SA produces enough food, yet millions face hunger
Better cold storage could help change that.
Five takeaways from Bill Gates’s essay on AI’s potential risks
Gates argues that society cannot afford to wait for AI's risks to become clearer. The question is whether regulators and tech firms can act quickly enough to keep pace.
SA’s cellphone revolution leaves landlines in the dust
Nearly 94% of households now rely solely on cellphones, transforming how South Africans access money, jobs and government services.
Casinos have a Gen Z problem: They look like casinos
Operators are adding restaurants, concerts and social spaces as younger gamblers increasingly prefer placing their bets online.
DR Congo’s riverboat economy
How a floating transport system tells the country’s story.
With no heirs, Kuehne’s foundation gets his $49bn fortune
The billionaire, who had no children, died this week at 89.
The collapsed pyramid: Redesigning the AI-enabled firm – Part 2
From digital foreman to genuine apprenticeship – how leaders can restore the right to lead.
The $500bn experiment to build 24/7 markets on blockchain
Crypto markets are challenging traditional conventions by offering round-the-clock access to oil, commodities and other assets, with Trade.xyz emerging as a test for how far this new model can go.
What happens if you give everyone $700? A local economy thrives
As many as 230 000 adults in two districts of Malawi are each receiving about 1.2m kwacha, or almost $700, and they can do whatever they want with it.
Refinery rivalry exposes East Africa’s regional tensions
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are each backing rival refinery and energy projects worth billions of dollars – proof that old regional tensions haven't gone away.