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- ULTRAMARATHON: Records tumble as Kusche stuns field and Steyn claims historic fifth Comrades title
South African athletes triumphed in the Comrades as George Kusche won the ‘up run’ in record time, while Gerda Steyn secured a historic fifth title, breaking her own record, again. Read more » - CARBON CLOCK: European Parliament trade chair says SA needs time to adapt to EU climate measures
Bernd Lange says South African automakers especially should be given more time. Read more » - BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: The surprising new socialist inclinations of Big Tech
AI companies are not ordinary companies; their growth and power have no precedent. Everyone, including the company founders, is beginning to come to the realisation that perhaps they should be treated differently from other companies. Read more » - FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: Managing financial affairs after a loved one passes away
The best way to make things easier for those you leave behind is to have everything ready before it’s needed. Read more » - GAME RESERVE KILLINGS: Final suspect in Kruger Park double murder arrested after three-nation manhunt
Following a dramatic flight across southern Africa, 26-year-old Macandze Lionel da Marta has been arrested in Zimbabwe for the murders of Dina and Ernst Marais. Law enforcement officials say the breakthrough proves the growing power of transnational policing in the Southern African Development Community region. Read more » - WHERE TO INVEST: MTN rides African tailwinds and smartphone penetration
MTN has far more impressive plans than a desire to merely maintain market share – set out in detail in its Ambition 30 strategy. They centre on a projected rise in smartphone penetration in Africa. Read more » - FINDING FLOPPY: Residents rally as search for missing police dog Floppy continues in Eastern Cape
Members of the public have offered the use of their drones as the desperate search for Floppy the police dog continued in the bush outside Mdantsane, Buffalo City, on Sunday. Floppy disappeared after a violent encounter with robbers who attacked a school a few kilometres away. Read more » - SLOW START: Proteas outclassed as Australia make statement in T20 World Cup opener
Australia 172 for 8 (Phoebe Litchfield 50, Nonkululeko Mlaba 2-22) beat South Africa 107 (Laura Wolvaardt 44, Georgia Wareham 3-19) by 65 runs. Read more » - INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS: AI is giving teams a competitive advantage in modern-day rugby
Artificial intelligence can reveal patterns and insights that shape performances, but coaches and analysts continue to drive the data-capturing and decision-making process. Read more »
