670 South Africa’s broadband access market is expected to reach R82.8-billion in revenue by 2029, with 3.7 million new active subscriptions, according to the latest SA Broadband Report from ICT analyst firm…
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Warning that South Africa’s digital competitiveness is in retreat
539 South Africa’s ability to compete in the global digital economy is slipping, with key metrics on infrastructure, broadband access and the country’s skills profile lagging as peer economies make faster headway….
US officials warn banks over powerful new Anthropic model
406 US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI…
Software rout deepens as AI fears grip investors
549 US software shares tumbled on Thursday as fears over disruptions from advances in AI returned to the forefront following a recent update from Anthropic. Investors have dumped the sector’s stocks this…
Don’t write off oil and gas exploration in SA – Tau
655 Minister says current gap in the global energy market is South Africa’s chance to go back to the drawing board. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has thrown his…
PMBEJD writes to SAHRC as rising food prices undermine constitutional right
500 The cost of the basic household food basket increased from approximately R4 051 in January 2021 to around R5 401 by January 2026. The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD)…
Easter long weekend spending hops to new highs: Here’s when and what SA splashed out on
469 According to the bank’s data, Gauteng led the country in overall turnover, followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as the highest-performing provinces. Consumer spending during the 2026 Easter long weekend…
What South African parents look for in an online school
506 In January, South Africa celebrated a record 88% matric pass rate. Within days, analysts dismantled the headline. Of the 1.25 million learners who started grade 1 in 2014, roughly 566 000…
The open banking divide in South Africa
534 Standard Bank Group’s Simon Just Standard Bank has come out in defence of a market-led approach to open banking in South Africa that the Reserve Bank recently criticised, while the fintech…
Standard Bank says data breach did not impact banking systems, just personal information
397 ‘There is a risk that someone could use it to try to impersonate you or contact you fraudulently.’ Standard Bank says its banking systems were not compromised during a data breach…