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SMEs bear the brunt of SA’s late payment negligence
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Deepfake-related fraud racks up $1bn in 2025
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PMI shows signs of recovery
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January 2026 reflects a rebound in manufacturing sentiment after a sharp contraction at the end of 2025. The seasonally adjusted PMI rose by 8.2 points to 48.7 in January, marking a significant recovery from December’s...
Obituary: Julian Pienaar
Julian Pienaar, well-known in the industry for his long service at Lenovo and IBM, passed away on Thursday, 29 January. Julian graduated from King Edward School in 1994. He joined IBM in 2000 as a brand manager and moved across to Lenovo when IBM’s personal computing...
Staffing shortages, rising costs, weak support slows hospitality recovery
South Africa’s hospitality sector is facing growing concerns that threaten its long term stability and growth, according to the inaugural Hospitality Asset Management Company (HAMAC) South African Hoteliers Report. The report reveals that 77% of hoteliers identify...
What you need to know about the new face of banking fraud
One of the fastest-growing and most dangerous scams targeting South African consumers involves something many people have never heard of: RAT attacks. According to Bonolo Sebolai, head of fraud at TymeBank, these scams rely on tricking customers into giving criminals...
NASA analysis shows La Niña limited 2025 sea level rise
A mild La Niña caused greater rainfall over the Amazon basin, which offset rising sea levels due to record warming of Earth’s oceans. The rise in the global mean sea level slowed in 2025 relative to the year before, an effect largely due to the La Niña conditions that...
Call for mental health support to be integrated into HIV care
A recent study by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Linköping University in Sweden showed that people living with HIV face an elevated risk of suicide due to a combination of stigma, fear of disclosure, mental health challenges and gaps in primary...
OpenAI aims to raise $100bn
OpenAI is reported to be in discussions with tech players Microsoft, Amazon and Nvidia, as well as the investor Softbank, to raise another $100-billion. If it’s successful, the company would have a value of at least $750-billion. The ChatGPT developer is currently one...
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