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Podcast: Public Investment Corporation Cleared for Crash Landing

South Africa's biggest pension manager is in freefall, and business has stopped believing Ramaphosa can fix it.

Your geyser could soon help power South Africa

Thousands of South African homes could one day earn money by letting their solar panels, batteries and even geysers help balance the national electricity grid.

Been scammed? Here is what your bank is not telling you

If someone stole money from your bank account, you know how the bank's reply feels. It comes a week or two later. It says the transaction went through normally, that a recognised device was used, and that the bank is not liable. Case closed.

Could AI create a new form of inequality in South Africa?

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), and especially large language models deployed as chatbots and digital assistants, are now part of everyday digital life.

Podcast: How South Africa keeps neglecting the institutions that matter most

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yVlB14XhD2w6WIqED2sOk?si=g6g1NLsDQaGQR0Zjtv4J8g This week's Sharp Sharp is the first one you can actually watch, and Rob Rose and Zukile Majova mark the occasion by digging into...

Real Politics: Winning Johannesburg may not be enough for Helen Zille

Helen Zille is running the strongest campaign in Johannesburg, but she is not yet winning the coalition war, Zukile Majova writes in Real Politics. 

Motshekga says Karl Marx got African kings wrong

Professor Mathole Motshekga says communists wrongly use Karl Marx’s views on European monarchies to attack African kings and queens, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royals Mzansi. 

KZN news bites: Zulu King sends royal delegation to Mpumalanga to pay lobola for fourth wife

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news.

Use Siza Khula to find out if you are overspending on groceries

Most people have no idea how much they should be spending on food. Siza Khula can tell you, and it uses real South African prices to do it.

Most South Africans leave retirement savings untouched

Adapted from an original article by Charles Savage, first published on Currency News. Since the two-pot retirement system launched in September 2024, most South Africans...

Real Politics: After the vote is when the real deals get made

South Africa has spent years regulating political donations. It has done almost nothing to regulate political influence. That blind spot may become the biggest threat to local democracy, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

AI: What Madiba would say about Donald Trump

This column uses AI to imagine Nelson Mandela's voice on world events. It draws on decades of his real speeches and writings. It is satire — not a real statement from the late president.

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