209 On my first long-haul flight, on a Boeing 747-200 when I was 4, the airline offered us a pile of gewgaws, presumably to keep the children quiet and out of the…
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Prosus-owned OLX in e-commerce deal valued at R22-billion
232 Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi Online marketplace OLX will buy French motors classified platform La Centrale for €1.1-billion (R22.4-billion), its owner Prosus said on Friday. Amsterdam-headquartered Prosus, which is majority…
PPI to remain subdued in 2025, but increase next year due to structural constraints
265 Economists expect that PPI will keep increasing as higher food prices will continue to lift producer inflation. Producer price inflation is expected to edge higher in the coming months but remain…
Dell Technologies Forum 2025 to showcase future of AI and innovation
263 This year’s Dell Technologies Forum South Africa will see organisations tackle AI challenges by getting hands-on with the newest cutting-edge products and services. In addition to discovering tailored use cases designed…
why shift-left testing is the future of software quality
215 BBD has launched its new white paper, “Shift Left, Think Ahead: The Strategic Imperative of Modern Testing”. The report reveals a fundamental shift in the software development landscape, arguing that traditional…
Slight increase in consumer confidence, but still lags behind 2024’s numbers
213 This time, the consumer confidence level of low-income consumers is higher than that of consumer who earn a higher income. The slight increase in consumer confidence in the third quarter was…
Closing the gap: XLink champions women’s leadership in payments and tech
210 Despite important progress in diversity, the payments industry continues to face a persistent gender gap. These statistics are not abstract, they directly affect how talent is developed, how innovation is nurtured…
Introducing Dear Jean, Sea Point’s most anticipated address
234 Dear Jean emerges with quiet confidence, a new chapter in Sea Point’s architectural story There is a striking new arrival in Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard. Dear Jean introduces 82 thoughtfully designed…
Salaries increased but fewer high-income earners
269 Payment index for salaries shows more than 216 000 additional salary payments were recorded in the first eight months of 2025. The revamped version of BankservAfrica’s Take-Home Pay index shows that…
huge new subsea fibre system planned for Africa
245 Seacom, the company that constructed the first submarine cable along Africa’s east coast, connecting South Africa with Europe and Asia, has announced plans to build a massive new system along a…