The World Economic Forum hosted annually in the popular ski resort town of Davos, Switzerland kicked off this week and is set to be a major gathering of the world’s economic and financial powers. Below we have compiled some reasons why Davos 2023 matters. What is the World Economic Forum? Founded back in 1971, WEF …
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South Africa is no stranger to load-shedding, a term used to describe electrical power cuts, which has been around since 2008. But with Europe in full winter mode and following nearly a year of Russian onslaught in Ukraine, which drove up oil prices and forced the European Union to reconsider its relationship with Russian gas …
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Cyril Ramaphosa: Another electricity price increase is unavoidable. Five shortlisted candidates for CSA Proteas coach job. Black Panther, Zendaya, Beyonce and more nominated for NAACP Image Awards. My hands are tied, says Ramaphosa on Nersa decision on hike electricity price – EWN President Cyril Ramaphosa stated on Thursday that he could not intervene in a …
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Eskom implements Stage 6 load shedding until further notice. CSA set to name SA’s new ODI and T20 coaches this week. Lasizwe Dambuza is ending his YouTube journey. Stage 6 load shedding confirmed ‘until further notice’ – EWN Eskom stated in a statement that stage 6 load shedding was implemented from 4 p.m. on Wednesday …
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Eskom implements Stage 6 load shedding until further notice. CSA set to name SA’s new ODI and T20 coaches this week. Lasizwe Dambuza is ending his YouTube journey. Stage 6 load shedding confirmed ‘until further notice’ – EWN Eskom stated in a statement that stage 6 load shedding was implemented from 4 p.m. on Wednesday …
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President Cyril Ramaphosa: Ending blackouts is the highest priority. Manchester City FC shuts out Chelsea, 4-0. Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott are reportedly calling it quits. Ramaphosa: Solving energy crisis is a top priority – eNCA Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of the ANC, has stated that ending blackouts and resolving the energy crisis are among …
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1. Elon Musk buys Twitter It was an on-again-off-again relationship when it came to Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media company Twitter. It all began in January when Musk first started buying shares in Twitter, which ultimately led to a 9.2% stake in the company by April. He became Twitter’s largest shareholder and later …
Twelve months ago, many economists predicted that inflation would slow down, and consumer spending would increase as supply chain issues stabilised while pandemic relief cooled. They were largely wrong and are predicting the same for 2023 but should we believe their predictions this time? While economists aren’t as optimistic as they were during December 2021, …
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There’s a global slowdown in free-flowing venture capital with tech start-ups struggling to secure the funding necessary to get businesses off the ground and running. And while venture capital funding exploded last year as investors looked for companies with higher growth rates than those publicly traded on stock markets, that money has all but dried …
What’s Silicon Valley investment done for Africa lately? Not a lot. Read More »
Elon Musk is ready to go to war over his ownership of Twitter and his decisions not to moderate content and transform the ad revenue model of the business to a subscription model. Musk’s latest sparring partners include the United States and the European Union after he bemoaned Apple recently over speculation the Cupertino, California-based …
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