381 Elon Musk. David Swanson/Reuters Elon Musk tried to enlist rival Mark Zuckerberg for the US$97.4-billion bid that his consortium made for OpenAI earlier this year, but the CEO of Meta Platforms…
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Bungling Tshwane and its battle to curb private firefighting services
297 Capital city claims Fidelity Securefire and the Sinoville Firefighting Association are contravening statutory laws. Tshwane Metro appears to have been part of the bungling of a challenge to its court application…
TCS | The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal
448 Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank…
South Africa’s human falcon – TechCentral
508 With the jagged peaks of Cape Town’s Table Mountain beneath him and the wind roaring past his wingsuit, South African Jean-Jacques Wallis is redefining the limits of human flight — and…
Markets and investor caution see annuity withdrawals hit record low
344Policyholders drew an average of 5.6% of their invested capital as income in 2024, down from 6.6% the previous year. Living annuity investors in South Africa reduced their income withdrawals to the…
More women than men are becoming first-time homeowners
370There has been a steady increase in the number of women entering the South African property market over the past 10 years. More women than men are becoming first-time homeowners, a clear…
World Entrepreneurs’ Day: three questions every SMEs should ask before expanding
372 Every business owner wants to grow, but not every business is ready. 21 August is recognised as World Entrepreneurs’ Day to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work and dedication of entrepreneurs…
Google rolls out advanced AI Mode in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
367 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…
Tiger Brands recalls its Benny beef and chicken-flavoured stock cubes
260Consumers 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
297 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…