'SA is miles ahead in nuclear energy tech'

‘I think one of the most important things that shareholders do is appoint the directors and I think they also need to be looking at that a bit more diligently,’ says Professor Parmi Natesan, CEO of the Institute of Directors in South Africa.

Today, how bad is the South African business debt provision? Will consumer mindsets change this coming Black Friday? And will Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks actually fly?

‘The risk is you lose the people you don't want to lose, and you don't actually end up saving any money because you've got to replace them,’ says Dr Andrew Donaldson, senior research associate at the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit at the University of Cape Town.

Today, where does South Africa rank in global digital competitiveness? A new institute aims to grow AI expertise on the continent. And why an expert says there are better ways of giving underserved communities access to affordable internet.

‘There has to be some innovative thinking here because if these targets are not met and what developing countries are saying is they need at least $1 trillion annually by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,’ says Nazanine Moshiri, senior analyst on climate, environment and conflict…