159 Every SME owner knows the feeling. You wake up in a cold sweat, heart racing, reaching for your phone — not because of a bad dream but because something has gone…
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Exxaro completes R10.6bn Ntsimbintle manganese acquisition
283 Deal secures effective stake in Tshipi Borwa in the Kalahari Manganese Field, reshaping capital allocation. Exxaro Resources has officially cemented its transition into a globally significant manganese producer following the successful…
TymeBank ditches Pick n Pay kiosks for mall-based customer hubs
182 GoTyme Bank, formerly TymeBank, is overhauling its retail footprint by rolling out dedicated customer hubs in malls across South Africa from March 2026, while pulling its kiosks out of Pick n…
AI complexity is crippling IT departments
163 IDC’s Thomas Meyer The promise that artificial intelligence will streamline IT operations through automation may be coming true in some instances, but in others AI is adding to the complexity of…
Manufacturing PMI weakens in February due to shipping challenges and weak demand
148 Prevailing issues such as shipment delays, localised electricity disruptions, and weak demand continue to hamstring the sector. Manufacturing activity in South Africa took another knock in February, as the seasonally adjusted…
The AI jobs reckoning is here
137 Jack Dorsey is not the first CEO to say AI will transform work. He may be among the first to act as if it already has — and to say so…
Eskom to rationalise AI pilots as costs rise
195 Eskom CIO Len de Villers State-owned power producer Eskom is looking to cut the number of AI pilots across the organisation in a bid to avoid wasteful expenditure, according to its…
FNB’s payment bundles deliver big savings with 10.9 million real-time free payments processed for customers in 6 months
133 Customers expect more than competitive pricing; they want meaningful savings and predictable costs that fit their financial lives. FNB’s payment bundles, introduced in July 2025, are helping customers save more and…
Pick n Pay adds clothing to asap! app in ‘super app’ push
138 Pick n Pay has launched its clothing range on its asap! app, making it available for nationwide delivery as the retailer pushes to transform the platform into a “super app” offering…
ASML sets its sights on the next era of AI silicon
157 ASML Holding has ambitious plans to expand its line of chip-making equipment into several new products to capture more of the rapidly growing market for artificial intelligence chips, a senior executive…