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13 November 2024 Morning Biz News: Key Business Developments

In this edition of Biz News, we bring you a round-up of some key business developments from across the region and globally, with a focus on growth, innovation, and sustainability. Nictus Holdings Expands with Walvis Bay Acquisition Nictus Holdings Group of Companies has recently announced a significant acquisition: the Build IT branch in Walvis Bay. This move marks a key milestone in the company’s expansion strategy, reinforcing its […]

13 November, 2024 19

Entertainment

Tyla joins Beyoncé, Billie Eilish on Obama’s playlist

South African Grammy Award-winning pop star Tyla's song Jump has been included in former US president Barack Obama’s annual summer playlist. The song has more than 140-million streams on Spotify. Other singers who landed on Obama's playlist include Beyoncé’s Texas Hold ‘Em, Billie Eilish’s Chihiro, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones, and Tommy Richman’s Million Dollar Baby. Obama has curated and shared his summer playlist almost every year since 2015.

15 August, 2024 102

Environment

HEATED: Challenging objectivity in climate journalism

By Mike DiGirolamo, Rachel Donald Objectivity has been a main tenet of journalism since early in the 20th century, but its application is loosely defined and humanly impossible to achieve, some media experts argue. Presenting an issue like climate change as a debate with two sides, as is still somewhat common, is often justified under the banner of objectivity, but it’s only one of many dissonant standards that environmental reporters are […]

14 February, 2024 25

World

Spotify axing 17% of workforce

Music streaming company Spotify is cutting around 17% of its workforce as it struggles with higher borrowing costs and a slowing economy. It's the latest round of redundancies at big tech companies. Nick Harper reports.

5 December, 2023 14