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Cyril Ramaphosa’s R100 billion wake-up call

Today at 11:30 AM, via Daily Investor

South Africa loses about R100 billion a year to the illicit economy, prompting President Cyril Ramaphosa to launch a crackdown, though industry warns deeper structural reforms are still needed.

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Cape Town mayor takes on Afrikaner commentator

Today at 11:30 AM, via Newsday

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has slated Afrikaner commentator Willem Petzer for his view that the mayor’s policies are leading the city toward managed decline.

Business

Is dining out dying out?

Today at 03:26 AM, via BBC News

The restaurant industry says it is facing a double whammy – rising costs and customers with less money.

Sport

Two sailors ‘stable’ after NZ crash with France

Today at 12:11 PM, via BBC News

Two sailors are in hospital after a “catastrophic” crash between the New Zealand and France boats on the opening day of the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland.

Entertainment

Man City’s Rodri charged over ref rant

Today at 11:44 AM, via The Citizen

“I know we won too much and the people don’t want us to win, but the referee has to be neutral,” said Rodri.

Science/Tech

Autonomous AI Agent Apparently Tries to Blackmail Maintainer Who Rejected Its Code

Today at 10:30 AM, via Slashdot

“I’ve had an extremely weird few days…” writes commercial space entrepreneur/engineer Scott Shambaugh on LinkedIn. (He’s the volunteer maintainer for the Python visualization library Matplotlib, which he describes as “some of the most widely used software in the world” with 130 million downloads each month.) “Two days ago an OpenClaw AI agent autonomously wrote a hit piece disparaging my...

Science/Tech

Sony Promo Codes and Discounts: 45% Off

Today at 08:00 AM, via Wired

Upgrade your setup with Sony’s newest releases. Save on industry-leading noise-canceling audio, and pro-level Alpha cameras.

Motoring

Why insurers write off cars

Today at 09:18 AM, via TopAuto

Following a major accident, the last thing people want to hear is the words “write off”.