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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It’s been a remarkable news year in the global tech industry. This is TechCentral’s pick of the biggest newsmakers of 2024.
The highly anticipated report will be released in 2025 to “ensure accuracy”, the Competition Commission said.
Despite a 2024 financial year stained in red ink, Eskom’s financial performance is improving, chairman Mteto Nyati said.
AI, crypto and electric cars are gobbling up energy, and America’s ageing grid is sweating bullets. This and more in Bookmarks.
Apple and Meta Platforms are at each other’s throats over interoperability and the privacy of user data.
The breakthrough has the potential to reduce the amount of space required by solar panels.
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Vodafone Group said that the CEO of its biggest shareholder will join the board as its Emirati backers gain more sway over the company’s strategy.
Microsoft has decided to freeze pay for all full-time workers this year as it invests in a “major platform shift”.
Uber Technologies has launched international and domestic flight bookings on the UK version of its app.
The US and allied countries have disrupted a wide-ranging Russian hacking operation that spied on its adversaries over 20 years.
Good luck to potential investors in Uber Technologies’ coming initial public offering. Multiple advanced degrees might be needed to figure the company out.
Julian Assange’s uncomfortable six-year stay at the Ecuadorian embassy in London is at an end. The Wikileaks founder should be now legally cleared or convicted – just not in the US.

































