308 Google is rolling out a new wave of artificial intelligence features in Gmail, aiming to turn the e-mail service into what it has described as a more proactive “inbox assistant” as…
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Calls for Sanral tender awards to be independently investigated
311 Outa says too many concerning decisions have been taken by the roads agency and if investigators scratch they will find ‘a lot more irregularities’ than Sanral wants to admit The Organisation…
Telecoms firms lose bid to rein in US tech giants
295 Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe’s digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecommunications companies, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on…
No go for Eskom-Nersa R54bn secret settlement
343Amount ‘little more than a thumbsuck’, court finds. The controversial R54 billion settlement reached in secret in July between Eskom and the energy regulator Nersa, which consumers would have had to pay…
Economic trends expected in 2026: Less cooperation, more distrust?
296 After an economic year that few could have predicted, we asked two economists to look into their crystal ball to see the economic trends we can expect this year. The global…
Absa PMI for December signals manufacturing still under pressure
304While economists do not expect manufacturing to pick up soon, they point out that pricing is at least positive. The Absa PMI for December signals that manufacturing is still under pressure as…
Watts & Wheels: S1E1 – ‘William, Prince of Wheels’
287 TechCentral’s motoring show, Watts & Wheels, is officially back, with the first full episode of season 1 widening the lens beyond new cars to look at the forces reshaping South Africa’s…
Television at 50 | How the internet broke the broadcast schedule
295 Everyone’s a content creator now For the first 30 years of television’s existence in South Africa, linear broadcasting dominated the way content was served to the public. Broadcasters including the SABC,…
Back-to-school: Cost of Grade 8 surges far beyond inflation
309 Uniform essentials, including a blazer, shirts, jersey and trousers or skirts, account for almost half of the total needed to start high school As South Africa’s unified school calendar begins on…
Safety recall hits Volvo’s best-selling EV in South Africa
382 South African owners of 372 of Volvo’s popular EX30 model have been urged to pay close attention to a safety recall. When Volvo Cars first brought its compact electric SUV, the…