318 Toxic workplace (Picture: Pexels) In today’s fast-paced world, achieving a healthy work-life balance is essential for overall well-being. However, for many South Africans navigating toxic work environments which are often characterised…
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The gaps in South Africa’s digital ID plan
412 South Africa’s draft digital identity regulations lay a workable foundation but leave critical gaps around wallet architecture, biometric strength and the verification side of the ecosystem, according to industry specialists who…
Ekurhuleni electricity tariff application inflated by billions
278 Reapplications before regulator ‘full of mistakes’. The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, whose electricity tariffs for 2024/25 were declared unlawful by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, submitted a new application…
South Africa’s TikTok election is coming
378 Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections…
Datatec is firing on all cylinders
306 Datatec group CEO Jens Montanana JSE-listed international ICT group Datatec has flagged a sharp jump in earnings for its 2026 financial year, with headline earnings per share (Heps) expected to come…
Joburg wants households to pay 66% more to receive water
328 Opaque fixed ‘water demand management levy’ to increase significantly in July. The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has proposed a 65.6% increase for the water demand management levy charged to households each…
The AI revolution has a new capital
256 Just as the world’s AI bulls looked to be running out of puff, a fresh investor frenzy has hit Asia’s tech names, making Seoul’s stock market the world’s hottest and delivering…
Hexion deploys 30 petabyte sovereign data archive in South Africa
314 Hexion Data Storage, a next-generation distributed data storage platform, has announced the deployment of a 30 petabyte deep archive storage platform in South Africa, marking one of the largest privately operated…
Altron’s FY26 earnings seen firmer as platforms power growth
255 JSE-listed Altron has firmed up its earnings guidance for the year ended 28 February 2026, with headline earnings per share (Heps) from continuing operations now expected to rise by 31-37% —…
Bitget Wallet expands crypto card availability to South Africa
377 Designed for practical utility, the Dollar Card bridges the gap between digital asset custody and daily commerce. Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, today announced the expansion of its crypto card…