The popular Ford Ranger model is manufactured at the company’s plant outside Pretoria Ford Motor’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees as it seeks to adjust production capacity to match current and future market demands, the South African Solidarity union said on Thursday. Ford has sent an official notice to…
Introducing a new way for users to trade tokenised traditional assets. Bitget, which positions itself as the leading crypto-currency exchange and Web3 company, today announced the launch of the industry’s first RWA (Real-World Asset) Index Perpetual Contract. This pioneering product, which was set to go live on 20 August, introduces a new way for users…
China is considering allowing the usage of yuan-backed stablecoins for the first time to boost wider adoption of its currency globally, sources familiar with the matter said, in a major reversal of its stance towards digital assets. The state council — China’s cabinet — will review and possibly approve a road map later this month…
After months of anticipation, OpenAI has officially released GPT-5, its most advanced large language model to date. The new model, which is now available for both free and paid users, promises across-the-board improvements in writing, coding, reasoning, and safety. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: iPad Pro and VR? In a press briefing,…
Mogadishu — Somali government forces, backed by troops from the AU forces, launched large-scale military operations on Sunday targeting Al-Shabaab strongholds in and around Bariire, a strategic town in the country’s southern Lower Shabelle region, officials said. The coordinated offensive comes amid renewed efforts by the federal government to dismantle Al-Shabaab’s remaining footholds in the…
During a recent earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration could add an estimated $1.1 billion to the company’s costs in the September quarter. This comes after Apple reported spending $800 million on tariffs in the June quarter, which was slightly less than the $900 million it had…
In a significant legal victory, Epic Games has won its appeal against Google, with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a 2023 unanimous jury verdict that found Google’s app store and payments system to be illegal monopolies. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney celebrated the news, tweeting, “Total victory in the Epic v Google appeal!” Read:…
The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until now, babies and very young children have been treated with medicines formulated for older children. The Conversation Africa asked Fortunate Mokoena, about…
MultiChoice CEO Byron du Plessis has pledged significant changes to boost the company’s subscriber base, stating the broadcaster is “willing to reverse decisions when they are not the right ones.” In an interview, Du Plessis elaborated on plans to potentially unbundle SuperSport from higher-tier DStv packages. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Nvidia…
Matome Chiloane, Gauteng MEC for education, sport, arts, culture and recreation. (Photograph by GDE) The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) this morning kicked-off the 2026 online admissions application period for grades one and eight. The GDE marked the occasion with a “switch-on” event at the YMCA in Ga-Rankuwa,north-west of Pretoria, with Matome Chiloane, MEC for…
