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Imagine getting scammed by your own son

June 26, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Imagine getting scammed by your own son Or what AI, using voice and video cloning, convinces you is your own son – lying in a […]

Concourt says no more 0% VAT on recycled gold

June 25, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Ciaran Ryan apeaks to Nhlanhla Sehume on Power Business Radio about a Constitutional Court decision ending the practice of 0% VAT being charged on second […]

Auditor-General posts another miserable scorecard for municipalities

June 25, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Auditor-General posts another miserable scorecard for municipalities First-ever certificate of debt to recover a financial loss issued to a municipal accounting officer – and 76 […]

ConCourt slams door on zero Vat for second-hand gold

June 24, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

ConCourt slams door on zero Vat for second-hand gold This means most second-hand gold is subject to the usual value-added tax rate of 15%, closing […]

Informal sector targeted in crackdown on illegal immigration

June 24, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Informal sector targeted in crackdown on illegal immigration The government has tried to register informal businesses before and failed. Now it proposes having another crack […]

AI agent told to ‘make money’ launches memecoin, pockets $100m

June 19, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

AI agent told to ‘make money’ launches memecoin, pockets $100m Silver Sixpence CEO Carel de Jager explains how AI agents will soon surpass the ‘human’ […]

Please Call Me funder to sue Makate for defamation

June 17, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Please Call Me funder to sue Makate for defamation Elsdon says he funded Nkosana Makate when no-one else would and will not be 'branded a […]

Cape Town wants Transnet action after ‘world’s worst container port’ ranking

June 17, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Cape Town wants Transnet action after ‘world’s worst container port’ ranking Despite improvements, the port’s poor performance against its global peers is hurting economic growth, […]

Is bitcoin a buy?

June 16, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Is bitcoin a buy? At around $75 000, bitcoin is down 40% from its peak of $124 000 in October last year. Rob Price of […]

Durban and Coega among the world’s most improved ports

June 16, 2026 Ciaran Ryan 0

Durban and Coega among the world’s most improved ports This is a sharp turnaround from last year, when four South African ports were listed among […]

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