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Johann Rupert’s golden child shoots the lights out

Today at 09:02 AM, via Daily Investor

Richemont sales jumped to a record in the final months of last year as holiday shoppers splurged on its watches and Cartier jewelry, led by demand in the US and the Middle East.

Business

New state of disaster on the cards for South Africa

Today at 09:00 AM, via BusinessTech

Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, announced that he will table a declaration of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak as a state of disaster at the next Cabinet meeting.

Sport

6 signings announced: Pirates and Sundowns title race

Today at 08:45 AM, via The South African

It’s safe to say the Betway Premiership title race has shifted in the transfer window. Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns have made three exciting signings each.

Sport

AFCON 2025 | Semi-final results

Today at 08:00 AM, via The South African

Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 has reached its final stages with two teams left to vie for the coveted title in Morocco.

Education

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Survey by education thinktank finds ‘contradictory’ attitudes towards free speech at UK universities

One-third of students think Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on university campuses, according to a survey of student attitudes towards free speech that organisers described as “contradictory” and confusing.

While 69% of students told the Higher Education Policy Institute...

Entertainment

Time to show some spine, Ramaphosa

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Citizen

Ramaphosa fears a caged paper tiger, called Trump, who has not accepted the fact that the US is no longer the only powerhouse in the world.

Entertainment

Is the SANDF snubbing its ANC bosses?

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Citizen

What if the military is taking advantage of the ANC’s current weak and chaos-riddled situation to assert its own will?

Science/Tech

Big payments upgrade in South Africa

Today at 08:00 AM, via MyBroadband

One type of payment has been held back from wider adoption in South Africa due to fragmentation.

Science/Tech

Could ChatGPT Convince You To Buy Something?

Today at 07:30 AM, via Tech Financials

Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized on consumer attention, surveilling users and delivering ads. Unfortunately, the AI industry is now taking a page from the social […]

Motoring

The biggest winners and losers of 2025

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via TopAuto

Several new car brands rapidly increased their market share in South Africa in 2025, while other manufacturers saw a small dip in sales.