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Artificial intelligence regulation in South Africa – prioritising human security
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th December 2024 Just months after the European Union’s (EU) landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force in July 2024, South Africa’s roadmap for... →
Smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's... →
Trading blows
By: Terence Creamer 13th December 2024 Trade and industrial policy will play a more prominent and potentially more destabilising role given that President-elect Donald Trump has... →
Role as hedge, geopolitical risk most likely reasons for gold’s remarkable performance 
By: Martin Creamer 12th December 2024 The gold price has increased by more than 28% year-to-date in dollars, trading 22% higher on average this year than during 2023, the World Gold... →
Ramaphosa calls for silencing of guns across Africa as he hosts Angolan counterpart
By: Thabi Shomolekae 12th December 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday reiterated South Africa’s call for the silencing of guns across Africa, which he described as a necessary... →
Transformer trip at Midas Substation affects electricity supply to Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom
12th December 2024 On 11 December 2024 at about 18:30 a 500 MVA transformer at the Midas Substation tripped, disrupting electricity supply to approximately 15 mines... →
S Africa's Premier Group open to acquisitions after profit jumps 32.4%
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 South African food producer Premier Group has 1.1-billion rand ($60.91-million) available for acquisitions, it said on Tuesday, after reporting a... →
ActionSA Requests Minister Dion George to Deny Further CWDPs to CoCT
12th December 2024 ActionSA stands firmly against the possibility of further discharge permits being granted to the City of Cape Town by the Department of Forestry,... →
