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Anglo American sells coal mines for R65bn
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (510+ words) Anglo American is selling its Australian steelmaking coal mines to UK-based Dhilmar for up to $3. 88bn (R64. 7bn) more than a year after an underground explosion derailed the group's initial sale plans. The announcement puts the mining giant back on track for its…...
GRAEME LOCKLEY | South Africa's AI opportunity isn't bigger models " it's smarter systems
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (955+ words) The spotlight almost always lands on scale when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). Bigger models. More parameters. Faster chips. One just has to look at the launch of Anthropic's Claude Mythos " an AI model said to be "capable of…...
MARKET HIGHLIGHT | Blood on the main board
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (137+ words) Business Day MARKET HIGHLIGHT | Blood on the main board Resources the biggest culprit as JSE all share index logs steep declines Weakness in mining and commodity-linked stocks dominated the JSE all share index's performance last week, with it shedding 2. 4% on…...
EDITORIAL | Slashing merger red tape a step in the right direction
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (610+ words) The move by trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau to raise the merger notification thresholds is a big step forward in creating a more investor-friendly merger control regime in South Africa. In deal-making, the fewer notifications the Competition Commission has…...
Redefine warns AI could replace a third of BPO sector jobs
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (589+ words) Redefine Properties sees AI as a major threat to South Africa's rapidly expanding business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, as the technology could automate more than a third of those services in less than five years. Over the years, South Africa…...
LEIGH CRYMBLE | Typo tools "fix" AI-generated text, but not lost trust
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (326+ words) I used to love an em-dash, the tripling effect and a provocative if/then sentence structure. Now I find myself working hard to remove these "tells" of AI writing, which have become synonymous with large language model (LLM) discourse. Of course,…...
Hollard Responder delivers immediate business protection in times of crisis
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (319+ words) When an unexpected incident occurs on a business premises, the impact is immediate and far-reaching. Beyond the physical harm to those involved, organisations face operational disruption, emotional trauma, legal exposure and reputational risk. Hollard Responder was developed to meet these…...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (794+ words) The Prevention of Illegal Eviction From and Unlawful Occupation of Land (Pie) Act is one of the most harmful pieces of legislation promulgated in democratic times and requires a significant overhaul (Pie amendment bill faces renewed backlash from activists, May…...
PAUL HOFFMAN | ANC's 40% blocks Ramaphosa's easy removal
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (390+ words) In 2022 a respected former chief justice, Sandile Ngcobo, chaired a panel tasked with ascertaining whether anything worthy of the considered attention of a presidential removal from office committee of the National Assembly was in evidence before his panel. Instead, he…...
GAVIN RICH | Fake Champions Cup exit claim reignites debate over SA role
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (704+ words) Little in rugby happens without some sideshow diverting attention, and sure enough, one arrived hours before the decisive final round of the United Rugby Championship (URC) in the form of a story in the UK newspaper The Times that gained…...