149 Google’s new AI Mode, which allows for complex queries via search to be solved by AI, is being launched in African markets including South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, on Thursday. According…
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Tiger Brands recalls its Benny beef and chicken-flavoured stock cubes
109Consumers are urged to return the products to their point of purchase for a full refund. No proof of payment is required. Tiger Brands has informed the National Consumer Commission (NCC) of…
Cell C a step closer to possible JSE listing
131 The Competition Tribunal has given the green light to a transaction that should help advance a proposed plan to list Cell C on the JSE. The regulator on Thursday said it…
Vat-registered schools set for rude ‘wake-up call’
94 New proposal will force them to deregister, resulting in potentially huge Vat liabilities. A significant number of schools that are currently registered for Value-added tax (Vat) will be forced to deregister…
INX-ZA to supercharge its South African internet exchanges
165 South Africa’s oldest internet exchange point operator, INX-ZA, has announced a plan to upgrade its infrastructure using high-performance routers from Nokia that offer throughput of up to 400Gbit/s each. INX-ZA, which…
JSE eyes 24-hour trading – but liquidity and tech hurdles loom
129 JSE CIO Tebalo Tsaoeli Changing the JSE’s operating cycle from the current nine hours (9am-5pm on weekdays) to 24/7 trading would require changes to the local bourse’s operating model to account…
Nissan and Citroen cars recalled due to battery, airbag issue
85 Owners of the affected Nissan and Citroen cars are urged to take them to the nearest authorised dealership. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a product recall of Nissan and…
DStv 4K streaming launch is not imminent
141 MultiChoice Group has not launched 4K-resolution content on its DStv Stream platform, despite a media report earlier on Thursday claiming that it had done so. Although the JSE-listed broadcaster has the…
Your Wi-Fi router is about to start watching you
125 Imagine this: your Wi-Fi router knows when you’ve fallen down the stairs, whether you’re having trouble breathing and exactly how many times you’ve visited the loo today. It can also detect…
Mandatory mediation of RAF cases is not working – lawyers association
84Claims the RAF does not have the capacity to mediate in volume. The Road Accident Fund (RAF) lacks the capacity to mediate cases at scale, with only three out of 1 000…