469 Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the northern Free State Eskom Green has begun construction on a 75MW solar power plant at its Lethabo power station in the Free State – the…
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Social grant dependence increases as recipients triple over two decades
324 This sharp increase has been attributed to the large uptake of Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants. Social grant reliance in South Africa has increased sharply over the past two…
Africa’s data centre industry to converge on Sandton this June
375 When you hear that Microsoft is to invest US$-329million into the South African data centre sector to increase cloud infrastructure and AI training, you know that the sector is about to…
Threat actors don’t hack in anymore
346 Threat actors don’t hack in anymore – they log in. That, in a sentence, is the problem South African IT leaders are still not taking seriously enough. That was the blunt…
Average take-home pay declines in April: Here’s how much people earned
421 South African workers took home less pay in April 2026, with the average nominal net salary declining to R21 228 as households continued to battle rising living costs, high debt levels…
How your emotions are quietly wrecking your finances
220 Picture: iStock/Hirurg Most people like to believe they make rational financial decisions. But the truth is, emotions often sit in the driver’s seat when it comes to spending, saving and debt….
4Sight earnings leap, led by back-office IT sales
325 Tertius Zitzke 4Sight Holdings has reported a sharp lift in earnings for the year to 28 February 2026 – but the JSE-listed group’s segmental data complicates the AI-led growth story it…
AI boom hands Samsung chip workers life-changing bonuses
402 Employees head to work at a Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Unionised workers at Samsung Electronics have approved a highly contentious bonus pay deal — one…
Pityana to take his Absa board dismissal case to the SCA
363 The Pretoria High Court last month dismissed his application for leave to appeal against a March decision by the same court, which found in Absa’s favour. Sipho Pityana has been refused…
How to recover from career setbacksÂ
299 Image Credit: Pexels Career setbacks can be challenging and disheartening, but they are a common part of professional growth. Whether due to a job loss, missed promotion, or project failure, recovering from these…