159 President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa’s digital identity overhaul at the centre of government’s crackdown on illegal migration, committing to set a date after which the green…
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The city that wowed the world in 2010 is now bankrupt
153 Johannesburg As the World Cup kicks off this week in North America, I am reminded of our hosting of the event in 2010. The first match will again be South Africa…
Apple plays AI catch-up as Siri gets a long-awaited reboot
164 When Apple holds its developer conference at its Cupertino, California headquarters on Monday, the big draw will be a widely expected overhaul to Siri, the AI assistant the iPhone maker two…
Entries open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026
138 Calling all marketers, communicators and creative teams – if your e-mails made an impact and stopped the scroll in 2025, now is the time to shine the spotlight on them by…
Finance Transformation Africa charts blueprint for borderless finance
122 Two years after the continent’s banking leaders declared that AI could no longer be a sideline experiment, the 2026 Finance Transformation Africa (FTA) summit will force a harder question: who has…
Every plug-in hybrid on sale in South Africa, ranked by price
197 South Africa’s motoring sector is hitting an inflection point. While full electric vehicles dominate headlines, alternative powertrain technologies are doing the heavy lifting when it comes to shifting consumer behaviour on…
Things got worse under Dada Morero as mayor, says BLSA CEO
145 Dada Morero was elected as City of Joburg Mayor in August 2024 for the second time. Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso says Johannesburg’s financial woes have been years in…
Everyone wants a piece of SpaceX
153 SpaceX has drawn investor demand of about US$150-billion for its IPO, about double the $75-billion it is seeking to raise, according to two people familiar with the matter. An oversubscription rate…
OpenAI plans ChatGPT ‘super app’
145 OpenAI is planning its biggest ChatGPT overhaul yet, aiming to turn it into a “super app” with coding tools and AI agents to boost revenue ahead of a potential stock market…
Sharks lose another Bok to Japan
129 Fassi’s pending departure will leave the Sharks and coach JP Pietersen light in the fullback position. A Springbok star is set to leave the Sharks later this year. According to Rapport,…