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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced to his employees a minimum of 30% reduction in engineering recruitment and warned them of an upcoming economic crisis. Mr. Zuckerberg clarified that the company’s 2022 recruitment target for engineers has been reduced to 6,000-7,000, while it was …

AKA calls out Elon Musk to help with the load shedding problem in South Africa. The billionaire businessman has been called out severally by South Africans as many perceive him as a brother and part of them since he was born in SA. Knowing that he’s highly influential and rich, …

AKA has taken to social media to plead with South African-born billionaire Elon Musk to help with the load–shedding problem The Fela In Versace hitmaker believes government should have approached Elon Musk for a solution to the crisis AKA’s plea comes following the announcement by the power providers that the …

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of …

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of …

While South Africans are already putting up with another week of stage 4 load shedding, courtesy of Eskom, coupled with cold weather conditions, it seems the situation will all but improve on the electricity front. Eskom re-introduced stage 4 load shedding on Friday and attributed the decision to what it …

France has become the latest country to reconsider its energy options because of the war in Ukraine, announcing Sunday it was looking into reopening a recently closed coal-fired power station. The energy transition ministry said it was considering reopening the station at Saint-Avold in eastern France this winter, “given the …

This situation of a diesel price hike provides Nigeria with pains and opportunities. The ‘pains’ are excruciating and biting hard. People, companies, and organisations are struggling with the crippling effect of high energy prices, from petrol and gas to diesel. The economy is in a meltdown. Something needs to be …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Friday refused to bow to renewed demands to quit, after his Conservatives suffered two crushing defeats in Westminster elections and a staunch ally resigned. In a pointed letter to Johnson, party chairman and cabinet member Oliver Dowden said “somebody” had to shoulder the blame for …

People need to move around. Whether it’s going to school or buying the basics, we need to move from place to place, but how we do that moving has a profound impact on other species and the planet itself. There are many reasons for this, but a large part is …