Ride-hailing and food delivery start-up Bolt announces the appointment of Mikko Salovaara as its new CFO.
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South Africa has lost its bid to host a Formula One race in 2024, as confirmed by the calendar for the FIA Formula One world championship.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its affiliated unions are participating in a nationwide strike to protest socio-economic issues affecting South African employees.
Mark Zuckerberg, has launched a Twitter rival called Threads to potentially threaten Twitter’s dominance. Threads can be accessed by downloading the app for iOS or Android or via desktop at threads.net
The New Development Bank, created by the BRICS bloc, currently has no immediate plans to create a common currency among its member countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).
A Trafigura-led consortium pledges R10.5 billion for a key rail project to link Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zambia.
Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma’s attempted private prosecution of current President Cyril Ramaphosa has been dismissed by the Johannesburg high court.
Attacq and the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) have progressed in their R2.7bn deal for the GEPF to acquire a 30% stake in Waterfall City precinct.
Amanda Rajkumar, the only female executive board member at Adidas, is stepping down from her position after deciding not to extend her term.