Cell C’s Johannesburg headquarters. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Cell C’s precarious financial position came under the spotlight this morning, when the Competition Commission argued before the Competition Tribunal. At a hearing, the commission argued that the plan for Blue Label Telecoms to acquire control of the operator would effectively throw the country’s fourth-largest mobile network…
As global leaders confer in Zimbabwe for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15), they have an opportunity to strengthen both food security and environmental resilience. Wetlands—the ecosystems that underpin global food production – provide countless benefits to society. Yet they are disappearing at an accelerating pace. Current agrifood…
Dehorned white rhino in the Kruger National Park. Image: Bernard Dupont South Africa has launched a plan to rebuild the Kruger National Park’s white rhino population — from around 2 000 to 12 000 within the next decade — using technology. The project aims to monitor rhino herds daily using drones, GPS collars and digital reporting systems…
