101 OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT Health tab that answers health-related questions and lets users upload medical records and connect wellness apps such as Apple Health and MyFitnessPal. The move expands ChatGPT’s capabilities…
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South Africa’s giant SKA telescope clears major technical hurdle
119 The “big lift” of the main reflector onto the pedestal for the first SKA-Mid production dish on site in South Africa. The lift took place on 4 July 2024. Photo credit:…
Court ruling marks major turning point in driving licence card saga
116 Transport minister Barbara Creecy. Image: GCIS South Africa’s long-delayed plan to modernise its driving licence card system has been thrown back into uncertainty. This follows the high court in Pretoria overturning…
South Africa lets rivals team up to cut crippling electricity costs
107 Trade minister Parks Tau. Leah Millis/Reuters South Africa has softened its competition regulations to allow firms battling high power costs to jointly build energy infrastructure and collectively negotiate supply contracts. Trade…
10 technologies that will define 2026
114 The technology sector flourished in 2025, with AI taking centre stage. Massive investments in data centre capacity by the likes of OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Google fed into a boom that…
South Africa’s new car market roared back to life in 2025, with NEVs gaining ground
114 South Africa’s new vehicle market staged a decisive recovery in 2025, with total sales climbing above pre-pandemic levels for the first time and reaching their highest point in more than a…
Television at 50 | Power, propaganda and the battle for the airwaves
79 It is impossible to tell the story of how the business of broadcasting has evolved in South Africa without examining the industry’s political aspects. Political influence played a role in the…
Why South Africa should extend the e-hailing compliance deadline
101 South Africa’s long-awaited e-hailing regulations are finally nearing enforcement, with end-March set as the deadline by the national transport department for their implementation. But the industry is concerned that doesn’t leave…
EU pressure mounts on Musk’s X over AI ‘undressing’ images
123 German media minister Wolfram Weimer. Annegret Hilse/Reuters German media minister Wolfram Weimer has urged the European Commission to take legal action to stop what he called the “industrialisation of sexual harassment”…
Drone used to nab cigarette smugglers at Beitbridge
101 A drone at night … image is for illustrative purposes only South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday intercepted alleged cigarette smugglers at the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe using drone…