Hallucinated citations have landed communications minister Solly Malatsi in a political storm, with his credibility on the line.
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Communications minister Solly Malatsi has promised “consequence management” for officials responsible.
Section 189 protects against retrenchments in South Africa. But natural attrition needs no consultation, and AI is accelerating it.
Capital spending at SpaceX more than doubled last year, exceeding revenue and raising fears of further raises.
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Cape Town-based social media platform Sociable combines online activity with in-person meetups.
Holding victims hostage and cleaning out their bank accounts is not as risky as a cash-in-transit heist.
Ervin Tu, group president and chief investment officer of Prosus, is stepping down from his role.
Africa is set to be the largest beneficiary of the $200-billion the Gates Foundation plans to give away.
Astronomers working with South Africa’s SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations.
Even without the Swiftnet sale, Telkom is performing strongly – despite the continuing weak economy.
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Bitcoin is in sight of $38 000, a level last seen in May 2022, amid an ongoing rally spurred by talk of bitcoin ETFs.
Elon Musk has endorsed an antisemitic post on X that attacked members of the Jewish community.
Samsung Electronics plans to integrate AI software into its Galaxy smartphones from early next year.
Donald Trump’s Truth Social lost $31.6-million from its launch in early 2022 to mid-2023, a filing showed.
If you’re concerned about the pervasive role in daily life of technology companies such as Google, then its planned $2.1-billion acquisition of Fitbit is a worry.
It would be interesting to speculate how many people who, after reading the Prosus and Naspers results for the year to March, are thinking the same thing: would Warren Buffett invest in either company?


































