112 Online retail now makes up nearly 10% of total retail sales in South Africa, and World Wide Worx has forecast the figure will breach that mark for the first time ever…
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Momentum flips switch on massive solar projects
105 Momentum Group has switched on two solar energy implementations, one at its Centurion head office in Gauteng and the other at its Parc du Cap regional office in the Western Cape….
South African employers race to hire AI talent
102 Demand for employees skilled in the use of AI has surged 77% in South Africa in the past year. According to Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August 2025, employers are…
How Chinese EV tech is reshaping the global car industry
96 Xiaomi is a new entrant in the electric vehicle market, but is already turning heads In 2021, when Audi executives first saw the Zeekr 001, a long-range electric vehicle with European…
Microsoft ends Windows 10 support, but most firms aren’t ready
61 As the deadline looms for suspending support for Windows 10, nearly half of general users and 60% of corporate users are still using the ageing operating system. According to statistics from…
China flaunts the future of war
94 Last week, world leaders whose ideological and political dispositions chime with China descended in Beijing for the country’s Victory Day military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World…
Stafford Masie to lead bitcoin charge at Altvest
124 Stafford Masie Altvest Capital – soon to be renamed as the Africa Bitcoin Corporation – has appointed Stafford Masie, previously its lead independent director, as executive chairman and tasked him with…
South Africa in talks with Chinese car makers to boost local production
127 China’s car makers like BYD are fast gaining traction in the South African market South Africa is in talks with Chinese car makers to encourage them to invest in local production,…
Fintech start-up Float unlocks R46-million in new funding
114 Float founder and CEO Alex Forsyth-Thompson South African fintech start-up Float has raised US$2.6-million (R46-million) in new funding for local expansion, to enhance its proprietary technology and to prepare for international…
Eskom kicks off EV roll-out, targets full distribution fleet electrification by 2035
112 Agnes Mlambo Eskom has purchased 20 electric vehicles, ranging from light delivery vehicles to light trucks, as it pursues a long-term plan to electrify its entire fleet. It said on Wednesday…
