114 If you think that your employer’s pension fund is all you need to retire comfortably, you are definitely mistaken. Retirement is a big topic these days, and many are talking about…
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Ramaphosa warns world trade is being weaponised
99 President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that South Africa is in talks with the US trade representative to reduce tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump…
Crypto firm investigated by slain attorney Bouwer van Niekerk liquidated
109 NTC Global Trade was placed in provisional liquidation last week. NTC Global Trade was placed in provisional liquidation last week by Judge Sulet Potterill of the Pretoria High Court, just days…
Binance Pay goes live at 31 000 South African merchants with 50% cashback launch
66 Beyond Zapper, Binance Pay is also available at other popular merchants such as Pick n Pay and Bootlegger. Binance Pay has extended its reach in South Africa, enabling cryptocurrency payments at…
how other countries make it work
85 The two-pot retirement system has worked in some countries but failed in others where it was not sufficiently controlled. South Africa implemented the two-pot retirement system a year ago on 1…
South Africa faces Taiwan chip export curbs
117 A TSMC chip fabrication facility in Taiwan Taiwan has imposed restrictions on semiconductor exports to South Africa, citing national security concerns and Pretoria’s alignment with Beijing, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday….
Meet the French telecoms engineer now leading MultiChoice
109 Newly appointed MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot. Image: (c) Aurelien Pierron MultiChoice Group announced a raft of executive leadership changes on Monday. Following the conclusion of its acquisition by France’s Groupe…
Basel III complicates Africa’s push for infrastructure: Trevor Manuel
83 He also called on civil engineers to become more involved in and vocal about policy-making. Basel III’s stringent capital requirements are increasingly under fire for restricting the ability of African banks…
Trust deficit deepens in TV migration battle
79 The department of communications & digital technologies is under fire for allegedly lying to parliament about the state of discussions with broadcasters to resolve the legal impasse over digital television migration….
BEE not main issue on the table in SA’s trade talks with US
87 South Africa’s team in Washington is getting ready for more trade talks as the president arrives in the US for the UN sitting. Removing Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) rules for United…