Eskom, South32 in talks over long-term power solution for Hillside smelter
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
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
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
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’
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
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 […]
Government pulls draft AI policy for using fake research
South Africans deserve better, says minister in charge. From Moneyweb. Government has pulled its draft National AI Policy after it was found to have cited […]
Bitcoiners outraged by SA’s ‘biggest exchange control’ revamp in decades
Bitcoin will be considered ‘capital’ and any cross-border transactions will need Reserve Bank permission. You could even be detained at borders and forced to hand […]
Xenophobic protests escalate with countrywide shutdown planned for 4 May
March organisers want all documented and undocumented foreign nationals sent home to ‘avoid civil war’. From Moneyweb. A group calling itself the Concerned Citizens and […]
Joburg court rules in favour of Port of Gauteng developer
Sets aside environmental approval for proposed Tambo Springs access road as non-compliant with the law. From Moneyweb. A full bench of the Johannesburg High Court […]