by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Adam Mosseri, Alphabet, Eric Goldman, Facebook, Instagram, James Grimmelmann, Mary Graw, Meta Platforms, News, Sections, Snap, Snapchat, Social media, TikTok, YouTube
US states sought $1.4-trillion before trial. Meta Platforms settled for $18-billion and its shares went up.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Growth Arm, International Finance Corporation, News, Renewable Solutions, Richards Bay Minerals, Rio Tinto, Sections, Voltalia
A 148MW solar plant in Limpopo now supplies a Rio Tinto-owned smelter 600km away in KwaZulu-Natal.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Aldebaran, Bonisiwe Gumede, BSG and Technologies, Bytefuse, Dube TradePort, Education and skills, MakerLabs, Maskew Miller Longman, News, Nomalungelo Gina, Sections, SoftBank, Technology Innovation Agency, Veronica Mohapeloa
Equipping every public school would cost R14.5-billion. Despite public backing, government has not considered funding it.
by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Chris Yelland, Council for Geoscience, CSIR, EE Business Intelligence, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Global CCS Institute, IEEFA, Irena, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, News, Sections, World Bank
Carbon capture makes coal dearer every year, while solar and batteries get cheaper with every passing quarter.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 10, 2026 | Enterprise software, Jannie van Zyl, News, Sections
Customer quiet-quitting is the bill for shortcuts taken years ago. By the time it shows up in the numbers, they have already gone.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 7, 2026 | Energy and sustainability, Eskom, News, Sections, Statistics South Africa, Zambezi River Authority, Zesco, Zimbabwe Power Company
Generation fell 8.1% in June to the weakest reading in seven years, while Eskom’s fleet ran better than at any point since 2017.
