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Asian e-commerce giant Shein said Monday it was banning sex dolls from sale on its sites globally after French authorities condemned it for featuring ones resembling children.France's finance minister had threatened to ban the retailer from the country if it resumed selling the childlike dolls, just days before it opens…

The Crop Estimate Committee (CEC) 9th production estimate released a few days ago indicated that the 2024-25 summer grain and oilseeds production season was excellent. There has been a welcome reaction to this from the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz)CEC added that the size of the expected commercial…

Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for October 2025 released on Monday raised alarm bells with the index indicating a decline in manufacturing sentiment. Absa said that the seasonally adjusted PMI declined by 1.6 points to 49.2 in October, reversing the gain seen in September when the index reached 50.8. The Index…

The Department of Tourism said that there has been an increase of over one million visitors to South Africa from the period of January 2025 to September 2025. Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille said these figures confirm that tourism has not only recovered but is once again driving economic…

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones sector has encouraged the Department of Transport  (DOT) to consider updated air traffic control legislation within cities and rural areas to allow for longer range flights in the delivery of critical goods.This is as the DOT, in its reminder to all stakeholders regarding…

Altron spent R342 million on growth initiatives in the six months to August 31 that included capital rental devices in Netstar and Altron FinTech, new ventures such as the Altron AI Factory and a patient app for Altron HealthTech’s oncology solution.Altron’s recently launched, and South Africa’s first operational AI Factory,…

During a recent BG2 podcast conversation between OpenAI investor Brad Gerstner, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Gerstner asked Altman how a company with $13 billion in revenue justifies $1.4 trillion in commitments. Altman's bristling retort was telling: "Happy to find a buyer for your shares."Then Nadella re-iterated something…

Exxaro Resources said Monday it has successfully completed the disposal of its shareholding in Exxaro FerroAlloys to a consortium led by EverSeed Energy, for R250 million.The transaction, done through an EverSeed Energy subsidiary EverSeed Metal Powders, became effective on October 31, 2025, following the fulfilment of all conditions precedent. Exxaro…

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whose main objective is to establish a broad framework within which these institutions can collaborate, co-develop and co-invest in projects and exchange investment including other information.The IDC, which is the largest development…

South Africans are accustomed to getting new music as they approach the holiday season. What’s different in 2025 is that the music album came in the form of artificial intelligence. This is an important development for the South African music sector for a couple of reasons that includes firstly music…