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Africa: Chinese EV Giant Okla Global Appoints Treadway to Spearhead Africa Expansion

eriinfo.com4 days ago04 mins

Nairobi — Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tiazhou Okla Automotive Co., widely known as Okla Global, has announced a strategic partnership with Hong Kong-headquartered Treadway Investment Bank to accelerate its ambitious expansion into Africa’s fast-growing automotive market. Under the agreement, Treadway will provide investment banking and corporate finance advisory services to support Okla’s continental growth…

South Africa’s giant SKA telescope clears major technical hurdle

eriinfo.com6 days ago07 mins

The “big lift” of the main reflector onto the pedestal for the first SKA-Mid production dish on site in South Africa. The lift took place on 4 July 2024. Photo credit: SKAO/Max Alexander, CC BY 3.0 South Africa’s role at the heart of one of the world’s most ambitious scientific instruments moved a step closer…

Man narrowly escapes giant boulder during landslide

eriinfo.com3 months ago02 mins

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Man narrowly escapes giant boulder during landslide 00:20 UP NEXT Fire rages across residential area in the Philippines 00:26 NFL: Bad Bunny’s halftime show isn’t being reconsidered 00:46 Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time 00:20 Crews…

Seacom 2.0: Alpheus Mangale unpacks all the details about the giant new subsea system

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

Seacom last week announced that it plans to build one of the highest-capacity subsea broadband cable systems the world has ever seen. Dubbed Seacom 2.0, the cable system – which will have an expected design capacity of a staggering 2 000Tbit/s – will be larger than the company’s original system, which brought high-speed connectivity to…

The people who will lead Africa’s new pay-TV giant

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

French pay-TV giant Canal+ has announced sweeping changes to the leadership structure of its African operations, just days after finalising its takeover of South Africa’s MultiChoice Group. Already announced is that the combined business – covering all of Africa, including French-speaking territories – will be led by David Mignot as CEO, and that outgoing MultiChoice…

From click to car: WeBuyCars is South Africa’s vehicle marketplace giant

eriinfo.com5 months ago06 mins

Whether you’re after your next car, bakkie, van, mom-mobile or something a bit more exotic, WeBuyCars is making sure South Africans think of them first. That’s what it takes to run one of the country’s biggest and busiest vehicle marketplaces – one that now attracts a staggering 8.7 million website visits and 2.6 million unique…

Fireball over South Africa – giant meteor caught on CCTV

eriinfo.com5 months ago08 mins

The bright meteor lit up the sky over parts of the Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng. This still image was taken from CCTV footage Residents in parts of the Free State have reported a large, fiery meteor streaking across the sky in the early hours of Sunday morning. Video footage from home CCTV cameras in…

Boeing defence workers go on strike in new blow to aviation giant

eriinfo.com5 months ago04 mins

More than three thousand Boeing defence workers went on strike on Monday, in a fresh blow to the embattled aviation giant. It comes after union members at operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the firm’s latest offer over pay, work schedules and pensions. “We’re disappointed…

Coffee giant Nescafe targets Gen Z as consumption habits shift

eriinfo.com6 months ago07 mins

Olga Rolenko | Moment | Getty Images ORBE, Switzerland — For almost a century, a nondescript factory in an unsuspecting town beneath the Swiss mountains has played host to some of the most widely consumed coffee trends brewed up by caffeine giant Nescafe. From the 1938 launch of its flagship soluble powdered coffee to freeze-dried…

Swiss tech giant pushes SA students towards STEM careers

eriinfo.com7 months ago07 mins

Schools of Specialisation students during the Corporate Social Responsibility Youth Empowerment Day 2025, at ABB in Johannesburg. As Youth Month draws to a close, Swiss tech giant ABB yesterday hosted an event in Johannesburg to inspire matriculants from some of Gauteng’s Schools of Specialisation (SOS), offering insights and guidance as they transition to higher education…