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The co-founder who led Nvidia for 33 years has resigned after a week of scandal. CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO.
Bob Group says customers’ card details should be treated as exposed after a breach of its systems in late October.
SunCentral 1 supplies three customers. SolarAfrica says its next two plants will share their output among 42.
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Takealot Group will replace long-serving CEO Kim Reid on 1 October. The role will be filled by Mamongae Mahlare, who joins South Africa’s largest online retailer from Illovo Sugar.
Eskom has suspended several employees after an explosion at Unit 4 at the Medupi power station caused what the utility has described as “extensive damage” to the facility.
Moove, a Nigerian fintech start-up that also operates in South Africa and Ghana, has raised $23-million (R335-million) in series-A funding to expand its tech-based vehicle financing platform.
The Competition Tribunal has given the green light for JSE-listed Transaction Capital to buy a controlling 74.9% stake in South African online car marketplace WeBuyCars. No conditions were attached.
An explosion at the Unit 4 generator at the Medupi power station in Limpopo has knocked out an adjacent unit, Eskom said on Monday. It’s not yet clear if this will lead to load shedding in the coming week.
President Cyril Ramaphosa stamped his authority over the government with last week’s cabinet revamp and sweeping changes to securities agencies, boosting his sway over economic policy.
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