257 Medical aid scheme members will face premium increases of twice or more the inflation rate South Africans face another tough year of increasing medical aid scheme costs in 2026. Weighted average…
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The Tim Cook era is ending at Apple
289 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as…
South Africa gets its first rating upgrade in nearly 20 years
300 South Africa on Friday secured its first credit rating upgrade in nearly 20 years after S&P Global raised the country’s foreign-currency long-term sovereign rating to “BB” from “BB-“, citing stronger growth…
How to avoid debt ruining your sleep this festive season
310 Those Christmas carols in the shops are urging consumers to spend, spend, spend. This is how you can control your spending. The closer we get to the big spending time of…
Revolut hires heavy hitter as it readies its South African launch
238 Gaby Magomola Digital bank Revolut has appointed former African Bank CEO Gaby Magomola as chairman of its South African subsidiary, all while the digital challenger pursues a formal banking licence with…
Google to pay R688 million to SA’s media houses as Competition Commission report is released
263 The Competition Commission released the final report of its Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) today. Google has agreed to pay South African media houses R688 million after the Competition…
rand strengthened to below R17/$ for first time in almost 3 years
217 The MTBPS was good news for the rand that was just hanging in there since the start of the year and even breached R18/$ due to the US tariffs. Various experts…
Is the ‘construction mafia’ battle being won?
273 Coordinated action in hotspots like KwaZulu-Natal has reduced site disruptions dramatically. The government and the construction industry appear to be starting to win the battle against the so-called “construction mafia”. Minister…
Shocking news about RAM prices
253 Samsung chip factory complex in South Korea Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips — in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres…
Amazon Leo steps up to challenge to Musk’s Starlink
379 The most direct competitor to Starlink, Amazon.com’s Project Kuiper, has changed its name to Amazon Leo. According to a statement on Thursday, the “Leo” in the new name refers to low-Earth…