119 Every organisation that has suffered a significant breach shares one uncomfortable truth in hindsight: the path the attacker took was there all along. The misconfigured account, the unpatched service, the employee…
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Fraud complaints at the banking ombud nearly double in a year as digital scams surge
190 Notes the increase has been observed across the banking industry as a whole and not in relation to any single institution. South African bank customers are losing money to sophisticated digital…
Meta planning layoffs that could hit 20% of workforce
130 Meta Platforms is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter have said, as Meta seeks to offset costly AI infrastructure…
Why finance’s new KPI is decision speed
125 For years, finance was the organisation’s scorekeeper: close the month, balance the books, keep the auditors happy. That work still matters, but it no longer defines the job. In an economy…
Tips for SMEs to prepare for rising petrol prices amid Middle East conflict
148 Increasing petrol prices could hurt many small businesses. South Africans have been warned about a sharp increase in petrol prices expected in April due to the Middle East conflict. Garth Rossiter,…
MTN South Africa struggles as competition bites in prepaid market
112 MTN South Africa’s earnings declined sharply in the year to December 2025 as intensifying competition in the prepaid market and rising bad debts weighed on the business, even as the enterprise…
MTN initiates share buyback programme
130 MTN Group plans to buy back between 1.7% and 2% of its shares, amounting to some R6-billion, over the next three years. Speaking at the company’s investor presentation following the release…
What you should know before selling your house: Expert advice on market expectations
126 ‘Buyers aren’t just looking at square footage during views; they’re coming in to imagine a lifestyle in the space.’ The idea of making a return on the money invested into a…
Eskom marks 300 days without load shedding
121 South Africa reached 300 consecutive days without load shedding on Thursday, a milestone Eskom said underscores the sustained recovery of its generation fleet. The state power utility said its energy availability…
Peter Thiel’s secretive Rome conference draws Church attention
133 Peter Thiel. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Peter Thiel, the US billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of Donald Trump, launched a series of closed-door lectures in Rome on Sunday exploring the concept of…