222 Online retail now makes up nearly 10% of total retail sales in South Africa, and World Wide Worx has forecast the figure will breach that mark for the first time ever…
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Momentum flips switch on massive solar projects
142 Momentum Group has switched on two solar energy implementations, one at its Centurion head office in Gauteng and the other at its Parc du Cap regional office in the Western Cape….
Pedalling towards progress with the Betway Cares Foundation
146 Cares Foundation is empowering young women to take on the world, proving that with the right support and opportunities, today’s young women can run businesses, win races and inspire entire communities….
South African employers race to hire AI talent
148 Demand for employees skilled in the use of AI has surged 77% in South Africa in the past year. According to Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August 2025, employers are…
How Chinese EV tech is reshaping the global car industry
151 Xiaomi is a new entrant in the electric vehicle market, but is already turning heads In 2021, when Audi executives first saw the Zeekr 001, a long-range electric vehicle with European…
More nasty surprises for ordinary taxpayers in draft taxation laws
145 Potential erosion of savings in collective investments schemes. Another rather nasty surprise in this year’s proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act is a change to the taxation of collective investment…
Microsoft ends Windows 10 support, but most firms aren’t ready
106 As the deadline looms for suspending support for Windows 10, nearly half of general users and 60% of corporate users are still using the ageing operating system. According to statistics from…
China flaunts the future of war
145 Last week, world leaders whose ideological and political dispositions chime with China descended in Beijing for the country’s Victory Day military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World…
Assassinations are the new way to settle scores
112 The killing of insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk in Johannesburg last week is shocking, but unfortunately not out of the ordinary. There was a time when assassinations in SA were almost…
Stafford Masie to lead bitcoin charge at Altvest
185 Stafford Masie Altvest Capital – soon to be renamed as the Africa Bitcoin Corporation – has appointed Stafford Masie, previously its lead independent director, as executive chairman and tasked him with…