132 Most of the money the municipality receives goes to salaries, while service delivery suffers. The Mangaung metro municipality in Bloemfontein is in terrible shape as it continues to overspend on its…
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Record R99-million payday for MTN CEO Ralph Mupita
166 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita’s total remuneration for the 2025 financial year jumped by more than half to R99.3-million – the highest single-year package he has…
Alfa’s electric rebel
221Alfa Romeo’s Junior Elettrica Veloce is a hot hatch dressed as an EV – and it’s just brilliant to drive.
MTN director traded shares during closed period
166 MTN Group non-executive director Vincent Rague A non-executive director of MTN Group “inadvertently” traded the company’s shares during a JSE closed period in early January 2026, and did so without obtaining…
Candid talk from Kieswetter ahead of Sars exit
133 Cadre deployment isn’t necessarily the problem – having political affiliation as the only criterion when making appointments is The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is now a resilient institution that has…
Saying NO in corporate: How to protect your time without burning bridges
107 In the fast-paced world of corporate environments, knowing when and how to say NO is a crucial skill that helps protect your professional value and well-being. Though collaborations and flexibility are prized traits to have, overcommitting can…
MTN warns gambling is hurting its prepaid business in South Africa
149 MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman Online gambling has emerged as a surprising drag on MTN South Africa’s prepaid business, with the parent group citing the surge in betting activity as…
Former Nedbank CIO heads to the South Pacific
185 Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker Former Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker will soon join BSP Financial Group as CIO. BSP is the largest bank and financial services provider in Papua New Guinea (PNG)…
Scholar transport: Know what to check to keep children safer
152 Every school day, millions of South African children rely on scholar transport to get to and from school safely. For parents and caregivers, that daily journey is built on trust –…
ANC piles pressure on Malatsi over AI policy fiasco
160 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi could be summoned to parliament to account for the AI-generated hallucinations that forced the embarrassing withdrawal of South Africa’s draft national…