205 The list, which tracks the world’s richest people, includes Capitec Bank founder, mining giants, Cartier Luxury jewellery founder, and now Le Creuset owner. Another South African has entered the dollar-billionaire chat,…
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No, the Viljoens were not picked up by US immigration police
217 Peet Viljoen says he proved that he was the most honest lawyer and when he starts practising in the US next month, he will become the richest lawyer in the US….
US tariffs become a headwind for SA yacht builders
188 Most of the nearly R5bn worth of boat exports are destined for America. South Africa’s boat-building industry has been described as a story of passion, excellent designs and top-notch quality, but…
What to do with ugly or unsuitable Christmas presents
168 You can still do quite a few things with that small heap of Christmas presents that are either too ugly or too unsuitable – even good things. Although many consumers are…
DStv escapes 12 Channel termination in last minute deal with Warner Bros
226 The deal comes as a relief to news junkies, documentary aficionados and kids. In a relief to subscribers, DStv owner Canal+ clinched a deal that allows it to keep 12 channels,…
TechCentral’s International Newsmakers of 2025
190 Technology in 2025 was shaped less by breakthrough products than by power – who holds it, how it is exercised and where its limits lie. From trade wars and tariffs to…
Telecoms industry backs Malatsi policy directive, warns on execution
171 ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi Telecommunications industry body the Association for Comms & Technology (ACT) has called for greater transparency of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) should sector regulator Icasa choose to…
Crypto’s Trump-era boom faces a 2026 reality check
171 US President Donald Trump. Brian Snyder/Reuters After celebrating Donald Trump’s second presidential term by swilling cocktails and partying to Snoop Dogg at a pre-inauguration event in January, the crypto industry went…
Coursera to buy Udemy, in which Prosus is an investor
199 Online education platform Coursera will acquire rival Udemy in an all-stock deal, valuing the combined company at US$2.5-billion, as the industry consolidates after a post-pandemic slowdown and heightened investor scrutiny. Udemy…
China races to crack EUV lithography as chip war with the West intensifies
209 In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power…