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Higher borrowing costs are weighing on housing, consumers, and traditional businesses, while strong expected returns keep the ...

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South Africa has taken some steps. The National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework promotes ethical, transparent and ...

The PeopleSoft and Workday co-founder’s Ridgeline has raised $250m at a $1.4bn valuation to accelerate its AI investment.

South Africa’s financial regulator will await the findings of a study by the world’s top standards-settings body before ...

Beaufort West municipality says it does not have enough money to fix its ageing infrastructure. But the problem is ...

Ekurhuleni got the highest score of any metro in 2024, at 82%, down from 86% in 2021, and was the only one rated “good”. Six ...

America's data centre boom will require $110bn in new power generation by 2030, with natural gas expected to supply most of ...

Banks expect $5bn to $10bn in European data-centre bonds this year as the region accelerates its AI infrastructure build-out.

Leaders can no longer afford to wait for the next planning cycle to respond to a rapidly changing business environment.