
South African spreadsheet master — student wins global Excel championship
University of Pretoria student Pieter Pienaar is the first South African to take the title.
MONDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2025, 12:18

University of Pretoria student Pieter Pienaar is the first South African to take the title.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is today conducting a coordinated search and seizure operation across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as part of its ongoing investigation into a sophisticated syndicate that allegedly siphoned approximately R161 million from the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). The operation is supported by...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” risk, according to a report shared first with Axios. The models’ growing capabilities could significantly expand the number of people able to carry out cyberattacks. OpenAI said it has already seen a...

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