143 An ordinary Rolex or Patek Philippe watch can cost you over R100k. Acquiring items from luxury brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe is not as easy as walking into the…
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Report reveals South Africans are struggling to repay their loans, especially car financing
134 The Credit Stress report revealed that defaulting on loan repayments has grown significantly among senior citizens. The Credit Stress Report for the fourth quarter of 2025 revealed that South Africans are…
Global memory crunch threatens laptop value for business buyers
134 An increasing shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape the global PC market – not by stopping laptop and desktop production, but by steadily eroding the value businesses receive when…
Capitec, home affairs launch self-service smart ID machines
136 The department of home affairs and Capitec on Monday launched South Africa’s first self-service terminals that will allow citizens to apply for ID documents at Capitec branches without the need to…
DStv’s new owner to reveal its game plan
152 French media group Canal+ will on Wednesday publish its full-year 2025 financial results – the first annual numbers to include subsidiary MultiChoice Group since the London-listed company completed its acquisition of…
Rand under severe pressure
145 The risk-sensitive rand has started the week sharply weaker as investors, unnerved by surging oil prices and the potential effect on global inflation and growth, dumped risk assets and took profit…
World hit by worst oil shock since the 1970s
138 Share markets nosedived in Asia on Monday as the inflationary jolt from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs and interest rates across the globe, while investors desperate for liquidity…
Payments start-up NjiaPay in R35-million seed funding round
140 NjiaPay co-founder Jonatan Allback Payments orchestration start-up NjiaPay has closed a US$2.1-million (R35-million) seed funding round led by European software-as-a-service investor Newion. The company, which acts as a neutral coordination layer…
South Africa secures World Bank backing for grid overhaul
153 The World Bank has agreed to give South Africa US$350-million of financing for a new credit guarantee facility that is meant to unlock private financing for infrastructure, including an expansion of…
Built different: Why Fedhealth’s hospital plans are the smart choice for the young and healthy
144 Fedhealth’s flexiFED range has always stood apart from the crowd. Jenna and Jack are 30, getting serious, and about to move in together for the first time. They’ve also just become…