317 ‘The applicable salary adjustment effective from 01 April 2026 for the relevant categories of employees.’ The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has announced the annual salary increase for teachers in…
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The hidden infrastructure behind AI
200 The AI gold rush is happening. It seems as if every week, a new model, breakthrough claim or billion-rand funding round hits the news. However, while the spotlight is fixed on…
Reserve Bank draws a line on inflation
181 Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Tuesday that the bank would bring inflation back to its 3% target, defending last week’s rate hike…
Government to step up labour law enforcement
147 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…
South Africa’s R450Â 000 school fees problem has a tech answer
182 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
178 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
171 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
187 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
200 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
165 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…