245 Xiaomi is a new entrant in the electric vehicle market, but is already turning heads In 2021, when Audi executives first saw the Zeekr 001, a long-range electric vehicle with European…
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More nasty surprises for ordinary taxpayers in draft taxation laws
223 Potential erosion of savings in collective investments schemes. Another rather nasty surprise in this year’s proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act is a change to the taxation of collective investment…
Microsoft ends Windows 10 support, but most firms aren’t ready
175 As the deadline looms for suspending support for Windows 10, nearly half of general users and 60% of corporate users are still using the ageing operating system. According to statistics from…
China flaunts the future of war
238 Last week, world leaders whose ideological and political dispositions chime with China descended in Beijing for the country’s Victory Day military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World…
Assassinations are the new way to settle scores
176 The killing of insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk in Johannesburg last week is shocking, but unfortunately not out of the ordinary. There was a time when assassinations in SA were almost…
Stafford Masie to lead bitcoin charge at Altvest
299 Stafford Masie Altvest Capital – soon to be renamed as the Africa Bitcoin Corporation – has appointed Stafford Masie, previously its lead independent director, as executive chairman and tasked him with…
South Africa in talks with Chinese car makers to boost local production
232 China’s car makers like BYD are fast gaining traction in the South African market South Africa is in talks with Chinese car makers to encourage them to invest in local production,…
‘Private sector must lead projects, not government’ – Tourism minister on PPP
215 ‘With the right mix, we can build infrastructure, create jobs, and uplift communities, all at once.’ Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says the private sector should take the lead in Public-Private…
This is why South Africa’s economic growth deteriorated since 2005
211 South Africa’s GDP now stands at 0.8% for the second quarter, with economists asking where the investments to grow the economy are. We all know that South Africa’s economic growth, or…
Binance Pay goes live at 31 000 South African merchants with 50% cashback launch
207 Beyond Zapper, Binance Pay is also available at other popular merchants such as Pick ‘n Pay and Bootlegger. Binance Pay has extended its reach in South Africa, enabling cryptocurrency payments at…