Become more aware of how you’re spending your cash and you’ll be able to live within your means. You got through your Grade 12 exams and now you’ve made the wise decision to expand your education further – congrats! Even more exciting is that you’ll be spending the next few years living as a student….
To commemorate Youth Month under the 2025 theme, ‘Skills for the Changing World – Empowering Youth for Meaningful Economic Participation’, Vodacom has launched a new data bundle for customers on the NXT LVL (pronounced next level) programme. Dubbed ‘Super Content’ and targeted especially for content creators, the new 25GB Super Content Bundle gives customers 5GB…
Performance underpinned by like-for-like volume growth and significant traction on portfolio optimisation Tiger Brands has delivered a strong set of results for the six months ended 31 March 2025, achieved through a continued focus on driving value for consumers, executing key strategic priorities, and continuous improvement initiatives of logistics optimisation, value engineering and factory efficiencies….
The Minister of Finance’s decision to proceed with an above-inflation excise increase on beer in Budget 3.0 is intensifying pressure on beer producers and is likely to further encourage the illicit alcohol trade, warns the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA). South Africa’s beer producers continue to face escalating input costs, weakening consumer demand, and…
For many small businesses in South Africa, growth is often limited not by ambition, but by lack of access, to capital, to markets, and to the kind of visibility that attracts new customers. Too often, entrepreneurs struggle to scale due to limited exposure, insufficient funding, and lack of access to tailored business support. The right…
Eskom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd. (KEPCO KPS) to establish a strategic partnership focused on non-commercial research, technical consulting, and innovation. This agreement sets out a framework for collaboration aimed at enhancing Eskom’s operational performance and supporting its long-term sustainability objectives. Under the MoU signed…
Ernst Wittmann Wherever your team works, remote, hybrid, or on-site, one thing’s certain: they’re never far from their phones. It’s one of the constants of modern work life. But for forward-thinking organisations, the personal smartphone is no longer just a communication tool, it’s becoming a gateway to smarter productivity through generative AI (GenAI). The rise…
Gauteng’s MEC for e-Government, Bonginkosi Dhlamini, has accepted the province’s budget allocation for the 2025/2026 financial year, despite acknowledging that it may not fully address all the challenges in his department posed by the current economic climate. The Gauteng Department of e-Government has been allocated R1.5 billion, with a total of R4.8 billion set aside…
South Africa recorded 109 business liquidations in April 2025, bringing the total number of closures this year to 482 during the first four months in 2025, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). ・South Africa experienced 109 business liquidations in April 2025, totaling 482 closures during the year’s first four months. ・Voluntary liquidations in South…
As South Africa prepares to mark Youth Month this June, a time to honour the courage and contributions of the 1976 generation, Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking, in partnership with the GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA), has opened applications for the 2025 Youth Forward Programme. The initiative is designed to empower 50 black youth-owned…
