170 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has backed a proposal to extend South Africa’s real estate investment trust (Reit) regime to digital infrastructure – a reform the…
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Feeling the pinch?: How SA grocery prices exploded in five years
153 South African consumers are facing soaring food costs, with some everyday essentials now costing nearly twice as much as they did five years ago. If you feel you’re paying through the…
eThekwini wants biggest jump in tariffs, with Joburg not far behind
216 Proposed increases for electricity, water, rates and refuse compared … The eThekwini metro (greater Durban) – spanning from King Shaka International Airport, Sibaya and Umhlanga in the north, through to the…
Living on the edge of your budget? Here’s what to do as costs rise
222 ‘For consumers who are already under financial pressure, there may be very little room to cut back further.’ Following recent increases in fuel prices and growing pressure on household budgets, the…
‘One wants to reserve opinion on this’ – Sars commissioner on Phala Phala saga
245 ‘I’m not at liberty at this point to discuss any taxpayer matter that goes beyond those periods because then I’ll be violating the confidentiality provisions.’ The newly appointed South African Revenue…
US, China to coordinate on AI threats
202 US and Chinese delegations are discussing AI guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors from exploiting the most powerful…
National Treasury finds financial misconduct still persistent in most municipalities
235 Report reveals that municipalities fail to hold individuals accountable for financial misconduct. National Treasury’s latest Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) compliance report has identified recurring compliance failures and weak oversight as…
How Transnet plans to ‘Uberise’ rail in SA
217 Transnet opens up rail sector to private participation as its long-standing monopoly winds down State-owned logistics operator Transnet sees the entry of private operators into its monopoly on rail and ports…
The lessons Seacom learnt from its massive 2024 outage
260 Richard Schumacher, MD of digital infrastructure at Seacom When a Belize-flagged, UK-registered cargo ship called the Rubymar was struck by a Houthi missile in the Red Sea in February 2024, it…
Telkom recovering after Cape storms disrupt network
277 Telkom has confirmed that the severe weather that battered the Cape provinces this week disrupted parts of its network, with the impact falling primarily on internet services rather than voice calls….