Poor are being replaced by robots

Computers and robots are taking over many types of tasks, shoving aside some workers while boosting the productivity of specialised employees.

• Amazon's Self-driving vehicles
• Can world's haves help our have-nots?
• US businesses asks for protection over paid leave laws
• Real drivers for Google's autonomous cars

Kenya inflation rises

Kenya inflation rises to 11.48 pct in year to April

• Zuma to lead SA at WEF Africa in Durban
• Gigaba shows SA will stick to fiscal discipline - Cabinet
• Downgrades depress SA exports and trade relations
• Zuma to meet business leaders

Hollard gets OK to buy Regent units

Hollard’s bid to buy Regent Insurance and Regent Life Assurance has been approved, although with conditions.

• Old Mutual sells out of India
• Zimbabwe wants cash bail-out from foreign miners
• SABC seeks state guarantee
• Southern Fried Chicken comes to SA

Real drivers for Google's autonomous cars

After almost a decade of research, Google's autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service.

• Better reasons to steal hotel bathrobes
• 'Green cards for cash' benefiting Trump?
• Greek austerity strike planned
• Barclays disappoints with results

Are Egyptian assets a buy?

Egypt is reaping the rewards of a painful devaluation.

• Trump tax cut, ECB queries cool risk rally
• Production deal ‘restoring balance’ to oil
• Bourse gains for third session in a row
• LISTEN: Using pop music to forecast the market

Africa is on the go

Since the turn of the century, Africa has been one of the fastest-growing regions of the world, spurred on by the adoption of new technologies.

• SA can do better
• Inside Statistics: Does sex matter?
• Coal is the way forward for Eskom
• White people still hold lion’s share of capital