$175m pledged to Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa

During COP28, African and global institutions together with governments of Germany, France and Japan and philanthropies pledged over $175-million to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA). The landmark initial pledge will help to rapidly scale up...

New vehicles sales under pressure

New vehicle sales experienced their biggest losses during November since the beginning of 2021 when the market was beginning its slow recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. According to figures released by naamsa the Automotive Business Council, South Africa’s new...

Datatec ups its stake in Mason Advisory

Datatec PLC has acquired an additional 40% holding in Mason Advisory from the management team, taking its interest to a majority shareholding of 80%. Mason Advisory is a UK-based digital and technology consultancy working across the public and private sectors, with...

Intel helps power a more resilient grid

Intel has announced that its technology is helping power the Edge for Smart Secondary Substations (E4S) Alliance’s new solution to modernise the energy grid. The E4S solution disrupts the existing system, helping it move from a proprietary, closed-hardware...

Saffers listened to more local songs this year

Spotify Wrapped 2023 demonstrates that South Africans are consuming more local songs compared to 2022. Spotify Wrapped is the streaming company’s thorough look into the music and podcasts that defined the year for South African users. Spotify Wrapped 2023 shows...
Africa has a key role in the global green transition

Africa has a key role in the global green transition

Each year, the call for climate action appears to be intensifying from scientists, activists, and civil society. As global leaders gather at this year’s 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), a key aspect that is expected to garner attention is tangible...