Coca-Cola to use 'super-annoying' attached lids to its bottles
Oct 24, 2022 22:55 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Coca-Cola will be introducing attached lids to its bottles to make it easier to recycle the bottles and prevent litter. Although the non-attached lids were used to are 100 percent recyclable, they are often improperly...
Coca-Cola Sri Lanka brings back reusable bottles to soften impact of currency crisis
Oct 24, 2022 22:50 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka is putting back a family-sized glass bottle on the market to encourage reusable packaging and reduce its price amid the currency crisis. The Big Buddy Pack branded 750ml glass bottle costs...
Barilla sued for allegedly misleading buyers that their pasta is from Italy
Oct 24, 2022 22:44 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
A federal judge in California ruled that a class-action lawsuit against Barilla for misleading consumers that its origins were in Italy could move forward. The pasta brand has an Italian flag on the box with the phrase...
South Africa's public service: real spending is falling, but demand is growing
Oct 24, 2022 17:35 pm UTC| Economy
Core public services basic education, healthcare and criminal justice account for a large share of the consumption basket of poor South Africans. They are provided largely free of charge to any user. The public provision...
Floods drive up fruit and veg prices, while energy costs will prolong high inflation
Oct 24, 2022 17:35 pm UTC| Economy
Fruit and vegetable prices are expected to be 8% higher than they would have been over the December and March quarters as a result of the floods, according to budget figures released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. And...
4 ways companies can strengthen their boards to make it through tough economic times
Oct 24, 2022 17:28 pm UTC| Economy
South Africas economy is struggling. A number of factors are behind the decline. These include severe power cuts which are taking their toll on all spheres of the economy, rising inflation, increases in food prices, the...
Nigeria’s 2023 budget is a plan of despair and won't change the tempo of the economy
Oct 24, 2022 17:27 pm UTC| Economy
Nigerias 2023 budget, recently presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, has generated a furore. There are concerns about the impact on the countrys rising deficits and debt, as well as its...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects