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Tim Cocks

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Sep 9, 2026
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Aug 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Tim Cocks

    ‘The Polygamist’ surprise success helps spur Netflix South Africa titles | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The success of the Zulu language film “The Polygamist”, which stunned its creators and cast by becoming a global hit, has put momentum behind a slate of new Netflix series and films coming soon from South Africa, company officials said on Wednesday. At an event marking a decade of the streaming service’s presence in South Africa, Netflix executives announced sequels to the popular series “Blood Legacy”, “Seriously Single Too” and “Another Disaster Holiday”, all l

  2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Tim Cocks

    Johannesburg’s water crisis angers voters, drives rich off-grid | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply, or an estimated 655 million litres (173 million gallons) a day, through burst pipes. “I feel really broken,” 17-year-old student Thandani Masangu said after spending three hours wheeling empty containers on a trolley through the peeling and trash-strewn urban neighbourhood of Hillbrow searching for water. His block has had none for m

  3. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Tim Cocks

    Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    MAGOG, South Africa, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa’s plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a challenge from thousands of angry farmers who fear losing productive land to open-pit mines. On the southeast coast, where a lithium mine operates and more than a dozen prospecting licences have been granted since 2023, scores of generations-old farming communities are relocating. A coalition of activis

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