Not using tax-free savings leaves millions on the table
With the tax year ending this week (28 February), new data from online tax platform TaxTim reveals a costly blind spot among South Africans. While 48% of TaxTim users have opened tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs), the average annual contribution is just R14 171 —...
New 60-day dispute rule shifts debit order rules
South Africa’s payments industry is initiating a change that will align the various debit order services rules on dispute availability. By Pieter Brand, head of product at Hyphen The South African Reserve Bank and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority has confirmed...
Gemini in Chrome AI browser is a privacy nightmare
The newest Gemini in Chrome mobile AI browser collects the most user information out of all AI browsers recently analysed by Surfshark. It collects data such as users’ names, precise location, and browsing history. And a cybersecurity expert has drawn attention to an...
Bitcoin breaks record at $125k
Bitcoin has broken through $125 000 for the first time in its history, and deVere Group CEO Nigel Green predicts the cryptocurrency will climb to $150 000 before the end of the year, supported by a weaker dollar, sustained institutional inflows, and political backing...
Listen to municipal engineers to prevent infrastructure collapse
Marking Transport Month, the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) is calling for urgent reform in how infrastructure decisions are made - warning that many ongoing failures in transport and public infrastructure are rooted in one critical...
Collaboration and education key to fixing SA’s failing logistics
This Transport Month, supply chain industry body SAPICS is putting the spotlight on the critical link between transport infrastructure and national supply chain resilience and says that collaboration and education are key to building a safe, world-class logistics...
Seacom, Sentech to ‘turbocharge’ local tech SMMEs
Seacom and Sentech have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the growth of SMMEs in the local telecommunications sector and advance their contribution to the digital economy through targeted support. The 12-month collaboration also recognises the...
AI leaders outpace laggards with double revenue growth
The performance gap between AI leaders and laggards is widening fast with agentic AI emerging as a powerful force shaping future-built companies, according to new research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Globally, 5% of companies qualify as “future-built” for AI....
Trust in GenAI surges
IT and business leaders have greater trust in generative AI (GenAI) than any other form of AI, according to new research commissioned by SAS. The IDC Data and AI Impact Report: The Trust Imperative exploring AI use and adoption also found that only 40% are investing...
SABC board members ordered to pay R11,5m
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the default judgment handed down by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, ordering three former SABC board members to pay back R11 508 549.12 tied to their unlawful decision to pay Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the...
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Absa sees 25% e-commerce turnover growth
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WeBuyCars lists on the JSE
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Andre Russell joins AFSUG board
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Cloud provider Servercore launches affiliate program in Kenya
Servercore, a global provider of IT infrastructure and cloud services with an availability zone in Kenya, announced the launch of its Affiliate Program in Africa. The program offers lucrative opportunities based on services each customer utilizes on Servercore and...
SA start-up offers global healthcare, technology
A South African-born healthcare company that set out to change healthcare in the country is 15 years later serving the needs of nearly 11-million individuals on a multi-national basis. Under the leadership of Dr Johan Pretorius, executive chairman and group CEO, and...
Westcon-Comstor brings Juniper’s AI-native networking platform to SA
Westcon-Comstor, through its strategic partnership with Juniper Networks, is now able to fast-track a customer's journey with Juniper's AI-Native Networking Platform. "Juniper Networks is pushing the envelope in secure, AI-driven networking and has once again set the...
Jaco Lintvelt is new MD of Incubeta Africa
Incubeta has announced the appointment of Jaco Lintvelt as the new MD of Incubeta Africa. Lintvelt spent almost three years at Google as a senior sales consultant in financial services. Prior to this, he held roles at Dentsu SSA for six years, serving as the MD for...
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Technical Coordinator Systems Electric and Electronic
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