158 Chery’s Tiggo 4 Pro Chinese vehicle brands are no longer just disrupting South Africa’s new-car market – they are now entrenching themselves in the used vehicle segment, long regarded as a…
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Taiwan, US strike strategic AI and chip supply-chain pact
165 A TSCM fabrication plant in Taiwan Taiwan aims to build a “democratic” high-tech supply chain with the US and form a strategic AI partnership under the new tariffs deal it sealed…
Trump’s Venezuelan adventure to impact global logistics costs
142Shipowners, charterers and insurers have been forced to confront operational risks on a scale ‘not witnessed in decades’. Two days after the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump invaded…
AI moves from pilots to production in South African companies
180 The author, SAP Southern Africa MD Nazia Pillay From boardrooms to back offices, South African companies are moving beyond AI hype and into execution. But as pressure builds to show tangible…
How Norton is protecting digital lives in a hostile online world
144 In today’s hyperconnected digital landscape, cyberthreats are no longer abstract technical issues – they are real-world risks capable of disrupting daily life, draining financial resources and damaging business reputations. From individuals…
Transnet debt sale draws record demand, attracting R42bn in bids
152 But risks remain, Futuregrowth warns. South Africa’s listed credit market ended the fourth quarter of 2025 at about R50 billion, dominated by banks and financial services. This is according to Futuregrowth Asset…
Severe geomagnetic storm hits Earth, Sansa confirms
161 A severe geomagnetic storm has arrived at Earth, with conditions reaching G4 (severe) levels, South Africa’s National Space Agency (Sansa) has confirmed, following its warning earlier this week of heightened space-weather…
South Africa’s new fibre broadband battle
161 Uncapped fibre internet for R5/day? It’s a reality in parts of South Africa as broadband providers push affordable fibre into communities long underserved by traditional fixed-line networks. What was once the…
Ithala payouts on track: Over R1 billion processed in 29 days
176 National Treasury has allocated a total of R2.2 billion to refund Ithala customers. More than R1 billion has been processed to Ithala customers within 29 days, representing 50% of the total…
Closure of BAT shows how illicit economy is killing jobs – 35 000 of them
164 The numbers show that the illicit cigarette economy exploded from one-third to three-quarters of the cigarette market since 2019. If the closure of BAT does not convince people that the illicit…