117 Parks Tau appears to prefer the audacity of hope rather than the practicality of reality. In an interview last week, PowerFM’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi quizzed Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau about…
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Jensen Huang walks a delicate tightrope
135 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Florence Lo/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is no stranger to Beijing, but his most recent visit, his third to China this year, cemented his rock star status…
SharePoint zero-day hits servers, Microsoft issues emergency alert
141 Microsoft has issued an alert about “active attacks” on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within organisations, and recommended security updates that customers should apply immediately….
SA losing nearly R30bn to illicit cigarettes as Sars tools face delays, says Godongwana
118 Illicit cigarette trade has become a major economic and enforcement issue. Efforts by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to curb the illicit cigarette trade have been hampered by delays, with…
Devastating impact of US tariffs on SA automotive sector even before implementation
132 South Africa’s automotive sector already reflects the devastating impact of the US tariffs and a socio-economic crisis in the making. The announcement and anticipation of the US tariffs already had a…
Crypto industry shoots for mainstream adoption
139 US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets…
Vodacom fibre play pushes Maziv valuation above Telkom’s
159 Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in fibre network operator Maziv could value the target company at up to R36-billion after agreeing revised terms on Friday. That would make Maziv,…
Survey shows how economic distress erodes South Africans’ savings culture
144 Consumers find it difficult to stick to a savings culture while the economy causes so much financial distress. Concerning insights from the latest Debt Rescue consumer savings survey highlight a severe…
Two South Africans, one laptop and a billion-rand travel company
170What started as a casual party pitch by two young South Africans in London has grown into a global tour operator. Two decades ago, two young South Africans were in London looking…
Can you really afford another emergency?
117The past five years showed South African consumers that an emergency can happen at any time and that it could happen to each one of us.