96 Image: NewSpace Systems Somerset West-based spacecraft component maker NewSpace Systems has opened a 5 200sq m manufacturing facility that it claims is the largest commercial space hardware manufacturing plant in Africa. The…
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SA braces for impact as rand breaches R17/$ – can gold exports help?
95 When oil prices rise, gold prices tend to rise as well, which can be beneficial for South Africa. The prolonged conflict in the Middle East is tightening its grip on the…
OpenClaw fever grips China
106 Participants hold their laptops as they line up to install and set up OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent, outside the Baidu offices in Beijing. Florence Lo/Reuters Fan Xinquan, a retired electronics…
OpenAI plans desktop ‘super app’
95 OpenAI has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that it plans to fold its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a single desktop “super app” to simplify user experience. OpenAI…
Judge goes off on body corporate lawyers for bringing R18k claim before high court
88 Could amount to an abuse of process, says court. Lawyers’ fees alone would be multiples of the debt being claimed. Consumer advocates have long complained of the high courts being used…
GWM eyes plant options in South Africa
108 Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Chinese car maker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is weighing whether to share a manufacturing facility with another car maker in South Africa or acquire an existing plant if available…
10 tips for small businesses to survive in a tough economy
103 There is an urgent need to equip entrepreneurs with the right tools. It seems South African entrepreneurs can never catch a break. From navigating a cash-heavy economy to adapting to rapid…
Eskom must build renewables or face extinction: Mteto Nyati
84 Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati has said the establishment of a fourth entity within the utility’s unbundling plan — a dedicated renewables business called Eskom Green — is…
How Acer Africa is bridging the digital divide through local innovation
115 As we power through 2026, I find myself reflecting on a year of “firsts” for Acer Africa. Last year was not merely about shipping units; it was a year where we…
Discovery Life pays R11.5 billion in claims, with cancer topping the list of causes
125 Almost half of serious illness claims are because of cancer. Annual claim statistics for Discovery Life, a subsidiary of Discovery Limited, show that the company paid at least R11.5 billion in…