Rand rollercoaster: ‘Trump really putting America first’

‘Hopefully we will get a resolution by that date, and we will see the reports, which actually are put out by the independent experts, because everyone wants to know, and everyone has a right to know what's really going on here,’ says Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, partner in the public law department…

Today, while unemployment figures show slight improvement, prospects are still bleak for SA’s youth. The long-awaited relaunch of the Johannesburg planetarium – what to expect from a new digital approach. And how the so-called construction mafia is impacting engineering jobs in the country.

‘The perception, especially from the people who come here on holiday, I believe it's already started from November through to March, is it's a fantastic place and the climate is magic,’ says Jeremy Sampson, chairman of Brand Finance Africa.

‘The impact of that could be that the sensitive data of South Africans could appear in the results of generative AI, in the outputs, which is not in line with data protection laws,’ says Nathan-Ross Adams, head of regulatory affairs at the South African Artificial Intelligence Association.

A round-up of the day’s news as well as a look at the true state of employee wellbeing in South Africa. And how to keep your money safe as we gear up for the big Black Friday and holiday season shop.