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FILE PHOTO: "AI Artificial Intelligence" words, a keyboard and a robotics hand in this illustration taken, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Editor BizNews
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Data centre spending could dwarf the railway and dotcom booms, but economists warn the productivity gains needed to repay it remain elusive.
SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 07: Residents fill up water from water tankers in Dube on January 07, 2026 in Soweto, South Africa. It is reported that critical work is under way at the Eikenhof pump station, as Johannesburg enters day two of a 54-hour maintenance shutdown. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
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The Common Sense
6 min read
How Johannesburg was broken. Former councillor Ivor Blumenthal argues cable theft, tanker cartels and construction mafias are not failures of governance but its business model.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 10: Former president Thabo Mbeki at the National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards at The Ballroom at The Wanderers Club on December 10, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The awards celebrate and recognise youths who have displayed entrepreneurial qualities and made contributions to the nation. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
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Daily Friend
10 min read
Terence Corrigan says South Africans want jobs, not race policy, and that clinging to a failing framework is the bigger threat to democracy.
The Economist: White Zimbabweans return to farming
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The Economist
5 min read
Their return a generation after Robert Mugabe’s land grabs reflects the country’s potential—and its troubles
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 19: President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa during the Presidential Response To The SONA Debate at the Nieuwmeester Dome on February 19, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) debated the State of the Nation Address (SONA), which President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered at the Cape Town City Hall on February 12th. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas)
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The Conversation
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South Africa’s public service reforms seek to strengthen accountability, professionalism and governance.
COMO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: (EDITORIAL NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white version). Nouriel Roubini Chairman and CEO of Roubini Macro Associates attends the 52nd Edition of THEA 'Cernobbio Forum' on September 04, 2026 in Como, Italy. The TEHA Forum, hosted by the TEHA Group, offers Italian and international decision-makers the opportunity for high-level examinations of geopolitical, economic, technological and social scenarios and their implications for business and countries (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
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Editor BizNews
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Tariffs and the Iran War failed to sink global growth. Nouriel Roubini explains the four forces behind the resilience, and why the AI boom tops the list.
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