Spinnaker launches in South Africa, backed by Motsepe’s ARC

Spinnaker launches in South Africa, backed by Motsepe’s ARC

Spinnaker Support CEO Mathew Stava Spinnaker Support, a US-based provider of third-party support for enterprise software, has formally launched in South Africa in partnership with Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), pitching local enterprises a cheaper alternative to the support contracts SAP and Oracle sell alongside their ERP systems. ARC has taken a minority stake…

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Africa: No Need to Fear the Perfume Seller – 1990s Hoax About Fainting After Sniffing Perfume Still Not Backed By Evidence

Africa: No Need to Fear the Perfume Seller – 1990s Hoax About Fainting After Sniffing Perfume Still Not Backed By Evidence

No need to fear the perfume seller – 1990s hoax about fainting after sniffing perfume still not backed by evidence IN SHORT: A hoax message with its origins in 1990s email chain letters has once again resurfaced. Social media posts describe horror stories of women fainting and being robbed after sniffing perfume containing a powerful…

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