144Where are the risk assessments, asks fellow municipal union Imatu. The number of Tshwane VIP protectors who are paid more than R1 million a year may double if the South African Municipal…
Category: Business
Altron flags strong year as annuity revenue tops 65%
210 Altron has reported strong operational momentum across its platform businesses, with headline earnings per share and earnings per share from continuing operations expected to exceed the prior year by more than…
Netstar and Sunshine Tour team up on data-driven golf analytics
223 Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron and leading provider of vehicle tracking and telematics solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with the Sunshine Tour to develop enhanced golf performance analytics and tracking…
Vox customers set to benefit from direct, optimised Google connectivity
184 Vox is proud to announce that it has become a Google Verified Peering Provider, one of a select group in the South African internet service provision space. The Verified Peering Provider…
Claude Code triggers IBM’s worst day in 25 years
203 Image: Mark Ahsmann Shares in IBM recorded their steepest daily drop in more than 25 years on Monday, after AI start-up Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used to…
Usaasa publishes framework for universal service fund
206 The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa) has gazetted a draft manual setting out how the country’s Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) should be administered, opening it…
ASML announces chip manufacturing breakthrough
205 ASML is the world leader in advanced chip-making equipment Researchers at ASML Holding say they have found a way to boost the power of the light source in a key chip-making…
Solar, wind and smart grids
192 For many years, electricity in mining was treated purely as a cost to be managed and was not considered a strategic lever. But this thinking has changed significantly, with mining companies…
Beware eBucks rule that could leave you stranded on Level 3
155 Even active customers risk being stuck. A requirement that could easily be overlooked – it is explained in a footnote of its myriad earn rules that run close to 7 000…
Home affairs to move all visa processing online
164 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber The department of home affairs plans to shut down all tourist visa processing at South African missions abroad, minister Leon Schreiber has announced, with all applications…