574 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…
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Syspro on an acquisition spree
627 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
479 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’
594 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’
708 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
564 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
784 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…
SA’s efforts to repair US ties undermined internally, says Lamola amid tariff fallout
413 The US is South Africa’s third-largest trading partner, accounting for 7.5% of total exports. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has assured the public that support programmes will help offset…
Former Dimension Data execs accuse NTT of smear tactics
708 Former Dimension Data executive chairman Jeremy Ord Five of six former Dimension Data executives who were found last November by the high court to have engaged in a “brazen and dishonest”…
BMW strikes back at Tesla
589 Next to BMW’s headquarters in the heart of Munich, a museum and glass-walled exhibition centre showcase classics including the 507 convertible that Elvis Presley drove during his US army tour in…