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South Africa pushes for stronger AI governance within BRICS
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (285+ words) Feels like: 23.2°C23.2°F | Sunny South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed that BRICS countries develop a joint framework to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) is used safely, inclusively and cooperatively. Speaking at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Ramaphosa…...
South Africa's AI Paradox: Best Prepared, Most Exposed
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (261+ words) US lawmakers are calling for the brakes to be applied to AI development, warning that increasingly powerful systems could escape human control. Image: Gerd Altmann / Pixbabay Past chairman of the BRICS Business Council and co-chairman of the BRICS Media Forum…...
Barrick Mining: Delivers $15.8 Billion in Economic Contributions to Host Countries in 2025
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (283+ words) Published on 09/09/2026 at 10:58 am EDT $5.0 billion delivered in taxes and royalties as Barrick strengthens its role as a long-term partner in the countries where it operates For Barrick, taxes and royalties are more than a financial obligation. They are a…...
The future of AI will test more than Namibia???s technology; the focus on human advantage
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1085+ words) Paul T. Shipale (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant technological concept reserved for Silicon Valley laboratories. It is rapidly entering workplaces, classrooms, businesses and public institutions, forcing countries to confront a question that…...
You Decide: How Do Private and Public Companies Differ?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) The battle over whether capitalism or socialism is the best system for organizing our economy continues. In some localities, the debate is entering the test phase with socialist practices being established, thereby giving results that can be compared to capitalist…...
ArcelorMittal to end primary steelmaking at Duisburg site, retain rerolling operations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) Its contract with thyssenkrupp Steel was terminated in December 2024 because extending it would have resulted in “significant cost increases,” ArcelorMittal said. Alongside alternative pig iron supply arrangements, the company considered switching to electric-arc furnace-based steelmaking as part of its decarbonization…...
Slovalco furnace resumes production
1+ week, 5+ day ago (471+ words) Published 1st September, 2026 by Jess Mills Slovalco has begun the gradual restart of production at its aluminium smelter in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia. The first phase will restore an annual production capacity of 75,000 tonnes of primary aluminium. The company, a joint…...
Korea-US investment body's chief investment officer resigns after two months
2+ week, 5+ day ago (274+ words) The inaugural head of the strategic investment division at the Korea-US Strategic Investment Corp. — the body overseeing $350 billion in planned US investment — has resigned just over two months after taking office, amid mounting pressure from Washington to deliver on investment…...
Steel negotiations resume, focus on safety and capital investment issues
2+ week, 6+ day ago (134+ words) The United Steelworkers union says it remains far apart from U.S. Steel on issues after another week of negotiations. Two people, including a suspected shooter, were dead and another person injured Saturday night in a shooting near I-65 and Ind. 2, authorities said....
UAE Investment in South Africa Tops $2.5 Billion
2+ week, 6+ day ago (265+ words) Economic cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and South Africa is accelerating, with UAE investments in South Africa exceeding USD 2.5 billion during the first half of 2026, according to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. South African foreign direct investment in…...