189 Among them is South32, which owns the KZN Hillside aluminium smelter. It’s 2025 discount could subsidise electricity costs of nearly 700 000 households. A recent investigation by Open Secrets laid bare the sweetheart…
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Tim Cook’s Trump-pleasing gambit – TechCentral
206 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook is using a familiar strategy to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces: expanding existing initiatives to show he supports the president’s “Made in…
As if US tariff is not enough, more bad news for South African exporters
189 South African exports to the US will take longer and first go via Europe if exporters are willing to live with longer shipping times. As if the US tariff for South…
US tariff an existential threat for a third of metals and engineering sector
145The effect of the US tariff on South African goods could cause many job losses in the metals and engineering sector and cause companies to close. The US tariff imposed on goods…
Spotify set to hike prices – Here’s how much it will cost you to listen to music
215 YouTube Music’s individual plan is the cheapest, while Spotify and Apple Music’s plans are the most expensive. For most people, music is part of everyday life, and some cannot complete certain…
Fireball over South Africa – giant meteor caught on CCTV
233 The bright meteor lit up the sky over parts of the Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng. This still image was taken from CCTV footage Residents in parts of the Free State…
OpenAI eyes $500-billion valuation – TechCentral
226 ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about US$500-billion, a source familiar with the…
Jobs and millions of rands lost – Here’s how Temu and Shein are hurting SA
247 More than 34 000 jobs could be displaced by 2030 if Shein and Temu continue to gain market share. Most people are always looking to buy clothes at a cheaper price,…
GPT-5 drop imminent: AI world holds its breath
221 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s GPT-5, the latest instalment of the AI technology that powered the ChatGPT juggernaut in 2022, is set for an imminent release, and users will scrutinise if the…
SA telcos are ditching the drama – one logo at a time
214 MTN’s modernised logo on a hoarding outside its head office in Johannesburg The corporate logos of South Africa’s telecommunications companies have evolved alongside technology, growing from abstract representations of once up-and-coming…