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News24 | Kganyago favours scrapping prime rate; More on Beckham family drama: Today’s top 7 stories
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South Africa’s crown jewel in existential crisis
South Africa’s automotive sector is under siege from a surge in low-cost Chinese vehicle imports, with government action to protect the sector lacking.
Helen Zille will bow out of politics if Joburg voters reject her
Although she is in it to win it, DA Johannesburg Mayoral Candidate Helen Zille says she would retire from politics if voters overwhelmingly reject her in the upcoming polls.
Cape Town rent: Is the Mother City only for tourists?
Rising Cape Town rent is pushing locals out as Airbnbs take over. Can the city survive if its workers can’t afford to live there?
AI AMBITION: SA’s AI problem is not confidence, it’s execution
African boardrooms are outperforming the world when it comes to AI conviction and investment. In South Africa, that momentum is stonewalled by failing infrastructure, shrinking training budgets and a gap between ambition and delivery.
Breaking: Five people shot outside tuckshop in Saulsville informal settlement
Five people have been shot on Wednesday afternoon in Jeffsville informal settlement in Saulsville.
ISS TODAY OP-ED: Stilfontein disaster exposed a systemic failure to gather and act on information
Last year’s tragic events at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa show the danger of poor information in policing operations.
Mercedes trims GLC diesel prices in South Africa
Mercedes-Benz South Africa has reduced prices of some diesel GLC models to make them more affordable in an increasingly competitive SUV market.
News24 | It’s official: Black Friday spending reached a record, with online shopping surging
South Africans spent a record R148 billion in shops in November, the month of Black Friday specials.
Tesla’s Cybercab and Optimus robot output set for ‘agonisingly slow’ start, says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that early production rate of the company’s Cybercab robotaxi and its humanoid robot Optimus will be “agonisingly slow” before accelerating over time.
Volkswagen trims management in savings drive
Volkswagen plans to cut management positions and consolidate its platform to save €1bn, reducing board members from 29 to 19 in its core brand group, according to Automobilwoche.
Truck carrying alcohol looted in East London
‘The people started taking the alcohol off the truck’
ANC foreign policy not in country’s interests, says FF Plus
Party leader Corne Mulder says GNU partners must have say in SA’s foreign policy position
BEE is bankrupting South Africa
South Africa’s BEE policy is increasingly associated with enriching a small, politically connected elite at great economic cost while failing to drive broad-based empowerment, growth, or opportunity.
Big salary increase: From R2.6 million to R6.1 million in three years
Corruption Watch has raised concerns about the Secretary to Parliament’s salary, which increased from R2.6 million to R6.1 million in three years.
Zakes Bantwini wraps up new album ‘Echoes of Botanical Gardens’
Grammy-winning producer and musician Zakes Bantwini has officially confirmed his much-anticipated new album, ‘Echoes of Botanical Gardens’, is complete.