188 Minister Barbara Creecy postponed the national rollout of Aarto to July 2026 from 1 December 2025, acknowledging the system is not ready. The delay with Aarto’s postponement shows the government’s chaos…
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Dip in the unemployment rate welcomed, but wait for US tariffs impact
224 The official unemployment rate dropped to 31.9% in the third quarter, down 1.3% from the second quarter’s 33.2%. The dip in the unemployment rate in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for…
FNB, Mastercard launch cross-border money transfer platform
198 A cross-border payment service called Globba has been launched by FNB and Mastercard. It allows customers to send money internationally to more than 120 countries. The service has multiple payment options…
People from disadvantaged backgrounds struggle to fit in the workplace
184 The report also highlights how intersections between socioeconomic status and race or ethnicity can compound exclusion. One’s socioeconomic status has the ability to make life easier or harder and it is…
SpaceX grows impatient over licensing delays for Starlink in South Africa
216 SpaceX has criticised the time it is taking communications minister Solly Malatsi to issue a policy directive to reform regulations that would allow the Elon Musk-controlled company to launch the Starlink…
Africa Tech Festival brings digital leaders and innovators to Cape Town
195 As the African continent accelerates its digital transformation, South Africa prepares to host the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival from 11 to 13 November 2025 at the Cape Town International Conference…
Can Operation Vulindlela fix South Africa?
190 ‘There needs to be capacity to implement because implementation of some of the complex reforms is not easy.’ It is no secret that Operation Vulindlela has made some progress since it…
Seacom targeting Q4 2026 to lock in funds for huge new broadband system
253 Seacom group chief digital officer Prenesh Padayachee Seacom is targeting the fourth quarter of 2026 to reach financial close on its massive planned subsea broadband cable system that will connect Africa…
NEC XON recognised as Cisco Gold Provider and Integrator
184 Mauritz Kotze, Cisco business unit lead at NEC XON Following independent validation of multi-country delivery, 24×7 NOC/SOC and managed-service excellence – backed by proven references across sub-Saharan Africa – NEC XON…
TFG says ‘almost entirely extractive’ online gambling is greater threat than Shein
210 TFG CEO Anthony Thunström says the retailer will be adding its “weight to the calls for proper regulation” of online gambling, which is “almost entirely extractive and of no benefit to…