The famous theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, has revived the debate on whether our search for improved artificial intelligence will one day lead to thinking machines that will take over from us. The British scientist made the claim during a wide-ranging interview with the BBC. Hawking has the motor neurone

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered First National Bank to withdraw its “Steve” advertisements as they were harmful to children. “The potential harm in the current matter lies in the possibility that children

Stage 3 power cuts would continue across the country until 10pm on Saturday, Eskom said. “We have introduced stage three load shedding. It started at 8am this morning and will go on until 10pm this evening,” spokesman

The next James Bond film — the 24th in the series that began with Dr No in 1962 — is to be called Spectre. Although the plot remains a closely guarded secret, the name reveals more than it lets on. Spectre has an important place in the

SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala refuses to step down, saying she has done nothing wrong. “I’m not prepared to step down because I am not guilty of anything,” she told reporters in Johannesburg on Friday. She said a particular political party had a vested interest to destroy her image and that

SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala is trying to create doubt in the public domain to avoid suspension, the Democratic Alliance said on Friday. “Tshabalala’s strategy is abundantly clear. She is attempting to create sufficient doubt

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The City of Johannesburg and City Power will remotely switch off geyser control systems to certain areas at specific times to manage electricity control across the city, it said on Friday. “We also appeal to large power users and key business customers to reduce their usage of electricity by switching

SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala’s legal team will review a decision to remove her, and will probably apply for leave to appeal, she said on Friday. “When we get the decision in writing, we will review it,” Tshabalala told reporters in Johannesburg. On Wednesday, parliament’s communications portfolio

The decision by parliament’s communications portfolio committee to recommend SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala’s removal from office was “procedurally unfair”, her lawyer said on Friday. “It implies I had a fair hearing. That was not the case,” Tshabalala’s lawyer Michael Tillney said on her