249 Although the inflation rate increased in October, economists believe there is still a chance of a repo rate cut Inflation increased slightly by 0.2% to 3.6% in October from 3.4% in…
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Config file blamed for Cloudflare meltdown that disrupted the web
260 Cloudflare has fully restored its services after an outage on Tuesday prevented millions of people from accessing major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT. The company said the outage that began…
Study confirms South Africans love weak passwords almost as much as boerewors
251 South Africans have spoken – and what they’ve said is deeply disappointing for anyone who cares about cybersecurity. Yes, “admin” is officially the most common password in South Africa in 2025,…
Honor showcases cutting-edge innovation at Africa Tech Festival
219 Honor South Africa CEO Fred Zhou speaking at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town last week Visitors to this year’s Africa Tech Festival had a glimpse of the future as…
From chef to executive: Lessons in opening a restaurant
185 ‘The modern South African chef is no longer just a creator of flavour, they are a strategist, brand builder, financial custodian and people leader.’ Most people choose certain career paths with…
‘Pay later’ growth is set to lift Black Friday sales, says Absa
195 Absa expects that growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services will boost Black Friday sales this year for e-commerce merchants. It said in a statement on Wednesday that last year,…
Government seeks private sector partners to rebuild broken Post Office
196 The communications & digital technologies department has issued a wide-ranging request for information (RFI) inviting potential partners to help modernise and commercialise key parts of the South African Post Office (Sapo),…
Shoprite struggles to keep local Sixty60 drivers amid reports of low salaries
190 Out of the 9 000 Sixty60 drivers in the country, 30% are South African. The number of South African and foreign drivers hired by Checkers Sixty60 has come under scrutiny, with…
Inside the MSB reseller model: turning connectivity into opportunity
233 Networks aren’t yesterday’s setups of wires and signals; they are the invisible scaffolding holding businesses up. Every decision, every sensor, every mobile worker depends on them. Unfortunately, when complexity grows, the…
Dis-Chem goes digital
397 Dis-Chem’s Thabiso Msimanga In the year since founding its own innovation unit – called “X, bigly labs” – pharmacy retail group Dis-Chem has launched a financial services arm named Dis-Chem Life…