Equinix to invest $160 million to build it’s first data centre in South African
Equinix plans to invest $160 million to build its first data centre in South Africa, as part of the firm’s African expansion push.The US data centre company will build its …