South Africa’s middle class is in serious trouble
South Africa’s middle class continue to struggle with their repayments, with 43% of respondents defaulting in the latest Eighty20 Credit Stress Report.
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Electric truck battery swapping station plan in South Africa
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of electric heavy-duty trucks plans to pilot battery swapping stations in South Africa, starting on the freight-intensive N3 corridor between Johannesburg and Durban.
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Windows 10 Is Now a Business Risk — Why Upgrading to Windows 11 Pro Can’t Wait
Support for Windows 10 has ended, and businesses that continue to rely on the operating system are exposing themselves to increasing security, compliance, and operational risks.
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South Africans set to pay the highest petrol price in history
South African motorists are set to pay the highest petrol price in the country’s history from Wednesday, 3 June 2026.
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cyberattacks | Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIC) | hackers | hacking | Lynx Ransomware Group | Security
SABS executives in trouble after a crippling cyberattack
The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition says two executives are facing charges over the November 2024 ransomware attack on the South African Bureau of Standards.
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Bursaries | foreigners | Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme | Leonard Lekgetho | National | National Prosecuting Authority
SIU to recover R8 million bursary funded to deceased students, foreign nationals and officials
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is seeking to recover R8 million linked to the Free State provincial government’s irregular awarding of bursaries in a scandal involving deceased students, foreigners and ineligible beneficiaries, says its acting head, Leonard Lekgetho. The SIU investigated the Free State provincial government’s bursary scheme during former premier Sisi Ntombela’s tenure and…
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South Africa takes the crown in Africa – but for the wrong reasons
South Africa recorded the highest rate of suspected digital fraud among African countries analysed in 2025.
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Things turn sour for South Africa
South African business sentiment weakened in the second quarter as consumers faced fresh pressures from the Iran war that’s clouded the outlook for inflation and interest rates.
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Bafana Bafana finally depart for North America after embarrassing visa mix-up – in stark contrast to other African teams
After a delay of more than 30 hours that captured unwanted international headlines, Bafana Bafana have finally departed for North America. The squad boarded a charter flight late on Monday, 1 June 2026, which was originally scheduled for the previous day, costing them valuable preparation time. The tardiness follows the chaotic visa bungle that grounded…
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Agri-insurance | agriculture | brokers | Farmers | farming | Old Mutual
Partnership between broker and insurer is key to good risk management
Latiefa Baadjies, regional manager for the central region at Old Mutual Insure, talks about protecting the agricultural sector and Old Mutual Insure’s Agri-insurance.