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Football, The Game Loved By Billions Of Fans, Can Be Used To Renew Family Units

"To everyone who missed our beautiful game, the emotions, the celebrations, the…

Thandisizwe Mgudlwa

Reform Is Moving Faster Than Business Confidence

Last week brought multiple positive reform signals, but business confidence fell to…

Busi Mavuso

African Universities And The Contested Meaning Of Research Intensity

From Cape Town to Cairo, some African universities provide excellent education, conduct…

Professor Tawana Kupe

Sometimes It Is Better To Simply Ask Instead Of Assuming The Worst Of South Africans

South Africa has some of the best pilots and air traffic controllers…

Khulu Phasiwe

Brazil Deal Exposes South Africa’s Missing Trade Strategy

South Africa runs a R22 billion trade deficit with Brazil, and free…

Busi Mavuso

Artificial Intelligence Is Making Call Centres More Expensive -Not Cheaper  

The uncomfortable reality is that AI is not automatically reducing operational costs…

Sanjay Govender

The Intelligent Border: How AI Is Redefining Customs Risk Management

As parcel volumes surge and de minimis rules shift worldwide, rule-based customs…

Marek Retelski

The Hard Work Starts Now: 3%+ Growth And A Million+ Jobs Is The Target

Last week, the next phase of the business-government partnership was launched, with…

Busi Mavuso

Investec’s AI Maturity Exposes A Strategic Deficit For Local Banks

The banking and wealth management group says: 'Our approach is to use…

Gugu Lourie