1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (173+ words) Tesla on Saturday posted a countdown on its website pointing to an October 1 launch of the Roadster, nearly a decade after the EV maker first revealed a next-generation version of its original sports car. Tesla posted “Go for launch” on…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (905+ words) Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube and the department’s director-general (DG), Mathanzima Mweli, are embroiled in a cold war as Mweli refuses to be subjected to a lifestyle audit by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). This is the latest episode in…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (536+ words) “This is not Clicks.” This is how Clicks Group CEO Bertina Engelbrecht reportedly described KwaMakhi, the group’s new township retail format, at its recent launch. Except that it is, and it is also corporate South Africa exactly as we know…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (659+ words) Pikitup chair Maxwell Nedzamba says the Johannesburg metro’s financing model is at the centre of the waste collection crisis in the city. Nedzamba told the Sunday Times that the policy governing the city’s coffers needed an overhaul. “There is a…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (281+ words) AstraZeneca’s breast cancer pill failed to meet the main goal of improving progression-free survival in a late-stage trial, the company said on Friday, a week after the treatment received US approval. US-listed shares of AstraZeneca fell 3% in aftermarket trading. The…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (605+ words) Britain has spent nearly $40m (R637m) on SpaceX satellite services, deepening its reliance on Elon Musk’s company for military communications despite growing European concerns about dependence on US security infrastructure. The spending was disclosed in response to a freedom of information request…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (156+ words) Volkswagen estimates the total cost of job cuts and potential plant closures, part of a landmark restructuring pact struck last week, at about €16bn (R299.46bn), a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The German carmaker, Europe’s largest, has embarked on…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (479+ words) An Anthropic researcher says he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence (AI) firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside the industry about the technology’s potential to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (371+ words) Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has launched a real-world electric vehicle (EV) test on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban, an initiative that will turn electric vehicle journeys into a source of real-world data for motorists and fleet operators considering the switch…...

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (471+ words) A Woolworths customer who found maggots beneath packs of raw chicken at the retailer’s Bel Air store in North Riding, Johannesburg, says his biggest concern was not what he found, but how staff members responded so casually. John Mawere was…...