118 South Africans have spoken – and what they’ve said is deeply disappointing for anyone who cares about cybersecurity. Yes, “admin” is officially the most common password in South Africa in 2025,…
Category: Business
Honor showcases cutting-edge innovation at Africa Tech Festival
130 Honor South Africa CEO Fred Zhou speaking at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town last week Visitors to this year’s Africa Tech Festival had a glimpse of the future as…
From chef to executive: Lessons in opening a restaurant
101 ‘The modern South African chef is no longer just a creator of flavour, they are a strategist, brand builder, financial custodian and people leader.’ Most people choose certain career paths with…
‘Pay later’ growth is set to lift Black Friday sales, says Absa
112 Absa expects that growth of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services will boost Black Friday sales this year for e-commerce merchants. It said in a statement on Wednesday that last year,…
Government seeks private sector partners to rebuild broken Post Office
105 The communications & digital technologies department has issued a wide-ranging request for information (RFI) inviting potential partners to help modernise and commercialise key parts of the South African Post Office (Sapo),…
Shoprite struggles to keep local Sixty60 drivers amid reports of low salaries
114 Out of the 9 000 Sixty60 drivers in the country, 30% are South African. The number of South African and foreign drivers hired by Checkers Sixty60 has come under scrutiny, with…
Inside the MSB reseller model: turning connectivity into opportunity
133 Networks aren’t yesterday’s setups of wires and signals; they are the invisible scaffolding holding businesses up. Every decision, every sensor, every mobile worker depends on them. Unfortunately, when complexity grows, the…
Dis-Chem goes digital
232 Dis-Chem’s Thabiso Msimanga In the year since founding its own innovation unit – called “X, bigly labs” – pharmacy retail group Dis-Chem has launched a financial services arm named Dis-Chem Life…
Bosasa whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi prosecuted, but what about the rest?
96 His testimony at the Zondo Commission helped blow up a R12bn empire built on graft. Former Bosasa chief operating officer-turned-whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi has cut a deal with the state to avoid…
It’s time for a new approach to government IT spend in South Africa
108 The author, Richard Firth The South African government spends billions of rand annually on technology and infrastructure, yet citizen-facing systems are well-known for being inadequate for the task. From chronic billing…