100 It’s easy to forget that affording a car involves more than just monthly instalments – there are additional costs to factor in Data from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of…
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Charge’s R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future
118 Charge chairman Joubert Roux South Africa has fewer than 400 public electric vehicle charging stations – up from zero just 15 years ago – and EV adoption remains stubbornly slow. Yet…
Workplace Flexibility in South Africa: Why It’s So Important Now
112 Image Credit: Pexels Workplace flexibility refers to the ability of employees to have adaptable work arrangements, including flexible hours, remote work, and varied locations. In our country, this concept has gained significant importance…
Rand Slumps as Middle East Conflict Triggers Market Jitters
118 South Africa’s currency has taken a notable knock, with the rand sliding in global rankings following heightened tensions in the Middle East. According to Annabel Bishop, the rand has weakened by…
GoTyme braces for customer churn as it forces app migration
172 GoTyme Bank CEO Cheslyn Jacobs Customers of GoTyme Bank – the digital lender formerly known as TymeBank – face a double change as the company completes its rebrand and migrates users…
City Power’s New Solar Rules Spark Backlash Over Red Tape
122 City Power Johannesburg has introduced a new six-step application process for Small Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG), drawing sharp criticism from Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse over concerns of added bureaucracy. The revised…
WeBuyCars to sell its AI inspection platform to rivals
162 WeBuyCars CEO Faan van der Walt WeBuyCars plans to begin offering its proprietary vehicle inspection platform, Inspectify, to the broader used-car market within the next six to 12 months, opening what…
Bolt South Africa launches electric cars – but will rides be cheaper?
175 Bolt is expanding with a fully electric vehicle category. Ride-hailing giant Bolt, in partnership with YugoRide, has launched an electric vehicle (EV) category in South Africa following the successful rollout in…
Khayelitsha Cookie Company Lands R1.4 Million UK Deal After Being Bought for Just R1
104 What started as a struggling small business bought for just R1 has transformed into an international success story for the Khayelitsha Cookie Company. The Cape Town-based business, led by partners Adri…
Small lifestyle changes that save more money than you think
108 PICTURE: PEXELS/ PIGGY BANK Saving money is often assumed to require strict budgeting or major sacrifices, but research in behavioural economics shows that small, consistent lifestyle adjustments can have a bigger…