434 South African mining doesn’t lack strategy or plans. In many operations, it doesn’t even lack demand. What it lacks, increasingly, is consistent execution. That was the clearest thread to emerge from…
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The new Huawei Mate 80 Pro is now available in South Africa
428 Capture Nature’s Canvas in True Colour with the Huawei Mate 80 Pro More Power. More Value. Meet the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Huawei’s latest flagship is coming your way. The Huawei…
R12.1-billion wasted as government IT projects collapse
449 The Auditor-General of South Africa has flagged the State IT Agency (Sita) as a “systemic risk” to government IT, citing R12.1-billion in failed public technology projects as evidence. According to the…
R99 DStv deal to keep Showmax subscribers from bolting
436 MultiChoice is offering Showmax subscribers access to DStv Stream Compact at R99/month for 12 months — a discount of 67% on standard pricing — in what amounts to an aggressive retention…
Godongwana confirms fuel levy cut to ease petrol price increase
295 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed a R3 fuel levy cut for April to ease the hefty increase set to hit motorists at midnight. This, as petrol increases by R3.06 and…
The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight
434 Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people, they provide the most affordable and accessible…
Employee wages rise by R74.7bn in fourth quarter of 2025
351 Wages increased during the period as some industries employed more people. Gross earnings paid to employees in South Africa increased by R74.7 billion to R1.08 trillion in December 2025. This is…
US-listed data centre operator Equinix doubles down on South Africa
485 Equinix South Africa MD Sandile Dube Global data centre operator Equinix is planning to build 160MW of additional data centre capacity in South Africa as part of a R7.5-billion investment push,…
MTN’s Divyesh Joshi on the strategy behind Pi
455 MTN South Africa has launched Pi, a digital-only mobile operator that runs on MTN’s network but operates as a standalone brand, offering contract-free mobile and home 5G connectivity through a single…
State spends billions but IT systems still failing
495 Government spending on IT runs into billions, yet systems remain weak, fragmented and vulnerable to security breaches, the Auditor-General has found. The Auditor-General’s latest report lays bare major failures in government…