Elon Musk
latest news & developments
The trillion-dollar man: Musk’s wealth milestone raises questions about inequality
Elon Musk's recent achievement of crossing the $1 trillion mark after SpaceX's stock market debut has not only rewritten financial history but also starkly highlighted the scale…
Broad-based BEE is not optional, says deputy minister Joel Mohai
Officials said that while black empowerment faced implementation challenges, it remained central to government’s economic inclusion objectives
Why brilliant ideas aren’t enough
The country has the talent. It has ideas. It has institutions. What it needs is the connective tissue to turn potential into performance — and the patience to accept that…
Elon Musk, depression and South Africa’s cowboy ketamine clinics
Ketamine has been used for decades as an anaesthetic drug, but in the past few years, more and more psychiatrists have been using it for hard-to-treat depression
Reimagining SA-US relations in the aftermath of the Oval Office spectacle
South Africa needs a diverse group of allies and partners in a world undergoing seismic geopolitical changes
Reimagining SA-US relations in the aftermath of the Oval Office spectacle
South Africa needs a diverse group of allies and partners in a world undergoing seismic geopolitical changes
EDITORIAL | We must all reclaim our information space
A few powerful men control the dominant means of creating and sharing information in 2025
There is no genocide in South Africa – but there is billionaire disinformation
The scene in the Oval Office reflected the apartheid of the excessively wealthy, supported by Big Tech that peddles lies of white genocide, and the poor
Starlink raises questions about necessity and relevance of BEE laws
The licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink has sparked debate about whether South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws are an impediment to growth or path to an inclusive economy
Editorial: The fault in our Starlink narratives
What can Musk offer and what price are we willing to pay?
Elon Musk and the irony of calling black economic empowerment racist
Beneficiaries crying oppression are eating at the table apartheid set for them — and complaining when someone else is finally offered a chair
Malatsi denies ICT directive paves way for Elon Musk’s Starlink into South Africa
Critics say the timing is suspect, coming after businessman Johann Rupert, part of a delegation to Washington last week, said South Africa needed Starlink technology to help to…
Trump to snub November G20 summit in SA, again citing so-called persecution of whites
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all…
Refuse Trump’s return to open racism
As the US president rapidly escalates pressure on South Africa in the name of white citizens, we must stand up for reason and principle
World health: Progress after Covid — then Trump struck
On World Health Day, let’s not lose sight of hope, of taking action to make sure we create societies in which our children can not only survive but thrive