73 DPWI minister confirms providing the Hawks with a forensic investigation report to supplement their criminal investigation. A forensic investigation report into the allegedly irregular and corrupt R880 million hospital oxygen plant…
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Apple loses fourth top AI researcher in a month to Meta
51 Apple has lost its fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta Platforms, marking the latest setback to the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence efforts. Bowen Zhang, a key multimodal AI researcher…
Bain shuts scandal-tainted South African consulting business
80 Former President Jacob Zuma Bain & Co is closing down its consultancy business in Johannesburg, likely bringing to an end a yearslong battle to try and restore its reputation in Africa’s…
Economists question if SA has a plan for US tariffs, Tau says here it is
65 However, there is nothing in Tau’s plan that we have not seen before, while we now wait for Donald Trump to decide. The new United States (US) tariffs, where South African…
Citrus growers call on president to urgently intervene about 30% US tariff
61 While other industries can wait for government to negotiate the US tariff down, citrus growers could be stuck with boxes of rotten fruit. With mere days to go before Friday, when…
eMedia banks on Openview as eVOD gears up for data boom
72 eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif eMedia Holdings, the owner of free-to-air broadcaster e.tv, news channel eNCA and the Openview satellite platform, has seen strong growth in its video-on-demand platform eVOD in the…
Pick n Pay relaunches its MVNO
68 Retailer Pick n Pay has relaunched its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), PnP Mobile, introducing a new app that offers eSims on demand. According to Pick n Pay, the app includes…
Eskom proceeds with court challenge to five trading licences
68 Fears ‘cherry-picking’ of its best customers. Eskom has made good on its earlier threat to challenge in court energy regulator Nersa’s granting of licences for electricity trading. It wants trading rules to be…
Google’s new AI trick is killing the web that built it
63 With two billion monthly users in 200 countries, Google’s AI Overviews can claim to be the most popular generative artificial intelligence product yet released to the public. The short summaries generated…
Fake PhD? Former EOH director claims JSE got it wrong
62 Anushka Bogdanov Anushka Bogdanov, former independent non-executive director at EOH Holdings – now known as iOCO – has hit back at the JSE after it imposed a R500 000 fine on her…