Category: <span>Business</span>

Airports across the world are adopting electric ground support equipment (eGSE), and a new report reveals unique barriers depending on operation size. Enatel, a global leader in electrification solutions, today launches The Global State of Airside Electrification: From Commitment to Operational Reality, backed by industry data, case studies and interviews. The report finds that electrification is accelerating...

Netflix is marking a decade in South Africa with a new slate of local series and films, as the streaming platform looks to build on a decade of investment in the country’s creative industry. Since launching in South Africa in 2016, Netflix says its local productions have supported more than 8,000 jobs through partnerships with...

Pledge 1%, the global movement inspiring companies to embed social impact into their business announced the appointment of Josh Jarrett as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 8, 2026. Jarrett brings nearly three decades of experience at the intersection of technology and impact, spanning philanthropy, startups, and global organizations. He helped build the Bill & Melinda...

Corteva, a global leader in seed and crop protection technology, and Globachem N.V., a private company based in Belgium specializing in developing and globally marketing a wide range of crop protection products, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to launch a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to support the development and delivery...

JinkoSolar Holding Co, announced that its board of directors (the “Board”) has approved a proposal to change the Company’s English name to “Jinko Holdings Limited” and adopt “晶科控股有限公司” as its dual foreign name (the “Proposed Name Change”). The Proposed Name Change is subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at its annual general meeting...

Netflix has increased their subscription prices in the UK effective immediately, with all three tiers seeing a rise. The cheapest Standard with ads plan has been upped from £5.99 per month to £7.99; Standard (ie with no ads) is now £13.99, up from £12.99; and Premium tier has risen from £18.99 per month to £20.99....

MultiChoice has introduced a new look for its pay-TV service, DStv, along with an updated product offering. The name ‘DStv Expect+’ will also form part of a new marketing campaign for the company. At a media event in Randburg, Johannesburg, on Monday, 7 September, MultiChoice CEO Willington Ngwepe called this the most significant rethink of DStv’s...

PwC US and Palantir Technologies Inc announced an expansion of their strategic alliance to help organizations use data and AI to transform critical business operations and deliver measurable enterprise value. The alliance will initially focus on three priority transformation areas: scaling enterprise AI, transforming mergers and acquisitions, and modernizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The...

Twitter is making an unexpected return, with a former Twitter lawyer launching a new social platform using the name, branding and blue bird that disappeared when Elon Musk rebranded the platform as X in 2023. Twitter trademark Stephen Coates, who served as Twitter’s first trademark counsel and later held senior legal roles at the company,...

Canal Plus, owners of DStv are reportedly preparing a major overhaul of its streaming packages in South Africa, with new package names, channel line-ups and prices expected from 17 September.  The reported line-up includes Starter at R99 a month, Select at R299, Sports at R399, Movies & Series at R500 and Premium at R799. One...