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News24 | Musk loses blockbuster OpenAI suit as jury says too late

Monday at 20:51 PM, via News24

A federal jury ruled on Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, delivering a decisive victory to the ChatGPT startup and ending one of Silicon Valley’s most closely watched courtroom battles.

SPOTLIGHT: SA’s ARV programme growth stalls, but the worst-case fears remain unfulfilled

Monday at 20:48 PM, via Daily Maverick

The number of people in South Africa on antiretroviral treatment remained roughly unchanged from 2024 to 2025, according to just-published estimates from the leading mathematical model of HIV in the country. This suggests that the disruption of US aid for HIV services has slowed the growth of our HIV treatment programme, but the impact so far is not as severe as some researchers feared it might...

The Phala Phala test — is SA ready to end selective outrage against corruption?

Monday at 20:43 PM, via Daily Maverick

South Africa does not have a corruption problem alone. It has a selective outrage problem. The Constitutional Court’s Phala Phala ruling of last week may be the moment South Africa discovers whether our society is capable, finally, of applying the same standard to those it admires as to those it despises.

The true cost of SA’s housing delivery crisis is missing from the funding debate

Monday at 20:24 PM, via Daily Maverick

South Africa’s housing crisis is no longer simply about how many homes are being built, but whether the country’s outdated funding model can keep pace with rising construction costs, expanding mandates and modern housing standards. As provinces are asked to deliver larger, safer and more dignified homes with relatively stagnant budgets, the pressure is mounting for a fundamental rethink of...

Maize prices could recover on stronger regional and global demand

Monday at 19:57 PM, via Daily Maverick

South Africa entered the 2026-27 maize marketing year with another record harvest and sizeable carryover stocks after exports in the previous season fell short of expectations amid weak demand from traditional Far East buyers. However, improving regional demand in southern Africa, possible tighter supplies linked to an approaching El Niño cycle, and firmer global prices could revive export...

BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Feeding our faces. Fast!

Monday at 19:39 PM, via Daily Maverick

As more people go off cooking, fast-food outlets are reshaping our dining habits, and this business is changing in interesting ways, with companies like Famous Brands dramatically reducing waste and cutting out plastic as they adapt to our ever-changing tastes.

News24 | OPINION | The quiet exclusion of care in SA’s new immigration white paper

Monday at 19:19 PM, via News24

South Africa’s latest immigration white paper was approved just six weeks after public submissions closed. Collective Voices for Health Access combed through 18 of those submissions and found a clear pattern in concerns raised: exclusion, quietly institutionalised through documentation and digital systems increasing barriers in access to healthcare for migrants and South Africans alike.

News24 | US implements temporary travel restrictions to curb Ebola risk

Monday at 19:15 PM, via News24

The United States is suspending entry of some travellers for 30 ‌days to reduce the risk of Ebola spread as international ⁠concerns rise over a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the US ⁠CDC said on Monday, even as it told Americans the immediate risk was low.

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