185 Electric vehicle charging solutions specialist Rubicon has upgraded 21 of its most popular DC fast-charging stations with new card machines offering tap-to-pay functionality for its users. According to Hilton Musk, head…
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These BMW, Ford, and Hino vehicles hit by recall over increased accident risk
156 ‘Owners of the affected vehicles are urged to take their vehicles to the nearest authorised dealership.’ The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a product recall for five different car models…
South African ed-tech start-up The Invigilator in R195-million funding round
195 The Invigilator co-founder and CEO Nicholas Riemer Education technology company The Invigilator has secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding that it plans to use to expand its AI-powered offerings internationally. The round…
Major power users call on Nersa to reopen Eskom tariff determination
121 Outa to intervene in R54bn settlement litigation. The country’s largest electricity users have called upon the energy regulator Nersa to re-open Eskom’s tariff determination for the current and next two financial…
Online sales at Woolworths jump to 6.6% of total
168 Woolworths has reported strong growth in online sales in both its food and fashion, beauty & home categories, though headline earnings have come under pressure. Full-year headline earnings in the 52…
Google dodges bullet in major antitrust ruling
172 Carlos Barria/Reuters Google won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with US antitrust enforcers,…
Here are the benefits of township businesses moving cashless
110 Cashing up at the end of the business day will be easy, as everything will already be recorded by the bank app that the business will be using. Most people in…
Court confirms Consumer Tribunal decision dealer must refund and pay a fine
129 The “hot hatchback” turned into a hot potato for a car dealer who contravened several sections of the CPA. The High Court in Cape Town confirmed a decision of the National…
Here’s what foods went down
125 Low-income consumers are still battling to put nutritious food on their families’ plates although the household food basket was cheaper. Key data from the August Household Affordability Index’s household food basket…
Travel fraud surges as criminals loot airline rewards points
150 Jason Lane-Sellers Travel fraud and related crime is on the rise worldwide as criminals take aim at the security vulnerabilities of rewards programmes offered by airlines, among other loopholes. According to…