The University of Oxford has announced a new five-year partnership with OpenAI – the maker of the world’s best-known artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT. The collaboration will see students and staff gain access to funding and “cutting-edge” artificial intelligence (AI) tools to “enhance teaching, learning and research”, the university said. Some of the Bodleian Library’s public…
Newcastle would be “crazy” to to sell top players like striker Alexander Isak after posting a significant reduction in losses in their 2023-24 accounts, according to chief executive Darren Eales. Newcastle have announced a loss of £11.1m in their 2023-24 accounts, compared to a loss of £71.8m in the previous season. The improved figures were…
Olympic champions Simone Biles, Mondo Duplantis, Leon Marchand, Faith Kipyegon, Sifan Hassan and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are among a star-studded shortlist for the Laureus World Sports Awards. American Biles, the world’s most decorated gymnast, is a three-time winner of the women’s award and also claimed the comeback award last year. She won three golds in Paris…
By Tolulope Lewis Tamoka AFRICA stands at a crucial point, where the decisions made today can advance opportunities for economic growth and prosperity. This month (February) we launched the GABI 2024…
Andy Murray will reprise his coaching role with Novak Djokovic at the upcoming Indian Wells tournament and stay with the 24-time major champion for the Miami Open. Djokovic, 37, plans to compete at both ATP Masters events – played back-to-back and known as the ‘Sunshine Double’ – for the first time since 2019. Murray’s team…
By Shepard Kembo WHILE the recent policy intervention on the mandatory use of point-of-sale (POS) machines has attracted widespread criticism by many who argue that it should not be shoved down the throats of informal businesses, let us focus on the positives for a moment.The recent policy shift and focus on the informal sector, while…
By Musawenkosi RC Dzheka THE ongoing friction between the government and retailers is not a targeted vendetta against the sector but rather a case of strategic misalignment in the broader 2030 de-dollarisation agenda. Retailers have inadvertently become the primary instrument in the push for a mono-currency system, making them disproportionately affected.A major challenge in this…
THE country’s electricity supply situation is set to worsen in the coming weeks, after Zesa confirmed yesterday that it would take two key generators at Hwange Power Station off the grid for maintenance. At the same time, Zesa also said it would do everything in its power to ensure a relatively stable supply of power…
SENEGAL will welcome the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026, the first Olympic sporting event to be held on African soil. Dakar 2026 will take place over two weeks from…
THE country’s quest to de-dollarise faces many hurdles due to continuing policy inconsistencies and the absence of fundamental economic reforms, experts warn.Speaking to The Financial Gazette — the country’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce — the experts said this week that an effective de-dollarisation roadmap required a carefully planned…
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