282 Elon Musk. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk shares worth about US$29-billion (R520-billion) in a new pay deal aimed at keeping the billionaire entrepreneur at the helm during a…
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Government races to finalise rescue package after Trump trade blow
361 Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump in the White House on 21 May 2025 Government is putting the final touches to an overarching package that aims to shield businesses against the…
How a cold call nearly put me under debt review
379When companies can access your financial data illegally without consequence, privacy law is a farce. Sixteen minutes. That’s how long it took me from receiving a cold call from a woman claiming…
Government must actively manage fallout from US tariffs with trade crisis committee – BLSA
368 The US tariffs pose a severe threat to South Africa’s manufacturing and farming sectors, particularly in the Eastern Cape. Government must urgently and actively manage the fallout from the US tariffs…
Syspro on an acquisition spree
422 Syspro CEO Jaco Maritz, left, with founder Phil Duff Syspro, the South African enterprise software firm specialising in the manufacturing and distribution industries, has acquired American warehouse management software provider Datascope. …
‘Baseless and malicious’: Sonja De Bruyn fires back in Dimension Data feud
346 Sonja De Bruyn. Image: Identity Partners One of the key players in the aborted sale of Dimension Data’s The Campus property has lashed out at the company’s former executives over an…
Here’s why talks over trade deal have been ‘complex’
362 Talks with the US are continuing in hopes of finding a solution. Trade, industry and competition Minister Parks Tau has outlined the challenges South Africa faced during negotiations with the United…
Watts & Wheels Ep 2: ‘We test drive the Riddara electric bakkie’
474 Enviro Automotive has launched the Riddara RD6, South Africa’s first fully electric 4×4 bakkie – and Watts & Wheels has taken it for a test drive. In episode 2 of Watts…
Are there any safe cars left on SA roads? NCC issues another vehicle recall
388 Lexus warns that the issue greatly increases the risk of an accident, especially at higher speeds. Week after week, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a product recall of certain…
Spotify to hike prices in South Africa
506 Spotify said on Monday it would increase the monthly price of its premium individual subscription in select markets from September, as the Swedish streaming giant looks to improve margins. The subscription…