Black - eriinfo

Africa

West Africa: NPHC West Africa, the Divine Nine, Black Greek Life – Heritage Tourism Impact in Ghana

eriinfo.com5 months ago09 mins

JANUARY’S Black Greek chartering illustrates how organised diaspora networks drive off-season tourism, social investment, and long-term economic engagement in Ghana. Black Greek-letter organisations have contributed to Ghana for decades through education, healthcare, water access, youth development, and cultural exchange. As outlined in Ghana Gives Birth: How Black Greek Life Found Its Home on African Soil,…

Africa

Africa: South Africa’s Basetsana Hold Black Princesses in Accra

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

Ghana’s national U-20 women’s team, the Black Princesses, were held to a 2-2 drawn encounter by the Basetsana of South Africa in the first leg of the third round qualifier for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. the Black Princesses opened the scoring with an agnes yeboah header…

Online sales can’t save Pick n Pay from Black Friday hangover

eriinfo.com6 months ago04 mins

Pick n Pay has unexpectedly warned investors that its headline loss per share for the current financial year will widen by more than 20% compared with the prior year, blaming a “highly constrained” trading environment over the critical Black Friday period that dragged down second-half performance. Its share price tanked, and was last trading down…

‘Please Call Me’ creator labels Black Rock’s quest for money ‘fraud’

eriinfo.com6 months ago09 mins

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate. ‘Please Call Me’ creator Nkosana Makate says Black Rock Mining’s claim that he owes it money is fraudulent, and there is no basis for arbitration to secure 40% of his settlement with Vodacom, South Africa’s second-largest mobile operator. In December, British Virgin Islands-registered Black Rock Mining lost its battle…

Black bear wanders into Christmas parade in Tennessee

eriinfo.com8 months ago02 mins

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Black bear wanders into Christmas parade in Tennessee 00:28 UP NEXT Car goes flying and smashes into St. Louis pet clinic 00:34 Debate around U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats 02:04 Drone and airstrikes across Ukraine continue amid…

Black Friday goes digital in South Africa as online spending surges to record high

eriinfo.com8 months ago09 mins

South Africa’s shift towards online retail accelerated over the Black Friday weekend, with consumers directing a greater share of their spending to e-commerce platforms than ever before. Standard Bank said online sales by its customers rose 75% year on year, contributing 23% to total retail sales over Black Friday weekend, including Cyber Monday, with value…

Local online spending surges on Black Friday

eriinfo.com8 months ago010 mins

Some online payment platforms and local banks reported double- and triple-digit growth in spending on Black Friday. South African consumers shopped their way to another strong performance over Black Friday 2025, with online spending surging past the 2024 bargain-hunting weekend period. Online payment platforms and local banks reported double- and triple-digit growth on some platforms,…

Chaos as FNB app and website knocked offline on Black Friday

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

Users were struggling to access the FNB app and website on Friday as Black Friday coincided with pay day for many South Africans. A presumed surge in online activity from Black Friday shopping coinciding with usual pay day activity appears to have toppled FNB’s banking app, with FNB-related complaints on incident monitoring website Downdetector spiking…

The 241+ Best Black Friday Deals From Apple, Amazon, Lego, PlayStation and More

eriinfo.com8 months ago055 mins

The busiest shopping day of the year is coming to a close. With almost every major retailer offering their best sales of the year, you’ve got only a few hours left to shop Black Friday deals. Those Ugg clogs you’ve been dreaming about? The AirPods at the top of your wishlist? The Lego set that…

Black Friday traffic sees FNB app glitch

eriinfo.com8 months ago02 mins

FNB is investigating glitches on its mobile app. Big-four bank FNB is suffering glitches on its mobile application on Black Friday. According to Downdetector, a site that monitors website outages, South Africans started reporting issues with access to the FNB app from 9am. When trying to log in to the app, earlier this morning, FNB…