Bad news for South Africa’s R53 billion plan to prevent disaster
South Africa’s plans to stop its water crisis are set for a serious challenge as Lesotho wants new terms for its water-sharing agreement.
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AI | CPUs | Gamefinity | Gaming | Intel | Memory crunch
PlayStation 5 price increases announced
Alongside new prices for the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and PS5 Pro, the company’s cloud streaming device, the PlayStation Portal, is also getting more expensive come April.
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Large car tracking company in South Africa must pay R5 million fine and refund customers
Cartrack has agreed to a settlement that will see it pay millions in fines and refund customers over R5.1 million.
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Finance | fuel prices | interest rates | Nedbank | Rand | SARB
Blows keep coming for the rand
The rand suffered another blow on Friday, weakening to R17.20 to the dollar during mid-afternoon trade.
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The ANC’s generational rupture: Change choices for new organisational design
The 27th National Congress of the African National Congress Youth League, held at the University of Limpopo, was presented as a routine gathering of youth to discuss South Africa’s challenges and scenario planning for the strategy to respond to these issues. It exposed something more troubling: a widening generational rupture within South Africa’s governing party….
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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) | Basic Fuel Price (BFP) | brent crude | china | Opinion | Thought Leader
The April fuel cliff: Why South Africa’s policy paralysis costs us more than the Middle East war
On 1 April 2026, South African consumers will face a devastating economic reckoning. The latest projections indicate a historic fuel price surge, with diesel set to rise by more than R8 per litre and petrol by more than R5 per litre. While the immediate trigger is the escalating conflict in the Middle East and a…
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Johann Rupert’s company sitting on R107 billion pile of cash
Reinet Investments has completed the sale of Pension Insurance Corporation, which has increased the company’s cash balance to over R100 billion.
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Strong growth for South African software development company Codehesion
South African software development company Codehesion has achieved strong growth over the past two years, more than doubling its revenue and staff size.
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African Content Movement | African National Congress | African Transformation Movement | ANC | Coalition Politics | Politics
Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor
The provincial secretary of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Free State, Malefane Msimanga, has accused some of the party’s Maluti-a-Phofung municipality councillors of “spying” for the ANC after a recording emerged following a meeting where the party was plotting to remove mayor Malekula Melato. The Mail & Guardian understands that the recording was…
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The future of the forecourt is not fuel-led – diversify or decline: Nedbank
South Africa’s forecourt sector is facing pressure as declining fuel demand, rising costs, and intensifying competition reshape the industry. Insights from the latest Forecourt Retail Report 2025/2026, presented at a Nedbank-hosted media briefing, highlight how convenience retail is fast emerging as the sector’s primary growth engine. The session began with an economic overview by Nedbank Economist,…