128 South Africa on Friday secured its first credit rating upgrade in nearly 20 years after S&P Global raised the country’s foreign-currency long-term sovereign rating to “BB” from “BB-“, citing stronger growth…
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How to avoid debt ruining your sleep this festive season
132 Those Christmas carols in the shops are urging consumers to spend, spend, spend. This is how you can control your spending. The closer we get to the big spending time of…
Revolut hires heavy hitter as it readies its South African launch
111 Gaby Magomola Digital bank Revolut has appointed former African Bank CEO Gaby Magomola as chairman of its South African subsidiary, all while the digital challenger pursues a formal banking licence with…
Google to pay R688 million to SA’s media houses as Competition Commission report is released
104 The Competition Commission released the final report of its Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) today. Google has agreed to pay South African media houses R688 million after the Competition…
rand strengthened to below R17/$ for first time in almost 3 years
103 The MTBPS was good news for the rand that was just hanging in there since the start of the year and even breached R18/$ due to the US tariffs. Various experts…
Is the ‘construction mafia’ battle being won?
115 Coordinated action in hotspots like KwaZulu-Natal has reduced site disruptions dramatically. The government and the construction industry appear to be starting to win the battle against the so-called “construction mafia”. Minister…
Shocking news about RAM prices
145 Samsung chip factory complex in South Korea Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips — in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres…
Amazon Leo steps up to challenge to Musk’s Starlink
139 The most direct competitor to Starlink, Amazon.com’s Project Kuiper, has changed its name to Amazon Leo. According to a statement on Thursday, the “Leo” in the new name refers to low-Earth…
Fight for Please Call Me money far from over: Makate vs litigation funders
99 Just when the Please Call Me inventor thought his days in court were over after reaching a settlement with Vodacom, he is gearing up to fight a firm that is demanding…
Seize these 3 opportunities to build a digital Africa
143 Huawei’s Song Xiaodi At AfricaCom 2025, Song Xiaodi, president of Huawei’s small cell product line, delivered a keynote speech titled, “Seize Three Opportunities to Build a Digital Africa”. Highlighting the digital…