Eskom makes gains in containing electricity breach

Eskom makes gains in containing electricity breach

Dan Marokane, Eskom group chief executive. Eskom has largely resolved a breach in its online vending system (OVS) that allowed people to obtain free electricity, facilitated by staff colluding with criminals, it says. The power utility notes the breach revealed “critical vulnerabilities in both the physical and cyber security components of the utility’s prepaid electricity…

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Africa: Early Net-Zero Action in Africa Brings Big Climate Gains – and Development Challenges, CATF Finds

Africa: Early Net-Zero Action in Africa Brings Big Climate Gains – and Development Challenges, CATF Finds

New research from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) explores how different timelines for achieving net-zero emissions could shape Africa’s energy, land, water, and development future. The study,  Exploring Net-Zero Emissions Pathways for Africa Across Different Timelines , uses the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) to examine how various levels of climate ambition affect the continent’s…

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Cell C listing plan gains momentum

Cell C listing plan gains momentum

Cell C’s largest shareholder, Blue Label Telecoms, on Monday announced that an agreement has been reached on a major restructuring involving the mobile operator ahead of its likely (but still not confirmed) listing on the JSE in 2026. “The pre-listing restructuring encompasses various transactions aimed at optimising Cell C’s capital structure and balance sheet in…

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Japan’s far-right party makes electoral gains with anti-globalist message | Elections News

Japan’s far-right party makes electoral gains with anti-globalist message | Elections News

Japan’s Sanseito party wins big with ‘Japanese First’ push and anti-immigration rhetoric. Japan’s far-right Sanseito party has emerged as a major winner in the country’s upper house election, riding a wave of nationalist rhetoric, anti-immigration warnings and populist pledges on tax cuts and social welfare. Once seen as a fringe movement born on YouTube during…

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Trust becomes currency as LinkedIn gains ground

Trust becomes currency as LinkedIn gains ground

LinkedIn is emerging as a trusted voice among the bevy of social platforms. Online professional network service LinkedIn has edged past Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram as the most utilised platform by brands. This is according to World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck, detailing several key takeaways from the latest SA Social Media…

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