Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s plan to pull the economy out of its longest downward cycle since 1945 may have put him on a collision course with cabinet colleagues, fellow ruling-party members and labour unions.
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The theory that humans can be digitised and live on within the digital confines of a computer-based existence has been the subject of debate. But until recently, no one had taken the idea much beyond research and discussion.
Current and former central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, weren’t sure if Mark Carney’s idea for a virtual reserve currency is the answer, but they agree that the dollar’s dominance is a problem.
Get ready, TV fans, because the next few months are going to be wild. Deep-pocketed giants are spending billions of dollars on so much new streaming content that there will be little reason to leave your couch this summer.
Earlier this week, FNB customers woke up to a huge inconvenience: the online banking system now requires you to manually type your password. However, this will actually make this problem worse, not better. By Alistair Fairweather.
The annual double-digit increases in the price of electricity have sent household energy bills skyrocketing. But there are simple changes that households can make to reduce their consumption and therefore their electricity bills.
Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read your mind as well.
African regulators need to act directly to open their markets to a more diverse set of affordable access operators and solutions. An analysis by Russell Southwood and Steve Song.
Shouldn’t we have space colonies and a universal cure for cancer by now? Instead, there are signs that the pace of technological progress is slowing.
The decades-old supply chain is starting to split in two: one beyond China’s borders that serves American concerns, and another within the world’s most populous country that caters to local consumers.