48 Owners of these BMW models are advised to avoid driving through water. BMW Group South Africa has announced a product recall affecting six different models sold in the country from 2016….
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AMD, OpenAI alliance marks seismic shift in global AI chip race
73 Image: Reuters AMD will supply AI chips to OpenAI in a multi-year deal that will bring in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and give the ChatGPT creator the…
Outa goes to court to change law to ensure SOE directors could be declared delinquent
100 Directors of SOEs that are not registered companies cannot be prevented from being directors. Outa wants to change that. Civil rights organisation Outa is heading to court to ensure that state-owned…
Trump tariffs and diplomatic missteps push Agoa off the cliff
84 The author, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso The expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act at the end of September marked a watershed moment in the US-South Africa…
Competition Commission investigates poultry industry over possible market abuses
69 Astral, RCL, Country Bird, and Sovereign have been identified as the four largest chicken producers in the country. The Competition Commission will investigate the poultry industry to see if competition is…
As DStv turns 30, it faces its toughest battle yet
70 DStv celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday, marking a milestone in South African broadcasting history. From humble beginnings in a caravan in Randburg, DStv’s parent – MultiChoice Group – has grown…
Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman on township growth, EVs and the future of online retail
79 E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time….
Astral commits to cooperation in poultry market probe
57CompCom to look at pricing, integration, imports, contract farming, retail, and transformation. JSE-listed Astral Foods says it will engage constructively with the Competition Commission’s poultry market inquiry and welcomes the opportunity for…
SABC admits its funding model is broken
66 The SABC’s business model is no longer fit for purpose, according to its CEO, Nomsa Chabeli. She said in public broadcaster’s annual report, published on Friday, that it was assumed that…
SABC warns its future is at risk as delays to key bill drag on
65 The SABC has bemoaned delays in the finalisation of the SABC Bill, which is meant to provide clarity on the public broadcaster’s revenue model, as it reported a 28% increase in…