Aug 27, 2026
South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis continues to deepen, with rising reliance on credit driving nearly a third of South Africans to borrow from informal lenders – often just for household essentials – according to Wonga’s annual credit utilisation survey....
Aug 27, 2026
In Q2 of 2026, the percentage of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease but, at the same time, the percentage of these computers targeted by ransomware increased across almost every global region. This...
Aug 27, 2026
For the first time in a decade, repeat home buyers now outnumber first-time buyers among South African women applying for home loans, says FNB, signalling a significant shift from first-time homeownership to long-term property ownership and wealth creation. New FNB...
Aug 27, 2026
Elon Musk has been awarded one of Ukraine’s highest honours for Starlink’s role in the Ukraine war. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Musk the Order of Freedom for his “outstanding personal merits” in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening...
Aug 26, 2026
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to settle a court case alleging that its platforms harm children for up to $18-billion, and will implement daily time limits, overnight lockouts and stronger parental controls. Meta will pay $12-billion over 10 years, with...
Aug 26, 2026
South African salary earners saw a further modest improvement in nominal net salaries in July 2026, although ongoing economic pressures continue to constrain salary growth and household purchasing power. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index, which...
