199 The South African Reserve Bank has raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, breaking a run of stability as a deepening Middle East crisis drives oil prices…
Category: Business
Labour minister seeks to amend Employment Act to regulate foreign nationals working in SA
173 The Bill’s primary focus is to regulate the number of foreign nationals employed and to enhance job opportunities. Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, gazetted the intention to table the…
Workday Horizon returns to South Africa
258 Workday is pleased to announce that Workday Horizon Johannesburg, its flagship annual event for South Africa, will take place on 2 June 2026. The event will convene chief human resource officers,…
Embracing the changing faces of professionalism in today’s workplace
174 Image Credit: Pexels Professionalism in the workplace has evolved dramatically over recent years, reflecting broader cultural, technological, and social shifts. What was once seen as a rigid set of rules and…
Connectivity is now a boardroom issue, not an IT afterthought
180 There was a time when connectivity was seen as infrastructure or, worse, as background noise for the IT department while business leaders focused on weightier matters. Those days are long gone….
IBM commits $5-billion to secure open-source software
236 Hollie Adams/Reuters IBM said on Thursday it has committed US$5-billion (R82-billion) to an initiative that will deploy engineers and AI tools to help companies better secure open-source software. The initiative, called…
Youth earning R10k per month rely on payday loans to survive in South Africa
189 ‘People are taking out payday loans because they are under pressure to manage existing credit.’ With unemployment remaining stubbornly high and the cost of living continuing to squeeze households, many young…
The human side of AI takes centre stage at ASUS Business breakfast
217 ASUS Business South Africa recently hosted an executive breakfast event, Human Advantage: Leading Business in the Age of AI, bringing together mid-market business leaders and decision-makers from across the hospitality, retail,…
South Africa’s education sector needs more than digital transformation
192 South Africa’s education sector is under extraordinary pressure. Even as digital transformation accelerates across schools, universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, the country’s deep structural divides, including…
Here’s how SMEs can survive the ongoing fuel price hikes
198 ‘Small businesses typically feel these shocks first because they have less pricing power and thinner cash buffers.’ South African small businesses continue to face pressure from persistently high and volatile fuel…