190 Maropene Ramokgopa, minister for planning monitoring & evaluation. Image: GCIS The roll-out of digital IDs, spearheaded by the department of home affairs, will begin before the end of the year, government…
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Intel takes another hit
215 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel said it is struggling to satisfy demand for its server chips used in AI data centres, and forecast quarterly revenue and profit below market…
The only SA company to make it really big in Australia
203 Australia is a veritable graveyard when it comes to the fortunes of South African entities – especially retailers – trying their luck Down Under. Pick n Pay tried with Franklins and…
How South Africans are stretching food budgets in 2026
193 Image Credit: Gettys I remember when I was in primary school, standing in the tuckshop queue with R5, thinking that was a lot. If anyone had R20, they were deemed rich…
Chery to take over Nissan’s historic Rosslyn plant
222 In a landmark shift for South Africa’s motor manufacturing industry, Nissan and Chery have agreed on the acquisition of Nissan’s manufacturing assets in Rosslyn, Pretoria, signalling the end of nearly six…
EU decision doesn’t end ‘Fair Share’ debate, says ACT CEO Batyi
169 ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi The move by the European Commission, through a new Digital Networks Act, of not imposing a fee that “over the top” (OTT) platforms such as YouTube and…
World Economic Forum meeting to return to SA shores in 2027
212 Summit set to be hosted in either Johannesburg or Cape Town. The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa is set to resume after a 7-year hiatus in April 2027, WEF and…
a smarter way to sound, work and connect in the workplace
213 The modern workday no longer follows a predictable routine. It often begins in traffic, moves through a series of virtual meetings, shifts between home and office, and stretches well beyond traditional…
ByteDance clinches US TikTok deal
205 Image: Reuters TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has finalised a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video…
Summer brings fire, rain and not enough insurance
255 To form a clear picture of the insurance risk in the country. just think of the floods and fire in South Africa this past week. With climate change happening sooner than…