28 The author, Justin Lee The withdrawal of South Africa’s draft National AI Policy is an uncomfortable but instructive moment. Communications & digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi confirmed last month that fictitious —…
Category: Business
South African private sector growth hits 44-month high
42 South Africa’s private sector expanded at its fastest pace in nearly four years in April, as sales and output rose amid supply concerns linked to the Iran war, a business survey…
The big question facing owners of Chinese cars
55 Quality may have caught up, but there’s a big unknown lurking for hundreds of thousands of South Africans. The flood of ultra-competitive options from Chinese brands that have entered the market…
Two South African fintechs merge to take on payday lenders
53 Paymenow’s Deon Nobrega and PayCurve’s Tamir Sacks Stellenbosch-based fintech Paymenow has merged with Johannesburg’s PayCurve to create what the combined business is calling South Africa’s first fully integrated employee financial wellness…
More details about Apple’s AI plans emerge
56 Apple will allow users to select from third-party artificial intelligence models for tasks such as generating and editing text and images, across its iOS 27 features. The change is slated for…
Alphabet closes in on Nvidia as world’s most valuable company
58 Image: Reuters Google parent Alphabet is on the cusp of overtaking Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company, riding on a record stock rally fuelled by its AI efforts and booming…
From app idea to board game hit
96 FinMaster creators Elijah Djan and Danei Rall A Pretoria-founded financial education start-up, Fintr, has found that its tabletop game is drawing more customer attention than its digital learning platform – and…
Vodacom advances on strong trading update
102 Vodacom Group expects earnings per share for the financial year ended 31 March 2026 to rise by between 20% and 25%, the JSE-listed mobile operator said in a trading statement after…
Cyber-physical risk: a growing concern for South African companies
100 As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and more frequent, South African businesses face escalating risk – not only to their data, but to their physical assets and operational continuity. Automation and digitalisation…
Cape Town rates: ‘Pay back the money, Geordin!’
99 De Lille’s party may take contentious case back to court. City of Cape Town residents are increasingly asking the DA-governed metro to pay back the money collected through unlawful charges since…