G20 presidency: The good, the bad, and the complicated

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Today, beware the brain rot as Oxford announces the word of the year. Why SA’s G20 presidency could prove to be challenging and a thought leader weighs in on the efficacy and effectiveness of BBBEE.

3 Dec 2024 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] AI policy blunder highlights risks in SA’s tech strategy

‘The big tech businesses that we’re doing business with such as Microsoft, Huawei, Google, AWS, we’re accepting contracts on their terms, and we need a policy to cover that,’ says Nathan Ross-Adams, AI law researcher and founder of ITLawCo.

28 Apr 9AM 9 min

TRC at 30: The cost of unfinished reconciliation

AI revolt forces policy retreat and exposes South Africa’s digital blind spot. Aviation’s tech spend fails to deliver as data gaps persist. And budgeting beats big salaries, new SA study finds.

28 Apr 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] SAPS crisis runs deeper than one corruption scandal

‘You've got this combination of a massive budget, really attractive to organised criminal groups, but then you've got these internal processes that lack transparency,’ says Dr Guy Lamb, commissioner, National Planning Commission.

24 Apr 8AM 7 min

Election heat exposes municipal governance collapse

SAPS in freefall as top cop is dumped and corruption crisis explodes. Great return begins as South Africans flood back and Gauteng surges again. And forestry emerges as key driver of jobs and rural growth.

24 Apr 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Can SA finally deliver a credible rail recovery?

‘We see that there are very good possibilities to get the best out of both worlds. We can bring in our expertise from the private sector, and we can also use the expertise from a government perspective,’ says Florian Kellenberger, CEO of Siemens Mobility South Africa.

23 Apr 8AM 7 min