Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers across about 40 countries plan to take part in protests and walkouts to coincide with Black Friday sales, one of the busiest days of the …
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Twitter agrees to talks with fired Africa staff over severance
Twitter agreed to engage with fired staff from its only African office after they were offered poorer-than-announced severance packages. Affected employees in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have secured talks with …
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South Africa talking with more countries to end reliance on coal
South Africa, having secured $8.5 billion (R146.83 billion) in climate finance from some of the world’s richest countries, is in talks with additional nations to help it cut reliance on …
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Pepkor sales growth slows down due to the hit from KZN floods and unrest
Pepkor, which owns brands such as PEP and Ackermans, managed to deliver a double-digit earnings increase even as the effects of the July 2021 unrest and KwaZulu-Natal flooding hit the …
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Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump’s Twitter accounts after online poll
The 24-hour poll garnered more than 15 million votes. Musk earlier reinstated accounts tied to conservative media personality Jordan Peterson and satirical website Babylon Bee. Trump’s reinstatement on Twitter is …
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Eskom has been ordered by a court to scrap a R16 billion tender award for the maintenance of high-pressure boilers and pipes at its 15 coal-fired power stations after it …
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TotalEnergies is planning to explore for oil offshore South Africa’s West Coast
TotalEnergies is planning to explore for oil offshore South Africa’s West Coast, where environmental groups have increasingly opposed such activity. The French explorer proposes to drill one well, which could …
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SAB launches a new logo which represents it’s positive outlook for the country
South African Breweries (SAB) has launched a new logo which the company says represents its positive outlook for the country, with its CEO optimistic about local prospects – even as …
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cryptocurrency market maker Ovex cancelled FTX financial services license in South Africa
South African cryptocurrency market maker Ovex has cancelled and removed FTX as a juristic representative, cutting off the international exchange’s access to its local Financial Service Provider (FSP) license. “FTX …
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Elon Musk postponed the relaunch of twitter after fake account frenzy
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk on Tuesday postponed the relaunch of the site’s paid subscription service after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers. …