O’Sullivan signs up for World Seniors Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan, 50, is set to make his debut in the World Seniors Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre in May.
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Why David Miller and the Proteas aren’t buying the T20 World Cup hype
South Africa has been here before — high on a group-stage win, only to stumble when the lights get brighte
Government must stop BEE, NHI, and expropriation without compensation
While South Africa’s financial markets have responded positively to recent policy shifts and improvements, the real economy remains constrained by the government’s focus on failed macroeconomic policies.
Gun charge compounds trouble as Mugabe son’s bail bid is delayed
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhidze, will remain behind bars until 3 March
Sibiya claims Matlala voice recording was AI generated
General Shadrack Sibiya is testifying before Madlanga Commission.
Chad shuts border with Sudan in bid to stop conflict spreading
A Chadian government spokesperson says the decision is aimed at protecting citizens.
Why has Alan Carr bought a castle and where is it?
The comedian has purchased a castle in the Scottish Borders which comes with 17 bedrooms and its own working railway.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Calculate AI’s Contribution To U.S. Growth May Be Basically Zero
The narrative that AI spending has been singlehandedly propping up the U.S. economy — a claim that captivated Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Washington over the past year — is facing serious pushback from economists [non-paywalled source] at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, all of whom now calculate that the AI buildup’s direct contribution to growth was dramatically...
Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Begins Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation
The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.
BRENWIN NAIDU | Solutions to make SA’s roads safer
Increased law enforcement and driver education crucial to reducing deaths
Credit Rating Upgrade Highlights DBSA’s Institutional Strength And Role As A Steady Driver Of Infrastructure Development In The Continent
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has received a long-term foreign-currency issuer rating upgrade from Moody’s to Ba2 from Ba3. The Bank’s standalone assessment has also been upgraded to ba3 from b1, and the long-term national scale issuer rating to Aa2.za from Aa3.za. The upgrade reflects the DBSA’s improved funding and liquidity profile, sustainably strong […]
Rand on shaky ground
The rand is “treading water” around R16 to the dollar at the moment, as global uncertainty has markets in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode, and tensions in the Middle East push traders into gold.
Colleagues remember Joe Latakgomo as ‘gentleman par excellence’
Joe Latakgomo, founding editor of Sowetan and a respected journalist, is remembered by his peers as a ‘gentleman par excellence’ after his death at Kalafong Hospital
Trump’s new man lands in Pretoria
US President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa, conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III, on Monday presented his credentials to South Africa’s government.
Institutions warned against misusing internationalisation to evade immigration law
Institutions warned against misusing internationalisation to evade immigration law
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has warned universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges against using internationalisation as a reason to ignore South Africa’s immigration and labour laws.
The warning follows a recent joint meeting with the...