83Eight million taxpayers bankroll 1.3m public servants while services collapse … The public service wage bill is set to climb by another R40 billion, reaching R853 billion – a 4.6% increase, compared to inflation…
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the knobless wonder that won me over
75 Not to be confused with Lepas, or Leap, LeapMotor is a Chinese EV manufacturer that has a 51/49 partnership with Stellantis to sell its vehicles outside China. It’s now here in…
a lightweight powerhouse for the AI-driven workday
70 Having spent some time working on the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra, it is clear that this machine represents a significant step forward in business class mobility. More than simply being an ultraportable…
Vodacom parent firms up deal to use Amazon Leo to connect rural towers
74 Vodacom Group parent Vodafone Group said on Monday it had signed a new deal with Amazon Leo, the US company’s low-Earth-orbit satellite network, to connect 4G and 5G mobile masts in…
MTN Ghana delivers the goods as West Africa fires on all cylinders
83  MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett MTN Ghana has reported a strong set of financial results, with profit after tax surging 55.9% to GH₵7.8-billion (R11.7-billion) for the year ended 31 December…
Multilateral wheeling will define the next phase of South Africa’s energy transition
84 The author, Open Access Energy’s Gerjo Hoffman South Africa’s energy transition is entering an exciting new chapter. The key question is whether the market can successfully adopt and implement the new…
Components price shock hitting South African PC buyers hard
101 South African technology retailers are warning consumers and businesses to brace for further price hikes on key computer components as a global shortage driven by AI demand squeezes supply of memory…
US cybersecurity giant invests big in South Africa
91 Helmut Reisinger, CEO of Palo Alto Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Palo Alto Networks, the world’s largest pureplay cybersecurity company, said it is betting big on South Africa….
OpenAI secures $840-billion valuation in latest funding round
96 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s latest funding round valued the ChatGPT maker at US$840-billion as Big Tech and Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank piled into the $110-billion blockbuster round, signalling the AI investment race…
World braces for an oil price shock
90 Brent crude jumped 10% to about US$80/barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after US and Israeli strikes…