107 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Shelby Tauber/Reuters OpenAI has signed a seven-year, US$38-billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon.com, in its first big push to power its AI ambitions after a…
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Melany Viljoen of Tammy Taylor fame responds to our questions
73 However, Viljoen could still not send us the judgment where two judges called her husband ‘honest’ and ‘good-looking’. Melany Viljoen of Tammy Taylor fame has finally responded to The Citizen’s questions…
Operation Vulindlela bearing fruit – progress report
95 Operation Vulindlela aims to modernise and transform network industries, including electricity, water, transport and digital communications. Operation Vulindlela is bearing fruit, and this joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury…
Africa’s streaming boom – millions ditch legacy TV for on-demand content
104 Streaming platforms are gaining strong momentum in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, fuelled by improved mobile connectivity and shifting consumer viewing habits. According to PwC’s latest Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook…
Absa’s PMI returns to contractionary territory after showing growth for one month
88 The manufacturing sector’s performance remains under pressure. The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points to 49.2 points in October 2025, returning to contractionary territory after showing growth for…
South Africa readies new one-stop portal for government services
95 President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS Government plans to launch the “alpha” (pre-beta) version of its revamped central website this month, according to according to an update of the second phase of…
They collect your tax and earn R33 million while doing it – Meet Sars’ top earners
114 The commissioner received a salary of R8 million during the period, approximately R666 000 per month. You might think that executive pay at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) would be far lower than at…
AI is rewriting cybercrime – and Microsoft warns companies are dangerously behind
108 Kerissa Varma Companies in South Africa and around the world must make better use of artificial intelligence if they’re to fend off malicious actors who are themselves harnessing AI to intensify…
No, online gambling has ‘not been banned in South Africa’
139 A gambling law expert has challenged the National Gambling Board’s (NGB) assertion that licensed South African bookmakers are operating unlawfully by taking bets on casino-style “contingencies”. Garron Whitesman, founder of Whitesmans…
First Rand increases employee salary to R21k per month, CEO earns R933k
139 At least 44 of the bank’s lowest-paid employees could be paid with the CEO’s cash package. The pay gap between the CEO and the lowest-paid employee at any company speaks volumes,…