57 Walmart will be competing with the likes of Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Spar, Boxer, and Woolworths. Walmart will open the doors of its first-ever South African store on Saturday, with the…
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The energy revolution South Africa can’t afford to miss
64 The author, Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux For more than a century, oil has shaped global mobility – but with an enormous, often invisible cost. Our ancestors once relied on…
how Copilot transforms every role, every day
74 Most people think about work in terms of the tasks they need to finish. E-mails. Meetings. Reports. Decisions. The calendar becomes crowded and the inbox a flood that never seems to…
SA faces prospect of not being invited to G20 in Miami – Manuel
60 He also expresses frustration at the US government’s boycott of this week’s summit in Johannesburg, saying the multilateral system is ‘broken’. Trevor Manuel – South Africa’s former finance minister, who chairs…
At last, South Africa is fixing its biggest VC bottleneck
81 A new regulatory framework that could significantly improve how South African start-ups attract global investors and scale internationally – without breaching tax or regulatory rules – is on the cards following…
Fix Rica with digital IDs, not higher fees: Telkom
82 Telkom’s Lunga Siyo Lunga Siyo, CEO of Telkom’s consumer business unit that houses the group’s mobile operations, said a legislative overhaul is needed to fix problems with the Rica process and…
Vox launches rewards programme to help households save more on everyday deals
77 Vox, one of South Africa’s leading internet and communications companies, has launched a free, tiered loyalty programme that rewards customers with instant value discounts across groceries, fast food, retail, travel, technology…
Digital wallets transform South African retail ahead of Black Friday 2025
71 Local data reveals nearly R7 million in September crypto transactions*, as 31 000 merchants accept digital money through platforms like Binance Pay. As South Africa counts down to Black Friday, digital…
the DIY AI revolution is coming
63 If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had the same uneasy thought: I’m pouring my life into someone else’s black box. Every query,…
Tech shares turbocharged by stellar Nvidia earnings
93 Shares of technology companies surged in Asia on Thursday after bumper earnings from chip maker Nvidia quelled investor fears of an AI bubble and breathed new life into a tech-led rally…