A revised draft of South Africa’s national policy on AI will only be released for public comment in January 2027.
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Retail group Pepkor has announced a launch date for its new bank and set a target customer base for its first five years.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says he was wrong to fear AI would wipe out entry-level white-collar jobs.
CEO Rob Godlonton says the Silversoft acquisition is one step in a broader tech consolidation strategy.
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A Johannesburg company is applying technology to herd management as South Africa fights foot-and-mouth disease.
Usaasa has published a draft manual for how South Africa’s Universal Service Fund should be administered and spent.
IBM shares plunged 13% – their worst day in 25 years – after Anthropic said Claude Code could modernise Cobol systems.
Spar is separating its SAP finance migration from warehouse operations. It is als facing a lawsuit from a major franchisee.
Renewable energy is allowing mining houses to stabilise electricity costs and improve operational resilience.
ASML researchers have found a way to make its critical chip-making machines produce up to 50% more chips.
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A showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on Friday is the latest one-two punch from Netflix.
Britain’s The Guardian said it will no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform.
Meta Platforms must face trial in a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up.
Billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new US department of government efficiency.
Live-streamed shopping provides TikTok with the template to take on Amazon.com in a way that no social media company has attempted before.
A new European law that imposes the first ever carbon border tax in the world comes into force soon. The impact on Africa could be severe.

































