175 If inflation and economic challenges outpace salary growth, real incomes could shrink as the year progresses. Salaries in February increased slightly to R21 550, up just 0.1% from January and 2.2%…
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Why Namibia slammed the door on Starlink
169 Namibia declined licence applications from Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink for failing to satisfy ownership and compliance criteria, the country’s telecommunications regulator said on Wednesday. A notice in the Southern…
Why most Cisco partners leave money on the table at renewal time
157 Most partners only start paying attention to a Cisco Enterprise Agreement when it is close to expiring. That is usually where the pressure begins. The scramble to understand what has been…
Sarb expected to sit tight as oil spike reshapes inflation outlook
154 After weeks of heightened global tension and a surge in oil prices, the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is expected to resist any knee-jerk reaction and keep its repo rate unchanged…
Podcasters push back against regulatory overreach
160 Prominent South African podcasters have warned parliament that efforts to regulate the fledgling industry could cripple its growth, stifle innovation and have adverse economic effects. Parliament’s portfolio committee on commucations &…
Maziv plots fibre expansion blitz
165 Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare has outlined an aggressive plan to integrate the assets acquired through the landmark Vodacom transaction and ramp up fibre construction across South Africa,…
South Africa’s IoT growth will stall without infrastructure discipline
166 What began as isolated pilots – smart meters here, asset trackers there – is evolving into scaled infrastructure deployments embedded in municipal systems, logistics networks, agriculture operations and enterprise monitoring frameworks….
Seacom earnings surge as subsea cable disruptions ease
163 Image for illustration purposes only Digital infrastructure and managed services provider Seacom has delivered a sharp improvement in earnings after the subsea cable disruptions that weighed on results in the prior…
Remgro’s fibre empire roars back
187 Remgro’s fibre infrastructure arm, CIVH, has swung to profitability after the implementation of the landmark Vodacom transaction and strong operational performances from both Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa. In interim results…
Tips to help households cope with rising costs linked to the Middle East conflict
201 When Brent crude oil spikes, petrol prices follow within weeks. That means higher transport, food and retail costs. The Middle East conflict is happening far from South Africa, but households are…