Regulating for failure – a cautionary tale for SA
There are few similarities between the US state of California and South Africa, but one thing these territories have in common is their hostility to business.
There are few similarities between the US state of California and South Africa, but one thing these territories have in common is their hostility to business.
The obvious question is why SA, which is weeks ahead on the Omicron curve, still has regulations requiring mask wearing in public places?
A federal jury convicted Elizabeth Holmes on four of 11 charges that she conducted a fraud scheme against investors while running Theranos.
Last night, the Dow reversed by almost 1 000 points on news that Omicron had been picked up in California after a recent visitor to SA tested positive.
The highly anticipated Tesla Cybertruck is expected to be built at the new $1bn Texas plant from 2023 onwards.
Electric-vehicle maker Tesla has long been based in Silicon Valley, writes Wall Street Journal reporters Rebecca Elliott and Rob Copeland.
From the press room at Apple’s shareholders meeting it is easy to see why Silicon Valley is the global centre of technological innovation.
California, which had blackouts and an electricity crisis in the early 2000s due to market manipulations and capped prices, enacted legislation making it compulsory for new homes to come with solar panels.
California has been the scene of damaging wildfires that have been made worse by climate changes such as lower humidity and hotter winds.
The company behind the world’s first industrial-scale maggot farm based on organic waste plans to kick off its international expansion with a plant in California next year.