154 Othelo Vieira Security has long been the budget line nobody wants to defend until the moment everyone has to: something to provision, quietly budget for and hope never demands a reckoning….
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Investors signal optimism on Operation Vulindlela structural reforms
87 Government upbeat that stronger policy credibility has boosted investor confidence in South Africa. Operation Vulindlela, the joint initiative between National Treasury and The Presidency aimed at accelerating structural reforms that will…
Your brand is invisible to the AI that’s choosing your competitor
158 The author, Publishared CEO Michelle Losco The CIO didn’t Google you. She asked ChatGPT. And you weren’t in the answer. This is not a hypothetical. Research from 6sense suggests that a…
Unemployment problem becoming too big to solve
91 Nearly 80% of 7.8 million who are idle despite actively searching for work every week have been unemployed for more than a year. Everybody in South Africa is aware that the…
Mythos forces South African banks onto high alert
136 Capitec Bank CEO Graham Lee Capitec CEO Graham Lee said on Wednesday that the bank has formally applied for early access to Anthropic’s Mythos model and, after clearing the first hurdle…
Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub’s Spanish ghost
182 Capitec CEO Graham Lee’s announcement on Wednesday that phone calls between Capitec Connect users are now free of charge is a significant development in the history of telecommunications in South Africa…
Motsoaledi says R74 million has been set aside for NHI legal costs
140 There is a total of 15 cases all in all, of which each costs between R2.5 million to R3 million. The department of health has set aside R74 million in the…
Can DTIC deliver 100 00 jobs? Plan unveiled
143 Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi said the department’s primary task is to convert improving economic conditions The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has set its sights on creating more than…
Inflation increases in March – but full impact of Middle East war still to come
119 ‘The SARB will pursue its new 3% inflation target, but if the war ends relatively soon, the bank may not have to hike interest rates.’ The consumer price index (CPI) increased…
RAM price relief? SK Hynix plans $13-billion Korean fab
143 SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it plans to invest the equivalent of US$12.85-billion (R212-billion) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea for advanced packaging, to meet rising global demand…