Marc Jury Marc Jury, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa and Showmax, has resigned. He will leave the group, for which he has worked for the past 10 years, at end-March 2025. In a letter to staff on Friday, MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela said Jury is leaving “to pursue opportunities in the business of sport, […]
RECENTLY the town of Benamargosa became the epicentre of the recent DANA extreme weather event that swept through the Axarquia region. Record rainfall and overflowing rivers cause chaos The area saw a staggering 132.5 litres of rain per square metre, with the Benamargosa River overflowing, flooding streets and causing significant damage. It was a sight […]
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A group of investors led by South African private equity firm Harith General Partners has agreed to buy out an infrastructure fund with stakes in assets including Lanseria International Airport and Kelvin Power Station for R6.5-billion. The deal provides an exit opportunity for investors in the first Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund, which includes the […]
The Australian share market jumped to end on a high on Friday, following a choppy week of trading. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 70.8 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 8393.8 points on Friday, with all industry sectors except tech in the green. The broader All Ordinaries rose by 66.10 points, or 0.77 per cent, […]
Google has long offered Google Fit as the default fitness app on Android devices. However, this seems to be changing with the latest generation of flagship Android phones. 9to5Google noticed that Fitbit was the new pre-installed fitness app on the OPPO Find X8 Pro and found it in the default Google apps folder. The outlet […]
In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks. “The solution to get rid of the pachyderms is to kill them,” said Kevin Balondoboka, who lives in Bakoussou, a mere scattering of wooden […]
What if, in his early days as a humble carpenter in Nazareth, before he amassed his 12 disciples or turned water into wine, Jesus befriended a mixed martial arts fighter? This is the basic premise of “The Carpenter,” a new Jesus movie out in theaters near you. As the movie begins, we meet Oren (Kameron Krebs), […]
On Wednesday, Gautam Adani was charged by US prosecutors in a massive bribery scheme. The charges have spurred an investor revolt and at least one customer to back out of major deals. Adani is the 2nd-richest person in India, behind Mukesh Ambani. Gautam Adani, the second-richest person in India, is facing bribery charges in the […]
While its Chinese competitors are busy issuing stable Android 15 updates left and right, Samsung is lagging behind – badly. The Korean company hasn’t even sent out the first beta of One UI 7 based on Android 15 to any of its devices, in a sharp turn backwards compared to its insanely fast update cadence […]