Building South Africa’s digital future: Infrastructure, skills, and the AI opportunity
With R50bn committed to data centres and Amazon Web Services already operating here, SA has everything it needs to lead Africa’s digital transformation.
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Trial of the century to determine who controls AI’s future
Beyond the legal arguments, it is a battle of egos: Musk is irritable; Altman is cunning.
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Tips to achieve financial freedom for generations to come
How to get from saving cash under the mattress to generational wealth? Getting started, avoiding costly mistakes and letting compounding do its work.
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Medical aid, fuel, electricity hikes vs tax relief: The math employers cannot ignore
As net disposable income declines, despite ‘relief’ on paper.
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SMEs | Soapbox | VAT | Vat compliance | Vat registration | Vat threshold
Vat threshold increase gives SMEs more choice, but not always a simpler one
The instinct may be to opt out, but deregistration can trigger immediate tax liabilities.
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AI | Amazon | Andy Jassy | JPMorgan Chase | Soapbox
The tug of war between hybrid and traditional workplace trends
It’s deeper than choosing to work at the office or at home. Can leaders make both work?
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building collapse | George | Ormonde | Soapbox | Verulam
Building collapses: Not just construction failures; failures of risk advice
Dhombo asks the uncomfortable question: ‘were these risks actually insurable?’
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Athlone | BPO sector | Cape Town | Khayelitsha | Langa | Soapbox
Who really powers Cape Town’s call centre boom?
Local communities are the engine behind the city’s BPO success – and the numbers prove it, says Cape Town mayoral committee member for economic growth, James Vos.
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China is helping build Africa’s cities …
But its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents.
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Jashwin Baijoo | Project AmaBillions | SARS | Sars 3.0 | Soapbox | Tax
Sars 3.0: How data and digital enforcement is reshaping tax debt collection
The taxman isn’t just collecting, Sars is overhauling the rules of the game. Here’s what Sars 3.0 means for every taxpayer.