Today on Ecoskoops we’re joined by ecologist Alison Hepplestone from EcoSolutions, a South African company specialising in poison-free, environmentally friendly pest control. EcoSolutions focuses on integrated pest management using non-toxic, sustainable methods, working with nature instead of against it. Alison explains how owls and bats are used as natural allies to manage rodents and insects on farms and in urban areas.

On Techskoops today: Sales of new-energy vehicles surge in South Africa, while Pick n Pay turns to AI to speed up online orders. Meanwhile, Apple sees its holiday-quarter gross margin fall as memory chip costs keep rising, and a consumer group alleges Tesla misled South Korean customers about automated-driving technology.

On this week’s Bizskoops: We talk about the USA’s decision to exclude South Africa from Agoa, and propsals are still on the table for a new tax to replace the failed SABC television licence system Economist Professor Waldo Krugell talks about South Africa’s economic prospects. In international business news, the UK and EU agree to ease post-Brexit food trade. Pieter Wasserfall of JustMoney continues his discussion on high fuel prices, […]