220Amount ‘little more than a thumbsuck’, court finds. The controversial R54 billion settlement reached in secret in July between Eskom and the energy regulator Nersa, which consumers would have had to pay…
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Economic trends expected in 2026: Less cooperation, more distrust?
214 After an economic year that few could have predicted, we asked two economists to look into their crystal ball to see the economic trends we can expect this year. The global…
Absa PMI for December signals manufacturing still under pressure
207While economists do not expect manufacturing to pick up soon, they point out that pricing is at least positive. The Absa PMI for December signals that manufacturing is still under pressure as…
Watts & Wheels: S1E1 – ‘William, Prince of Wheels’
166 TechCentral’s motoring show, Watts & Wheels, is officially back, with the first full episode of season 1 widening the lens beyond new cars to look at the forces reshaping South Africa’s…
Television at 50 | How the internet broke the broadcast schedule
191 Everyone’s a content creator now For the first 30 years of television’s existence in South Africa, linear broadcasting dominated the way content was served to the public. Broadcasters including the SABC,…
Back-to-school: Cost of Grade 8 surges far beyond inflation
185 Uniform essentials, including a blazer, shirts, jersey and trousers or skirts, account for almost half of the total needed to start high school As South Africa’s unified school calendar begins on…
Safety recall hits Volvo’s best-selling EV in South Africa
235 South African owners of 372 of Volvo’s popular EX30 model have been urged to pay close attention to a safety recall. When Volvo Cars first brought its compact electric SUV, the…
Green light for government printer to produce driving licence cards
211 But must reissue tender for new machine within 30 days. The Department of Transport (DoT) has been given permission by the High Court in Pretoria to outsource the printing and issuing…
Samsung cashes in on AI data centre boom as memory prices soar
193 Samsung Mobile’s TM Roh Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a three-fold jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier to a record high as tight supply and a surge in…
Should Discovery forgo admin fees for claims-error-affected members?
233Of course members ought to have paid, but the administrator needs to take some pain too. The furore from affected Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) members who are being asked by administrator…