228 The four-year smartphone contract is becoming South Africa’s quiet answer to unaffordable phones – and a costly one for buyers who don’t read the fine print. A R30 000 purchase, spread…
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How to set up a smart home in South Africa
191 Setting up a smart home in South Africa is no longer a futuristic dream – it’s a practical way to save energy, simplify daily routines and make your home work for…
South Africa’s patching problem is about to get worse
209 TrendAI’s Zaheer Ebrahim South African organisations are already failing to patch conventional systems on time. The AI agents now being deployed across enterprise environments are about to make that gap significantly…
FNB bolsters its Solopreneur offering to support a growing base of self‑employed clients
175Freelancers and independent workers get a dedicated banking platform from FNB. FNB has bolstered its Solopreneur offering, which allows self‑employed earners, freelancers, and independent workers to manage both personal and business finances…
AI is rewriting the threat playbook
182 The author, Justin Lee The withdrawal of South Africa’s draft National AI Policy is an uncomfortable but instructive moment. Communications & digital technologies minister Solly Malatsi confirmed last month that fictitious —…
South African private sector growth hits 44-month high
153 South Africa’s private sector expanded at its fastest pace in nearly four years in April, as sales and output rose amid supply concerns linked to the Iran war, a business survey…
The big question facing owners of Chinese cars
160 Quality may have caught up, but there’s a big unknown lurking for hundreds of thousands of South Africans. The flood of ultra-competitive options from Chinese brands that have entered the market…
Two South African fintechs merge to take on payday lenders
191 Paymenow’s Deon Nobrega and PayCurve’s Tamir Sacks Stellenbosch-based fintech Paymenow has merged with Johannesburg’s PayCurve to create what the combined business is calling South Africa’s first fully integrated employee financial wellness…
More details about Apple’s AI plans emerge
148 Apple will allow users to select from third-party artificial intelligence models for tasks such as generating and editing text and images, across its iOS 27 features. The change is slated for…
Alphabet closes in on Nvidia as world’s most valuable company
158 Image: Reuters Google parent Alphabet is on the cusp of overtaking Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company, riding on a record stock rally fuelled by its AI efforts and booming…