143 Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Chinese car maker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is weighing whether to share a manufacturing facility with another car maker in South Africa or acquire an existing plant if available…
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10 tips for small businesses to survive in a tough economy
125 There is an urgent need to equip entrepreneurs with the right tools. It seems South African entrepreneurs can never catch a break. From navigating a cash-heavy economy to adapting to rapid…
Eskom must build renewables or face extinction: Mteto Nyati
112 Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati has said the establishment of a fourth entity within the utility’s unbundling plan — a dedicated renewables business called Eskom Green — is…
How Acer Africa is bridging the digital divide through local innovation
141 As we power through 2026, I find myself reflecting on a year of “firsts” for Acer Africa. Last year was not merely about shipping units; it was a year where we…
Discovery Life pays R11.5 billion in claims, with cancer topping the list of causes
159 Almost half of serious illness claims are because of cancer. Annual claim statistics for Discovery Life, a subsidiary of Discovery Limited, show that the company paid at least R11.5 billion in…
The financial burden of gambling in South Africa
118 Image Credit: Pixabay As the boom in online gambling across the country gathers pace, the government is planning to hike taxes to contain addiction risks. According to Reuters, the government has proposed a national 20% tax on online gambling profits,…
South Africa wants to tax online gambling. The industry is fighting back
115 As a boom in online gambling across Africa gathers pace, governments are hiking taxes to contain addiction risks and fill depleted state coffers. In by far the biggest market, South Africa,…
Cullinan Holdings CIO Ryan Porter
113 Ryan Porter With more than 25 years in business management and over two decades leading complex IT environments, Cullinan Holdings CIO Ryan Porter has spent his career turning technology into a…
This is the last day you can watch your favourite shows on Showmax
124 Showmax originals will be moved to DStv Stream. In a bid to keep Showmax alive in some form, MultiChoice has announced that Showmax Originals will move to DStv Stream once the…
Arctic Wolf unpacks the evolving threat landscape for SA businesses
135 Most security teams can tell you what they’ve deployed. Far fewer can answer the board’s next question: are we actually less exposed than we were three months ago? In many organisations,…