SA faces emerging agriculture risks
While climate change and weather volatility remain a significant concern among agricultural businesses, increasing infrastructure degradation, a widening critical skills gap as well as sustained input costs are increasingly keeping farmers awake at night. Daniel...
Treasury aims to enhance disaster risk collaboration
National has Treasury releases two documents on enhancing South Africa’s approach to Disaster Risk Insurance by better using private sector participation. The are a Disaster Risk Strategy and a survey of municipalities experience of managing disaster risk. Summaries...
Financial barriers are primary reason for property rentals
The majority of people who rent residential accommodation in South Africa do so for financial reasons - with nearly half admitting they can't afford to buy a property, according to credit bureau TPN's latest Tenant Survey Report. The annual survey provides the...
SA’s online retail market is booming
Kathy Gibson reports - In 2023, the online retail market was worth R71-billion, making up 6,15% of the total R1,1-trillion retail market. "At the current rate, this means online retail will reach 10% of the total retail market by the end of 2025," says Arthur...
Financial industry still plagued by ransomware attacks
Although the global number of ransomware attacks dropped by 36% to 317,6-million in 2023, the financial industry is still plagued by malicious software which can significantly disrupt business operations and cause reputational and financial damage. And, according to...
Global migration drives remittances to record highs
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched the World Migration Report 2024, revealing significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances. IOM...
Scalping bots causing price-gouging in H100 GPUs
Resellers of H100 GPUs are earning profits three times the market price, according to new data from Stocklytics. "The emergence of scalping bots - sophisticated software programs designed to purchase limited-stock items online automatically - tilts the scales in...
Young scientists do South Africa proud
The research projects by South African young scientists swept up a number of accolades at this year's International Science Technology Engineering Competition (ISTEC) in Bali, Indonesia. The fifth edition of the ISTEC, aimed at encouraging research and innovation in...
Absa opens China office
Absa Group has launched a non-banking subsidiary in the People's Republic of China. "The African continent is endowed with talent, mineral wealth and a young population - and is poised to play an increasingly influential role in global trade, as investors recognise...
SAPS’s brain drain reaching critical levels
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is concerned that highly-skilled and specialised members of the Special Task Force and National Intervention Unit divisions are exiting these units at an alarming rate, leaving the country's borders vulnerable and...
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Ecobank hosted by LSE after $500m Eurobond issuance
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In2IT bolsters education
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Huawei FreeLace earphones land in SA
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Vodacom’s My Muze nears 1m milestone
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Arcserve enables system and application availability
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