3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (591+ words) Mr Price Foundation’s youth empowerment and enablement programmes delivered measurable economic and educational returns in FY2026, the first year of its 10-year strategy to empower 500,000 South African youth by 2035. The results, detailed in the Foundation’s newly released Integrated Impact Report FY2026, follow…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (538+ words) Business explainer Global Firm Opens R55m Cybersecurity Hub in Cape Town Cybersecurity group Integrity360 has opened a R55 million hub in Cape Town, describing it as the largest Security Operations Centre in its global network of 16 locations. The facility is expected to create…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (541+ words) The fintech story in Africa has moved well beyond the question of whether digital financial services can transform the continent. That transformation is already unfolding in real time, reshaping how millions of people save, transact, borrow, invest and participate in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (666+ words) Business explainer How Lehlohonolo Ndlozi Is Building a South African Mining Equipment OEM Lehlohonolo Thomas Ndlozi is trying to do something few South Africans have attempted: build a homegrown original equipment manufacturer capable of competing with the Swedish giants that…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (174+ words) Vodacom Group has appointed former Johannesburg Stock Exchange chief executive Leila Fourie as an alternate director to chairman Saki Macozoma, with effect from 9 October 2026. Fourie will serve as Macozoma’s alternate until he retires on 20 July 2027. She will then join the…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (290+ words) AS the southern hemisphere starts the growing season, there is also a spring into action with electric vehicles, as evidenced by the large showcase at the Festival of Motoring. A total of 19 battery-electric vehicle (EV) models from 12 different brands were…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (625+ words) Business explainer Mthunzi Appointed to Lead South Africa’s Automotive Business Council South Africa’s automotive industry body has appointed Dr Mncane Mthunzi as chief executive with effect from 7 September 2026, ending an interim arrangement that began in April. Naamsa, which styles itself…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (397+ words) Concomitant to the effects of colonialism are what I term post-colonial issues/modern-day challenges. These modern-day challenges include a lack of proper governance, misuse of allocated funds, and a misunderstanding of the principles that govern health economics, just to list…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (465+ words) More than a year on, and two state reports later, the Madlanga Commission is at a crucial juncture. Fundamentally different to prior corruption enquiries, it could lay the groundwork for meaningful, long-term reform of South Africa’s criminal justice system. This…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (317+ words) Despite significant challenges over the past two years, bringing increased regulation and scrutiny to spazas and informal retailers, such as compulsory registration introduced in December 2024, and the lockdown on illegal immigrants and foreign-owned spazas earlier this year, the informal retail…...