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PHANTOM SHARES: Dividend plays and cyclical stocks: Something for everyone on the JSE

Today at 19:11 PM, via Daily Maverick

One of the most interesting things about investing and participating in the markets is that you get to create a portfolio that reflects your personal risk vs reward requirements. Making this trade-off is a bit like mixing paint in pursuit of the perfect colour for your house: it’s all about understanding how the different colours behave together and what the result would be.

Business

Bad news for South African passport holders

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South African passport holders are facing a tougher global travel environment in 2026, with reduced visa-free access and growing barriers when applying for visas to some of the world’s most popular destinations.

Entertainment

48 hours in pictures, 18 January 2026

Today at 17:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Acer Sues Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, Alleging Infringment on Acer’s Cellular Networking Patents

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: Acer has filed three separate patent infringement lawsuits against AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, taking the unusual step of hauling the nation’s largest wireless carriers into federal court. The suits, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, claim the companies are using Acer-developed cellular networking technology without paying for the privilege. Acer says...

Science/Tech

China Builds ‘Hypergravity’ Machine 2,000X Stronger Than Earth

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared this report from Futurism:China has unveiled an extremely powerful “hypergravity machine” that can generate forces almost two thousand times stronger than Earth’s regular gravity. The futuristic-looking machine, called CHIEF1900, was constructed at China’s Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) at Zheijang University...

Health

For Men, How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

Friday at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.