470 National Savings Month is an initiative to promote healthier financial habits and encourage households to save. National Savings Month is almost over. Some consumers learned how to save, but how many…
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who really pays for NHI?
598 Both the poor and the wealthy will have to pay for NHI. It will not be as free as government makes it out to be. Do you think the working class…
local politics and US tariffs coming next week
437 While inflation remained low in June, the picture can change from 1 August if the US tariff on South Africa remains at 30%. It was another busy week on the local…
fragmentation and reshaping global supply chains and African MNEs
397 South Africa has reportedly reached an agreement with the US about tariffs, but government is keeping it under wraps until it is finalised. The US tariffs that will be implemented on…
Reserve Bank and Ibex reach final settlement of R6.3 billion on Steinhoff fraud
549 Steinhoff imploded in December 2017 when the auditors refused to sign off on the financial statements due to irregularities. The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has reached a final settlement with…
South Africa gets R8.4 billion loan to help fix and improve its energy sector
317 The money will be used to support the implementation of the Just Energy Transition (JET). South Africa has secured a $474.6 million (approximately R8.4 billion) loan from the African Development Bank…
Tan’s tough turnaround: Intel cuts deep to regain focus
448 Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel is going to end the year with a workforce that is over a fifth smaller than last year, it said on Thursday, and new…
Jaguar recalls E-Pace models over tearing airbags
381 ‘According to the supplier, the airbag may tear during deployment due to improper folding during the assembly process.’ Jaguar Land Rover has notified the National Consumer Commission (NCC) of an airbag…
Announcing Watts & Wheels – an exciting new motoring show
378 This Monday, TechCentral will launch the first episode of an exciting new motoring show called Watts & Wheels. The show, hosted by motoring journalist and “buzzhead” William Kelly and TechCentral editor…
AI slop goes mainstream as YouTube cashes in
503 There’s a prevailing wisdom that AI-generated content, or “slop” as it’s colloquially known, should make our skin crawl. AI models tend to generate uncanny faces, mangled hands and fantastical scenarios. Take…