192The police commissioner seems determined to stamp it out, but will this new zeal fizzle or flourish? It used to be gold in abandoned mines that lured illegal miners underground. Now anything…
Category: Business
Vape shop owner on the run as millions go missing abroad
198 Former business partner is attempting to track down more than R40m intended for investment in padel courts. Police are on the hunt for East Rand vape shop owner Muhammed Karolia, who…
Water department says it can meet latest Lesotho water project deadline, but stumbles over media trip
201 The water department’s disorganised media trip offered an unintended lesson in why the Lesotho Highlands Water Project continues to suffer delays and rising costs. The Department of Water and Sanitation has…
Communications minister removes Post Office’s small parcel monopoly
139 It seems that the fight for the removal of the Post Office’s monopoly to deliver small parcels is far from over if the portfolio committee chairperson has her way. The minister…
South Africa faces unprecedented cybercrime surge this festive season
142 South Africans lose more than R1 billion every year due to cybercrime targeting digital banking and mobile apps. There has been another warning for consumers that South Africa faces an unprecedented…
Should customers or banks carry the burden of cybercrime?
146 You can educate banking customers all you want, but there are times that they will not be able to protect themselves Banks consider consumer education as one of the best ways…
How to celebrate Christmas with a meal under R500
147 It is Dezemba in South Africa, a time when food, culture and family come together. It is also a time when our budgets feel tighter than ever and with the rising…
Not much ho-ho-ho for most South Africans
168 The survey results also reveal that a major portion of households (39%) cannot afford to celebrate the festive season at all this year. There will again not be much Christmas cheer…
US strike against Venezuela had little effect on markets and none on SA
134 Amid all the geopolitical uncertainty in the world, mainly caused by the unpredictable US administration, the markets should have been jittery after the Venezuela strike The US administration’s strike against Venezuela…
Wake up and smell the COFI as more consumer protection is on the way
246 Do you sometimes doubt if your financial adviser is right about everything? When the COFI Bill becomes law they will have to be. South Africans who have little money often feel…