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Month: May 2026

Eskom, South32 in talks over long-term power solution for Hillside smelter

May 5, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

South32 and Eskom are determined that Hillside should avoid the fate of Mozal, which was wound down in March this year after failing to agree […]

Four govt officials suspended for fake AI policy citations

May 4, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

The officials, across two departments, were suspended last week after ‘hallucinations’ were discovered in key policy papers. From Moneyweb. In an embarrassing climbdown, the Department […]

MultiChoice and Altech referred to Competition Tribunal for prosecution

May 4, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

A 12 year-old complaint against MultiChoice and Altech has been referred by the CompCom to the Tribunal. From Moneyweb. The Competition Commission has referred a […]

SA risks pariah status over xenophobic attacks

May 4, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Over the past week condemnation has come in from Ghana, Julius Malema, the UN and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, among others. […]

New exchange control rules: ‘If they pass, we’re leaving SA’

May 4, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Adopting Bitcoin conference co-organiser Ricki Allardice takes a temperature reading of the room after publication of draft exchange control regulations … and it’s getting hot. […]

Zim consulate to assist scores of families displaced in xenophobic violence

May 4, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Anti-immigrant protests spread to the Eastern Cape; escalate in many parts of SA. From Moneyweb. The Zimbabwe Consulate in Cape Town has been called in […]

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