EMFULENI – Seven suspects arrested in connection with alleged fraud, theft and tampering with essential infrastructure at Emfuleni Local Municipality are expected to appear in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Five were arrested on Friday, while two more were arrested on Sunday. Two of the suspects are municipal employees from the Revenue and Electricity […]
WASHINGTON – Elon Musk said his startup xAI will release its Grok 3 chatbot on Monday and billed it as the “smartest AI on Earth” in a fiercely competitive market. READ: OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer The company’s flagship artificial intelligence product will go live with a demonstration on Monday night at 8:00 pm […]
When Theresa & Neil Emerick were looking to book last-minute accommodation for their honeymoon in South Africa, they were frustrated waiting for responsesby email and via phone. Having just returned from a trip to the USA a few weeks prior, they knew that there was a more efficient and quicker way for the South African […]
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk’s startup xAI said it has raised $6 billion (R110.22 billion) from investors in an increasingly crowded artificial intelligence market. The latest funding, including from well known venture capitalists and a Saudi prince, takes the firm’s total valuation to $24 billion (R442 billion), based on a pre-infusion figure of $18 billion […]
By Simon Majadibodu The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as Hawks, have arrested a 32-year-old Joburg man on charges of theft, fraud and money laundering of R16.5 million which was meant for bursary recipients. READ the original story on iol
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced that the government will implement a new training for employment and entrepreneurship programme. READ the original article on iol
Entrepreneurship is a vital part of South Africa’s business world, with small businesses providing essential employment opportunities and providing millions of people with viable livelihoods. For a number of reasons, including the fact that women have been found to reinvest more of their income into the health and education of their children and the community, […]
The average price of a household food basket for the month of March is R5,227.93. This information is based on data from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group’s (PMBEJD) Household Affordability Index, which monitors food price data from 47 supermarkets and 32 butcheries across Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, Mtubatuba, and Springbok. Read the […]
Dear Fellow South African, The recent announcement of an increase in electricity tariffs comes at an extremely difficult time for citizens and businesses alike, who are already contending with the high costs of fuel, food and other essentials. It is in this context that I made a call last week for the Eskom board to […]
Not In My Name International said that power utility Eskom’s recent electricity tariff increase was a way to make South Africans pay for its failures. Civil society organisation, Not In My Name International (Nimni), is urging the government to declare load shedding a national state of disaster. The organisation said that power utility Eskom’s recent […]