Planet42, a South African car subscription startup, has raised $100 million in combined equity and debt funding to address transport inequality by putting cars in the hands of people who cannot access traditional bank credit. The $15 million equity round was co-led by Naspers and ARS Holdings, with participation from existing and new shareholders, including…
FANS MOURN PASSING OF ‘IDOLS SA’ CONTESTANT TERRA COX TERRA COX – Season 12 Idols SA contestant, Tersius Eathon Kocks, who was better known as Terra Cox, was discovered dead at the age of 35 in his house on Sunday. Alton Zakay, an artist, announced Cox’s passing on social media on Monday. “It is with great sadness…
BARISTA AND CHEF_ Despite brewing thousands of cups of coffee, Phumzile Mazibuko has never heard the sound of a coffee grinder or the sound of steaming milk. Her colleague Lindokuhle Mashiane – who is a chef – is also unfamiliar with the noises of appliances clattering, sizzling meat, including bubbling and boiling. Despite the pair…
JOHANNESBURG – Joburg water is urging residents across the city to use water sparingly, citing unsustainable demand. The entity has attributed the increase in water demand to high consumption levels caused by warmer weather and a lack of rain. READ: TEFU MASHAMAITE _’I AM A SCHOLAR BEFORE I AM A BALLER’. “Joburg Water notes with…
Anyone who has suffered from jet lag or struggled after turning the clock forward or back an hour for daylight saving time knows all about what researchers call your biological clock, or circadian rhythm – the “master pacemaker” that synchronises how your body responds to the passing of one day to the next. This “clock” is…
