140 Private sector investment is accelerating to its strongest levels in over a decade, while public sector investment stalled despite a budget of R1 trillion. Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has warned…
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In the month before Christmas, South Africans get low fuel prices but a lot of debt
128 As the year comes to an end, disappointed consumers are wondering what happened to their financial optimism at the beginning of the year. Although there will be relief at the pumps…
Pension funds adjudicator says rules are still misunderstood
120 The two-pot retirement system recently passed the one-year mark after its implementation on 1 September last year. Although the two-pot retirement system has been running for just more than a year,…
Discovery teams up with Google to launch AI-powered Vitality platform
153 Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore Discovery Group has unveiled Vitality AI, a new artificial intelligence platform developed in partnership with Google, designed to make millions of people healthier through personalisation and…
Have your say – and stand a chance to win an Apple iPad
112 TechCentral’s annual reader survey is here, and we’d love your input. Every year, we ask our readers to take a few minutes to tell us what they think – about TechCentral,…
TymeBank appoints a new CEO
171 Cheslyn Jacobs’ journey in banking includes working at Standard Bank and Deloitte. The South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority has given TymeBank the green light to appoint Cheslyn Jacobs as its…
‘We need decisions now’ on South Africa’s EV future: BMW
175 BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen has cautioned that government’s slow pace in finalising an electric vehicle policy is putting the…
Standard Bank to invest R750-million in New GX clean-tech fund
195 Khudusela Pitje Standard Bank has pledged R750-million in a strategic equity partnership with Airnergize Capital, the clean technology platform owned by New GX Capital, to expand renewable and utility infrastructure across…
Amazon launches delivery windows in South Africa
133 Ahead of the Black Friday and Christmas shopping periods, Amazon South Africa has introduced a new feature that allows clients to pick a preferred delivery slot. “Customers in major cities can…
Celebrating 30 years of McDonald’s South Africa
136Peter Moyanga, from real estate to resilience. In 1994, as South Africa boldly stepped into democracy, Peter Moyanga took a leap of his own—one that would help shape McDonald’s story in the…