130 Rent in the Free State remains the cheapest despite the increase. It seems South Africans’ wallets can never catch a break, as average residential rent increased by R411 in 2025, putting…
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AI chip boom is pushing up costs for telecoms operators
187 Shortages of chipsets and RAM caused by the AI data centre boom are beginning to affect the telecommunications sector, according to MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita. Responding to a question from…
2026 medical aid contribution increases: DHMS vs the rest
141 Increases across more than 80 plans compared … Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) contributions will increase for 2026 from April, following a decision by the scheme in October to defer these for three…
Samsung’s trifold gamble ends in retreat
157 Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Samsung Electronics has reportedly pulled the plug on its ambitious trifold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, just three months after its highly anticipated debut. According to reports from South…
more threats, less talent, tighter regulation
187 A company can easily find itself offline for more than a week. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities to penetrate the network and the encrypted backups, effectively negating the value of its nightly…
VAT zero-rated basket unchanged in almost a decade
156 Several organisations have expressed their utter dismay with the unchanged zero-rated value-added tax (VAT) basket, despite promises by government, and in particular President Cyril Ramaphosa, to reduce poverty and tackle the…
MTN’s Iran problem: can’t stay, can’t leave
152 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita said the pan-African telecommunications giant would exit Iran if given the opportunity. Speaking at the group’s annual results presentation for the year ended 31 December 2025…
SA banks race to scale AI and cloud as challenger threat intensifies
167 South Africa’s six largest banks are spending above inflation on technology — with cloud migration, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity the primary cost drivers — as they race to modernise core…
How 12 hour days, bucket toilets, and R27.58 are breaking the women who feed us
145 ‘I gave my life to that farm, and now we have nothing,’ said a woman farmer from the 2025 CGE report. For South African women in the agricultural sector, an hourly…
AI won’t kill SaaS – but it will reshape it, software CEOs say
173 Oracle’s Mike Sicilia is the latest software CEO to wade in to the debate on whether AI tools that heavily automate human tasks will mean the demise of his industry. His…