172Amid calls for regulations to be withdrawn. With less than a month to go before the controversial Aarto Act comes into effect in 69 municipalities nationwide on 1 December, the City of…
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TFG online sales jump to 15% of total
144 The Foschini Group on Friday said online sales neared 15% of total retail sales in the half-year ended 30 September 2025. Group online sales climbed by 55.3% to contribute 14.7% to…
Tesla investors hand Elon Musk the biggest pay deal in history
158 Elon Musk. Carlos Barria/Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval on Thursday for the largest corporate pay package in history as investors endorsed his vision of morphing the EV maker…
Clean water, clean public spaces: This is SA’s favourite metro
180 The report found that access to clean water is one of the most important factors that influenced sentiment in metros. A number of companies crunch numbers to decide which city, metro…
‘China is going to win the AI race’
142 Nvidia CEO Jensen Juang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the US in the artificial intelligence race, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. “China is going to…
The remarkable recovery of the rand in uncertain economic times
131 On 10 January this year, the rand was trading at R18.95/$ with economists not expecting the currency to move much. Today the rand is trading at R17.38/$. It was only six…
Safaricom profits soar 54% as Ethiopia losses narrow
125 Safaricom of Kenya on Thursday reported group earnings before interest and taxes of KSh65.2-billion (R8.8-billion) in the first half of its financial year, up 54.5% from the same period a year…
MPs question communications department over bureaucratic delaysÂ
123 The department of communications & digital technologies has been hauled over the coals by MPs for achieving only 54% of its targets for the first quarter of the current financial year. …
Is the new scrap metal policy threatening SA’s industrial future?
244 The tug of war between big steel producers and mini-mills about the regulation of scrap metal over the past decade is far from over. The country’s steel sector is not impressed…
Amazon seeking South African talent for Project Kuiper
105 Project Kuiper terminal on a rooftop. Image: Amazon Amazon is moving closer to establishing a physical footprint for its Project Kuiper satellite internet network in Africa, advertising for a new technical…