Author: staff
Amid a massive global ramp-up in spending on artificial intelligence, SA’s most valuable company, Naspers, remains confident that its focus on “underinvested” regions will help it create almost R2 trillion in value in the next few years.
After stating earlier this year that he was prepared to visit South Africa, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he was waiting on President Cyril Ramaphosa to pencil him into his schedule because “Mr. Ramaphosa is very busy.”
Humanitarian aid supplied to illegal miners at Stilfontein mine in the North West is not intended to sustain prolonged underground activity, but to ensure the miners’ survival during rescue operations, according to the General Industries Workers Union of SA (Giwusa).
South Africa’s government said there are no plans to create a so-called BRICS currency, after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on members of the economic bloc that back the creation of an alternative to the US dollar.
A panel appointed to investigate the contents of two rooms at Stellenbosch University’s Wilgenhof residence has rejected “in the strongest possible terms” the report of a subsequent panel, established to investigate the conduct of the vice-chancellor and chair of council, saying its findings “borders on the bizarre”.
Criticism of leadership and governance at the Gauteng Department of Health is amping up as the department repeatedly makes headlines for questionable appointments. This unfolds alongside a damning Auditor-General report, all while hospitals and clinics across the province grapple with ongoing challenges.
Prepaid electricity customers in South Africa have reported very few issues with the token identifier rollover this week. If anything, authorities said the rollover has prompted people who weren’t paying for electricity to come forward.
If Donald Trump’s policies turn out to be inflationary, it may be necessary to avoid taking on new debt for now and instead use elevated market prices, particularly in the US, to rebalance portfolios rather than chasing the next pot of gold, argues Schalk Louw.
Detective Sergeant Palesa Tsoaelo has secured 19 life sentences and additional prison time for 23 sexual predators over nine years. A survivor herself, Tsoaelo is committed to justice for victims of GBVF. She was honoured as FCS Investigator of the Year.
Scammers who have for years tricked business personnel into signing a year’s contract for what they believe to be their existing Telkom directory listing, and then demanded a lump sum upfront payment, have begun “blacklisting” them for defaulting.