Historic 124-year old museum building left to rot in South Africa
The building that housed the former “Staatsmuseum” (State Museum) stands empty in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.
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Big and cheap gravity energy storage developed in South Africa
South Africa has thousands of abandoned mines that can potentially be converted into dry gravity energy storage facilities — at fraction of the cost of deploying lithium-ion batteries.
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Another sign of collapse in South Africa’s richest city
A decade of subdued growth, infrastructure deterioration, and chronically high unemployment has trapped the province in a cycle of underperformance.
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DA Free State Provincial Executive Committee | Democratic Alliance | federal council | Karabo Khakhau | leadership race | Politics & Government
‘I don’t owe the DA a cent’ – Karabo Khakhau hits back after conference disqualification over R4 250 tithe
Democratic Alliance (DA) deputy chairperson hopeful Karabo Khakhau has withdrawn from contesting the party’s upcoming federal council leadership race, set to take place in April. This is after she failed to pay the party’s monthly tithe of R4 250 in July. But Khakhau has insisted that she does not owe the DA a cent. She…
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Lazy South Africans use AI to generate insurance and banking complaints
The National Financial Ombuds Scheme is becoming frustrated with South Africans using AI to generate complaints.
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Business | CEO | FirstRand Group | FNB | Mary Vilakazi
The woman who went from earning scholarships to becoming CEO of a major financial group in South Africa
Mary Vilakazi, who financed her education through scholarships and a bursary, rose from a township to lead one of Africa’s largest financial institutions by market cap—FirstRand Group.
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Microsoft’s new networking tech can save data centres worldwide millions in electricity bills
A new innovation from Microsoft is expected to cut down on energy consumptions at data centres by 50%.
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The tiny ‘cities’ booming across South Africa
Mixed-use developments are booming in South Africa, with strong growth in prices over the last five years.
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Absa fraud warning
Absa has warned that fraudsters carefully design convincing emails to try and trick its customers into exposing sensitive personal and banking details.
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Important institution at risk of being liquidated after 234 years in South Africa
Founded in 1792, South Africa’s oldest institution is now at serious risk of liquidation.