Unexpected rate cut lifts outlook for remainder of 2025, says FNB
Following the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) decision earlier today to lower its benchmark repo rate by 0.25%, FNB confirms that it will cut...
Cabinet affirms its support for the 2025 National Budget
Cabinet has affirmed its support for the 2025 National Budget tabled by the Minister of Finance on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, which details key...
Mayor welcomes central line progress
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed progress to reopen the central line, hailing it as a key milestone towards the future devolution of...
South Africa’s AI future: Bridging the critical skills gap
By Rowen Pillai, CEO of LeanTechnovations
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is here, fundamentally altering how businesses operate, governments deliver services, and people interact with...
Bird flu fallout: Industry warns of coming food shortages
South Africa’s looming food security crisis is escalating as government drags its feet in facilitating the resumption of imports from regions free of bird...
Is the Finance Minister throwing money at a lost cause (PRASA)?
John Lawson CEO of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry
A week ago we welcomed news of Prasa’s R66,3-billion budget allocation, much of which...
Expanded rates relief measures tabled at City Council
The City of Cape Town has tabled expanded rates relief measures and other changes to the proposed ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget for 2025/26. The...
Rewriting housing law can help solve mass unlawful land occupation crisis
The national Housing Act should be amended to address mass unlawful land occupation in South Africa. This is according to Dr Tanveer Jeewa from...
Everything your phone system knows about your business
Nic Laschinger, CTO, Euphoria Telecom
If I told you that there is a tool that can provide you with deep business insights ranging from customer...
BMG powers up at Nampo 2025
The BMG team was highly prominent at this year’s Nampo agricultural show, held near
Bothaville recently.
“This prestigious event, which is considered one of the largest...
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