325 It seems that the fight for the removal of the Post Office’s monopoly to deliver small parcels is far from over if the portfolio committee chairperson has her way. The minister…
Category: Business
South Africa faces unprecedented cybercrime surge this festive season
304 South Africans lose more than R1 billion every year due to cybercrime targeting digital banking and mobile apps. There has been another warning for consumers that South Africa faces an unprecedented…
Should customers or banks carry the burden of cybercrime?
353 You can educate banking customers all you want, but there are times that they will not be able to protect themselves Banks consider consumer education as one of the best ways…
How to celebrate Christmas with a meal under R500
334 It is Dezemba in South Africa, a time when food, culture and family come together. It is also a time when our budgets feel tighter than ever and with the rising…
Not much ho-ho-ho for most South Africans
339 The survey results also reveal that a major portion of households (39%) cannot afford to celebrate the festive season at all this year. There will again not be much Christmas cheer…
US strike against Venezuela had little effect on markets and none on SA
326 Amid all the geopolitical uncertainty in the world, mainly caused by the unpredictable US administration, the markets should have been jittery after the Venezuela strike The US administration’s strike against Venezuela…
Wake up and smell the COFI as more consumer protection is on the way
489 Do you sometimes doubt if your financial adviser is right about everything? When the COFI Bill becomes law they will have to be. South Africans who have little money often feel…
AI hardware booms at CES, but consumer adoption is uncertain
343 An LG Cloid robot stands on stage during an LG Electronics news conference at CES 2026. Steve Marcus/Reuters Just four years after the launch of ChatGPT, the chatbot that brought artificial…
Silicon batteries are about to upend smartphone battery life
362 Oppo’s new Find X9 Pro has a 7 500mAh silicon-carbon battery Silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust after oxygen and its uses in the technology sector are…
Meet the woman who is the highest paid CEO in government
346 The highest-paid SOE CEO is the woman responsible for securing and managing investment to fund major infrastructure and development. South Africa has over 100 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that were established with…