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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

AI's $30tn bet: the money may run out before the productivity arrives

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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)

SA Renewal

Broken by design: How Joburg's service failures became a business

The Common Sense

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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)

Leadership

Thabo Mbeki's foundation warns of bloodshed if BEE goes. It's missing the real danger

Daily Friend

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Terence Corrigan says South Africans want jobs, not race policy, and that clinging to a failing framework is the bigger threat to democracy.

Worldview

The Economist: White Zimbabweans return to farming

The Economist

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Their return a generation after Robert Mugabe’s land grabs reflects the country’s potential—and its troubles

BizNews Daybreak

BN Daybreak: MTN's US terror case; Dirco hides R170m bill; Macpherson on KZN; Wall Street rallies

Patrick Kidd

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Join the BizNews team for another episode of Daybreak

Interviews

The NdB Sunday Show: Strip-club HQ of Sandton SAPS, CR’s Meyer move and MTN “terror funding” case…

Chris Steyn

19 hours ago

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Simone Heradien unpacks Sibiya’s arrest, The Grand scandal, MTN’s US case and her break with the ANC.

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)

SA Renewal

Can three new laws break SA's "political economy of inefficiency"?

The Conversation

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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)

Global Investing

Roubini on BizNews: Why is the global economy so resilient?

Editor BizNews

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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 18: South Africa Passport Holders sign at the launch of a visionary partnership between Border Management Authority, the Western Cape Government and the Cape Town Metro at the Cape Town International Airport on August 18, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The partnership will help strengthen immigration capacity at the airport to enhance national security, while aiding tourism growth and job creation in the metro and province. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)

SA Renewal

SA's "green mamba" passport is getting a chip, and a shot at more visa-free travel

MyBroadBand

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 5: A general view of Johannesburg as the sun sets on November 5, 2025 in central Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg, historically known as the City of Gold, is facing challenges including aging infrastructure and administrative inefficiencies. The city center has a significant population of African migrants, some of whom are undocumented. Despite these complexities, Johannesburg is preparing to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on 22–23 November 2025, which will bring together heads of state and government from around the world. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

SA Renewal

Johannesburg turns 140: What next for the city of gold?

The Common Sense

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