The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024 A report by the Competition Commission has revealed that major global platforms including Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok, X and AI companies, dominate key gateways that South Africans use to access news and information. The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry Report notes…
Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti Lorenzo Musetti has withdrawn from the Italy team, which will defend their Davis Cup title in Bologna next week, with the 23-year-old citing physical and family reasons after his loss to Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Finals in Turin on Thursday. Italy, who have won the past two editions, were already without Jannik…
The Isuzu bakkie that was found with dagga on the N1. Police in Colesburg in the Northern Cape have seized dagga worth approximately R12.3 million. They say they stopped a bakkie near a fuel station on the N1 towards the Eastern Cape and found bags of dagga loaded in the back during their search. A…
Eskom Power utility Eskom is meeting with labour unions at the National Bargaining Forum for a round of wage negotiations. Labour unions have tabled a 15 percent salary demand for their members at Eskom in early wage negotiations at the entity. The 7 percent multi-year agreement currently in place comes to an end in June…
The founder of Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman. Humanitarian organisation, the Gift of the Givers, has blamed Israel for the uncoordinated entry of Palestinian refugees into South Africa at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. On Thursday, the Border Management Authority denied entry to 153 Palestinians due to incomplete documentation. According to the…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two adults and a one-year-old child have been shot and wounded in Westbury, Johannesburg. Police say the victims were shot on Thursday night by two gunmen who were chasing and shooting at someone who ran into the victims’ house seeking refuge. The victims were rushed to hospital…
Picture that shows a keyboard, cards, chips and dice Rise Mzansi will picket outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in Pretoria, calling for urgent reforms to the country’s gambling laws on Friday. The party plans to hand over a memorandum of demands, outlining the party’s seven-point plan to overhaul the gambling industry. #GamblingReformsNOW…
President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in the CEO-City Cleanup Partnership Programme at the Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto. Live proceedings below:
South African rands. The rand firmed below the R17 mark for the first time in over two years. The local unit last traded at that level against the greenback in January 2023. The gains are attributed to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of a three percent new inflation target, a first adjustment in 25 years….
File: Proteas Captain Temba Bavuma captured during a match. The South African men’s cricket team faces its toughest challenge since being crowned ICC World Test Champions earlier this year. The Proteas enter phase two of the defence of their title with a two-match series in India. It’s part of a three-format tour, and the first…
