South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on 29 May, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office announced.

It was primed for success. And then suddenly it wasn’t. The fizz has gone out of the energy drink Prime.

The popularity of airtime advances is growing as consumers come under mounting financial pressure.

Julian Assange is in court to attempt to reverse a decision from June last year allowing the UK to extradite him to the US.

The first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Neuralink is able to control a computer mouse using their thoughts, the company’s founder, Elon Musk, said.

Promoted | New data consultancy Calybre is positioned as “the best partner for any company’s data people”.

Chinese rivals and Tesla are exposing competitive weaknesses at Europe’s biggest mass-market car makers.

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has promised a “smart province”, efficient service delivery and an end to e-tolls.

Lockbit, a notorious cybercrime gang, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation.

On a risk-adjusted basis, there are more compelling stocks to buy in the relatively cheap South African market.