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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 […]

Recent Articles

  • Home Affairs withdraws asylum directive after refugee offices overwhelmed
  • Wheatley challenges 20-year debarment over R301 in ‘test trades’
  • High court sets aside Tau’s decision to gazette legal sector BEE code
  • SA’s next gold rush may come from reworked dumps and old mines
  • Joburg needs its own Madlanga Commission to root out the criminals
  • SA’s fuel import bill surges to highest level since 1994
  • FNB joins crypto race by allowing customers to buy assets for R10
  • Judge criticises Nedbank for pursuing home auction despite higher private offer
  • We built a bitcoin trading bot and it’s pretty good
  • How AI can help fix SA’s crippled municipalities
  • Growing pushback against proposed cross-border rules for crypto
  • Joburg has a R44bn City Power problem
  • Gold share rally turns into dead cat bounce
  • Stablecoins take centre stage as bitcoin speculation fades
  • I was fined R5m and debarred over R301 in test trades, says Wheatley

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