120 Construction, hospitality in the spotlight. Employers who flout labour laws and merely budget for and pay fines when found out will have to change course and comply: the Department of Employment…
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South Africa’s R450 000 school fees problem has a tech answer
132 The maths of South African private schooling has broken. Hilton College’s 2026 fees sit above R450 000. Michaelhouse, Roedean and St Andrew’s all cross R400 000. The National Alliance of Independent…
Strike48 report: security leaders wary of AI agents
133 Maidar Secure, in partnership with Strike48, the agentic security operations platform, has highlighted findings from The State of Agentic Security 2026: Breaking Through the Trust Barrier, a survey of 100 cybersecurity…
Dis-Chem slides over 7% | The Citizen
138 Pharmacy and healthcare group Dis-Chem missed some analysts’ projections of growth in earnings for the 12-months ended 28 February 2026, after earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (Heps)…
Clashing judgments leave South Africa’s crypto law unsettled
131 The author, Wiehann Olivier For years, one question in South Africa’s cryptocurrency debate has been deceptively simple: if bitcoin is bought in South Africa and moved to a wallet linked to…
Telkom’s four-year SIU standoff awaits a final ruling
142 The yearslong legal fight over whether the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) may probe Telkom is finally close to resolution, after the supreme court of appeal heard the matter on 28 May…
Watt a benefits spike: Here’s how much Eskom spent on employee benefits over two years
121 Another factor that saw employee benefit spending skyrocket is overtime. Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has revealed that Eskom increased its employee benefits spending by R13 billion over…
Nvidia storms the Windows PC market with RTX Spark
162 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Nvidia has made its long-anticipated move into the heart of the personal computer, unveiling a “superchip” called RTX Spark that will power a new wave of Windows…
AI giant Anthropic files for landmark US listing
156 AI giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, teeing up what could become a watershed moment for Wall Street’s AI frenzy. The move sets up a high-stakes…
Dis-Chem under Competition Commission investigation following health minister’s complaint
170 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi lodged the complaint in February 2026. The Competition Commission is investigating Dis-Chem’s Better Rewards programme following a complaint from Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The commission’s spokesperson, Siyabulela…