289 Khusela Diko and Solly Malatsi Pressure is mounting on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s to act to rescue the SABC as it struggles to pay its escalating bills. On Monday, reporters heard…
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withdrawing for the right reasons every year
272 The first year of the two-pot retirement system offers some interesting insights into how members are responding to the new rules. A year after the two-pot retirement system was implemented to…
MTN vows to claw back market share lost to Telkom
273 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has admitted that the group’s South African operation has lost market share to rival Telkom, especially in the prepaid mobile market. According to Mupita, although competition…
Digital driving licences back on the agenda in South Africa
270 Parliament has urged transport minister Barbara Creecy to kick off the policymaking process that would pave the way for government to issue digital driving licences. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview…
First branded Walmart stores coming to SA
228 Walmart plans to support local businesses and help local communities with food security and disaster relief. Walmart plans to open its first branded stores in South Africa later this year, which…
Economic growth rate quickens, though not by nearly enough
234 South Africa’s economic growth rate quickened in the second quarter of 2025, reaching its fastest in two years, though it remains well below the level needed to meaningfully reduce high levels…
Dramatic change is coming at the RAF
220 The interim board plans to aggressively begin paying nearly R19bn in outstanding claims older than 180 days, from next month. Change is coming at the financially distressed Road Accident Fund (RAF)…
Walmart to open SA stores under its own brand, with gadgets and groceries side by side
286 US retail giant Walmart, which entered the South African market in 2010 through an investment in Massmart – it later bought out the group in its entirely – is launching its…
Big management shake-up at struggling Intel
235 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Anna Wang/Reuters Intel has announced a series of top executive changes, including the departure of products chief Michelle Johnston Holthaus, at a time when CEO Lip-Bu Tan…
Economists expect uptick in GDP, but not enough for economic growth to gain traction
228 GDP is important because it gives information about the size of the economy and how it is performing, according to the IMF. Economists expect that there will be an uptick in…