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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Prosus chairman Koos Bekker plans to use the money to fund building operations at hotels in South Africa, the UK and Italy.
Eskom’s risk premium is dwindling as a turnaround at the state-owned electricity company gathers momentum.
Eskom has launched a forensic investigation into an electricity theft racket involving the use of illicit tokens for prepaid meters.
TechCentral spoke with TymeBank CEO Karl Westvig about Tyme Group’s latest investment round, TymeBank’s ambitious growth plans in South Africa, and more.
The US government is urging Americans to use encrypted apps like Signal after hackers infiltrated telecoms networks. This and more in the final Bookmarks of 2024.
Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged by 21% in 2024, according to new research.
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Microsoft has won European Union antitrust approval for its blockbuster, $69-billion acquisition of Activision.
Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO.
The former executive claims he voiced concern to management that it was taking user content from other platforms, mainly Instagram and Snapchat.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job.
A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled Internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.
Naspers, the most valuable company on the JSE, will prioritise investments in classifieds, financial technology and food — activities that it could possibly hive off with separate share listings in the right circumstances.
