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South Africa must have a stake in artificial intelligence technology

Analysis Tshilidzi Marwala - 6 Mar 2020

The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government

Apartheid criminals still at large

Article Ilham Rawoot - 21 Feb 2020

Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity

Big data a game-changer for universities

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jul 2019

New technology may be perceived as a threat to the academy, but it can also reinvigorate learning

The most bizarre cheats in sporting history

Article Luke Feltham - 17 Jul 2019

Doping bridge players? Cyclist gangs? Some competitors will go to any lengths to win

SMME changes the global landscape of superconducting and quantum circuit design

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Jun 2018

Innovation Award: SMME for innovations and their research and/or development by a team or individual

IBM aims AI at Africa

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jun 2018

Artificial Intelligence is seen as an advanced and dangerous technology, but IBM is showing how it can help solve problems in Africa

IBM calls on SA youth to pursue science and technology

Article Solomon Assefa - 16 Sep 2016

Just a few years ago, IBM opened its first research lab on the continent, in Nairobi, Kenya.

IBM research lab to work with the cool kids

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Feb 2015

Braamfontein will soon be home to not only artists and hipsters, but tech-savvy researchers attracted to innovation and rejuvenation of the city.

IBM cooks up thought for food

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Dec 2014

Watson, the technology company's cognitive showpiece, is bringing artificial intelligence into the kitchen by conjuring up recipes.

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Near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape in the village of Salem is a cricket pitch that is said to be the oldest in the country. Watered by blood and trauma, rolled with frontier nostalgia and contemporary paranoia, how does it play?

Coronavirus

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

National

Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

anna majavu - 14 Jul 2020

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

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New Bentley Bentayga – The definitive luxury SUV

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

The Bentayga combines the abilities of a performance grand tourer with a luxury limousine, a spacious family car and an off-roader

Special Reports

Galaxy A21s captures imagination of the youth

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Samsung's latest Galaxy A devices are loved by their users and provide a range of awesome features that are truly important to them

Special Reports

SafetyWallet and First Aid Level 1

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Basic First Aid is an industry standard and it is the basic requirement in working environments that employers need to have in place

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities