Section 189 protects against retrenchments in South Africa. But natural attrition needs no consultation, and AI is accelerating it.
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Industry warns national treasury’s biggest exchange-control rewrite in 60 years could undo South Africa’s hard-won crypto gains.
The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk and OpenAI may come down to a few pages in one executive’s personal diary.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has promised “consequence management” for officials responsible.
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Eskom has reported R16-billion in profit after tax for 2025, compared to a R55-billion after-tax loss for the 2024 financial year.
Government plans tighter drone oversight with classification, registration and dedicated air corridors.
Opera Software has launched Neon, an AI-powered browser that can execute tasks and run code inside web pages.
South Africa’s renewable energy programme has grown output by 280% since 2015. But this is still behind rooftop solar.
Spotify founder-CEO Daniel Ek will step down to become executive chairman in January.
The Trump administration has said it supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
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Huawei Technologies released the new Pura 70 series smartphones on Thursday, replacing the popular P series.
The Telegram messaging app will likely cross a billion active monthly users within a year, its founder has said.
For German luxury car makers, being first to fail is proving valuable when it comes to electric vehicles.
Adobe is in the early stages of allowing third-party generative AI tools inside its widely used video editing software.
The world’s best-selling smartphone may not be tops when it comes to navigating life during a global pandemic. At least that’s what I discovered — and it’s why I ditched my iPhone.
Have you ever wondered if you’re just a character in some elaborate simulation? You shake the thought off because you’re a real person, living a real life, in a concrete reality. But can you be certain that you are?

































