Business-owned vehicles still bear brunt of vehicle crime
Tracker’s vehicle crime statistics for January to June 2025 reveal that business-owned vehicles are 48% more likely to be targeted by criminals than personally-owned vehicles. This trend is largely driven by hijackings, with notable shifts in both timing and location...
Master Power Technologies achieves European certification
Master Power Technologies (MPT), a African provider of power and data centre infrastructure, has become the first African company to be officially certified as an Endorser of the European Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres. The certification,...
How VAT will influence business considerations ahead of May 2025
The 2025 Budget tabled by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana in Parliament on Wednesday, 12 March 2025, saw the 2% VAT increase initially proposed in February 2025 replaced by two consecutive 0,5% increases, bringing the VAT rate to 16% in the 2026/27 financial year....
VAT increase reflects tough fiscal choices
The revised approach to VAT increases announced in the delayed Budget speech represents a concession by Treasury while still striving to meet the revenue requirements necessary to offset government spending, sustain public services, and maintain fiscal stability. By...
Budget scales up private sector-driven infrastructure funding
In his 2025 Budget Speech, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, identified infrastructure as a key pillar for the country’s growth strategy. He announced that over R1-trillion will be allocated to infrastructure spending over the next three years,...
Google, YouTube account for 25% of the world’s web traffic
Last year, internet users worldwide spent an average of six hours and 38 minutes per day browsing the web, nearly a third of their waking hours. Smartphones accounted for a massive 95% of total web traffic, while just two websites, YouTube and Google, claimed...
SA needs 2,2m homes to meet demand
South Africa has a housing supply backlog of at least 2,2-million units, with a significant shortage in the affordable housing or “gap market”, according to a recent study by the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance (CAHF). The gap housing market is generally...
Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
Lip-Bu Tan has been appointed as CEO of Intel, effective 18 March. He succeeds interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus. Tan will also rejoin the Intel board of directors after stepping down from the board in August 2024. Zinsner will remain...
Financial services seeks true value from AI
Kathy Gibson reports – The financial services industry is under pressure to quickly adopt artificial intelligence (AI), but needs to ensure that it does so responsibly. There are huge opportunities for the industry to increase innovation and profitability, but there...
BETI struggles to gain momentum
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica monthly at seasonally adjusted real prices, slipped further in February 2025, reflecting South Africa’s weaker economic...
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Vodacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE status
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SAP closes gap between sustainability and profitability in Africa
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Electric Mine Simulation aims for a zero-carbon future
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Huawei shows that next-gen data centres are sustainable and smart
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Vodacom helps customers protect the environment
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Blockchain: remittance and payments opportunities in Africa
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Westcon-Comstor wins Juniper Networks accolade
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Addressing harassment in the modern office
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Full Stack PHP Developer at Cardinal Insurance Management Systems – Gauteng Bryanston
This job description outlines the role of a Full Stack PHP Developer at Cardinal Group's Johannesburg Office. The ideal candidate will contribute to the development of various products across the group's companies. Key Responsibilities: Develop applications using an...
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