287 Cell C has unveiled a bold new strategy to support South Africa’s small and medium enterprises. The strengthened SME connectivity strategy follows extensive research into South Africa’s small business landscape. The…
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The data sovereignty paradox
266 Data sovereignty has become a top boardroom issue. Regulators demand it, customers expect it, and CIOs and chief technology officers are tasked with delivering it. The assumption is simple: if your…
‘Over-optimistic Godongwana must step aside’
193 Economist Duma Gqubule argues that persistent weak growth reflects flawed fiscal assumptions. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury had been over-optimistic about the economy for a long time but their…
MTN Nigeria in dramatic full-year turnaround
242 MTN Nigeria Communications CEO Karl Toriola MTN Nigeria has reported a dramatic reversal in fortunes, swinging from a loss of ₦400.4-billion (R4.7-billion) in 2024 to a profit after tax of ₦1.1-trillion…
Global GPU shortage set to deepen gaming industry woes
255 Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU A global shortage of gaming chips could last until the end of this year, an Nvidia executive has said, signalling more pain for the videogame industry that…
Netflix walks away from ‘irrational’ Warner Bros deal
263 A Netflix building in Hollywood. Daniel Cole/Reuters Paramount Skydance emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, after streaming giant Netflix on Thursday refused to raise…
R850bn public sector wage bill is government’s biggest expense
300 Government has introduced an early retirement programme to cut down the costs. Government is set to loosen the purse strings by an extra R90 billion, pushing consolidated spending to R2.67 trillion…
Spur lifts profit 13% despite FMD squeeze
243 Interim earnings rise to R244.7m as sales top R6.4bn, dividend climbs 13%, and management backs appeal in R233m GPS dispute. Spur Corporation has delivered a robust set of interim results for…
SOEs rack up losses of R172bn in five years – National Treasury
269 Many SOEs rely on the public purse despite operational gains. Turning around the financial performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is central to improving South Africa’s economic performance, says National Treasury in…
the case for a South African comeback
274 Finance minister Enoch Godongwana doesn’t appear to be a politician given to hyperbole. So, when he stood in parliament on Wednesday and called his 2026 national budget a “turning point” in…