462 Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases. Here is a list of…
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NCC issues another product recall … and this time it’s not your car
484The NCC is a body that protects consumers by ensuring that businesses comply with consumer protection laws and treat customers fairly. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a product recall of…
Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala to step down in 2027
578 Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala. Luc Gnago/Reuters Standard Bank Group said on Thursday that its CEO, Sim Tshabalala, would retire towards the end of 2027 in line with its leadership…
Trump eases rocket rules, boosting Musk’s SpaceX
498 The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket…
The great blockchain letdown – TechCentral
522 If you asked someone 10 years ago what the hottest technology of the 2020s would be, they would probably have said “blockchain”. It was all the rage. Forget bitcoin, they said,…
PIC stuffs more funds into Daybreak Foods, after chicken catastrophe
459 NSPCA and business rescue professionals are working together to achieve what those responsible – and being paid – failed to do. It took a public outcry and the killing of thousands…
Bitcoin hits fresh record amid investor optimism
432 Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday as increasing expectations for easier monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve added to tailwinds from recently announced financial reforms. The world’s largest crypto-asset…
Life insurers settled 95.6% of all death claims in 2024, paid out R39.5 billion
543Asisa started publishing the average pay-out rate of life insurers provide consumers with the peace of mind that valid claims are paid. Life insurers settled 95.6% of all death claims in 2024…
Business confidence increases, but will come under pressure from US tariff
446 Although business confidence is higher since the beginning of 2025 compared to the same seven months in 2024, US tariffs can change all that. Business confidence increased in July, but the…
Unemployment could get even worse in third quarter due to US tariffs
393 SA’s already-high unemployment rate increased to 33.2% as the number of unemployed individuals shot up by 140 000. After the shocking announcement on Tuesday that the South African unemployment rate increased…