5news.South African news, all in one place

BREAKING

› I have a picture for you! 03 October-09 October › TOUGH EXAMINATION: Sharks and Lions face early tests for United Rugby Championship playoff credentials › THE EDUCATION DESK: School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar › Surge in SA mining fatalities in 2026 deeply concerning, says Mantashe › GLOBAL RECOGNITION: SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law › UN human rights office welcomes Nobel Prize winner Pillay as staunch defender of human rights › ICC hails Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay as recognition for international justice › SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law › ANTI-FOREIGNER UNREST: Home Affairs scraps asylum seeker directive after violence in Durban and Soweto › CRÉATION AFRICA: This Mthatha artist turns shapes and lines into evocative African stories › I have a picture for you! 03 October-09 October › TOUGH EXAMINATION: Sharks and Lions face early tests for United Rugby Championship playoff credentials › THE EDUCATION DESK: School transport crisis puts 71,000 Western Cape learners at risk as fuel costs soar › Surge in SA mining fatalities in 2026 deeply concerning, says Mantashe › GLOBAL RECOGNITION: SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law › UN human rights office welcomes Nobel Prize winner Pillay as staunch defender of human rights › ICC hails Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay as recognition for international justice › SA’s Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for championing peace and international law › ANTI-FOREIGNER UNREST: Home Affairs scraps asylum seeker directive after violence in Durban and Soweto › CRÉATION AFRICA: This Mthatha artist turns shapes and lines into evocative African stories

Technology

Sibanye-Stillwater explores AI and robotics to unlock ultra-deep mining in the Witwatersrand Basin

IOL Tech · 09 October 2026 at 13:06

Sibanye-Stillwater explores AI and robotics to unlock ultra-deep mining in the Witwatersrand Basin

Sibanye-Stillwater is researching advanced AI and robotics to safely extract deep-level mineral reserves below 3,000 meters in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin.

Read the full article on IOL Tech ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on iol.co.za — the content belongs to IOL Tech.

More from IOL Tech

Google’s new Googlebook: Is it a worthy laptop contender or an overpriced Android gamble?

IOL Tech · 2 h ago

Is the R50k iPhone Duo actually worth it? Here's what you need to know about Apple’s first foldable before it hits SA

IOL Tech · 3 h ago

Theranos tech scammer Elizabeth Holmes focus of documentary by absurdist Nathan Fielder

IOL Tech · 5 h ago

Forza Horizon 6 PS5 release delayed to early 2027 to avoid GTA 6 clash

IOL Tech · 7 h ago

More in Technology

How to tell telemarketers to get lost – officially

TechCentral · 45 min ago

Data centres are the new front line in the Russia-Ukraine war

TechCentral · 1 h ago

When a machine can choose, who does it become?

TechCentral · 1 h ago

Google’s new Googlebook: Is it a worthy laptop contender or an overpriced Android gamble?

IOL Tech · 2 h ago

W&W | LDV’s Gerhard Moolman on electric bakkies and fleets

TechCentral · 3 h ago

Is the R50k iPhone Duo actually worth it? Here's what you need to know about Apple’s first foldable before it hits SA

IOL Tech · 3 h ago