214 Although a cut in the repo rate would not put thousands in consumers’ pockets, it would help them get through the month The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) decided this week…
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Make it stick in 2026: Six behaviours for lasting financial wellness
232 Achieving financial wellbeing is more than just managing your day-to-day finances to get by. A new year gives you the perfect opportunity to start fresh and form habits that can improve…
Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged, warns of geopolitical risk
173 While most economists said that the repo rate was too difficult to call, the MPC made the decision not to cut or increase. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank…
Tim Cook flags memory crunch as AI chips starve smartphones
234 Apple CEO Tim Cook. Carlos Barria/Reuters Apple has warned that rising memory chip prices have started to pressure profitability in the current quarter, echoing warnings from South Korean chip makers that…
Watts & Wheels S1E3: ‘BYD’s Corolla Cross challenger’
179 TechCentral’s electric car show Watts & Wheels is back for episode 3 of season 1, and while EVs remain the focus, the conversation takes a detour into something far less planet-friendly…
How can SA Tourism market the country without a chief marketing officer?
200 Key executive positions remain vacant at SA Tourism. Recent travel statistics from the National Department of Tourism suggest that several vacant executive positions at its marketing agency, South African Tourism (SA…
Fibre industry consolidation in KZN
196 Frogfoot Networks has expanded its footprint in KwaZulu-Natal through the acquisition of fibre assets built and operated by Mitsol, bringing an additional 19 000 homes onto its network. Frogfoot said integrating Mitsol’s…
Phishing has not disappeared, but it has grown up
230 The past year has marked a shift away from noisy, obvious scams towards attacks that look like ordinary business. In a recent KnowBe4 webinar, the company’s senior vice president of Threat…
Huawei South Africa celebrates 25 years of innovation with South Africans
171 Huawei marks 25 years of innovation, connection and everyday tech in South Africa. This year, Huawei South Africa is celebrating 25 years of being part of the country’s technology journey. Over…
Mobile coverage masks a deeper broadband failure
255 Ilitha Telecoms CEO Vuyani Jarana Investing in digital infrastructure, particularly fibre broadband, could help South Africa ease long-term fiscal pressures by reducing costs in education, healthcare and public services. That’s the…