Rugby early-bird tickets as low as R40 make it South Africa’s cheapest live sport
Early-bird tickets for United Rugby Championship matches in Durban start at R40, undercutting soccer and cricket prices
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26 September 2026
AI is creating jobs for seniors and cutting them for juniors. South Africa should be worried
A 41-country study finds firms adopting AI grew senior employment 6.7% while junior jobs fell. In a country where 47.4% of young people in the labour…
South Africa builds cars for Europe. The electric ones may be built somewhere else
Two thirds of SA-built cars are exported, mostly to the EU and UK, which are moving fastest to electric. Ford and Toyota executives warn the next…
October’s fuel hike just got bigger: petrol heads for R29.80 and diesel for R33 a litre
The expected October fuel increase has grown by almost a rand a litre since early September. Both petrol and diesel are on course for all-time records…
Competition Commission backs sale of Umphakathi Mall to Community Property Company
The regulator recommends approval of the transfer of the 14,000 m² Randfontein mall to CPC, a firm focused on township retail investments.
Anglo American’s IFN mobilises over R1.8bn for South African entrepreneurs
The Impact Finance Network’s InvestFest links more than 162 businesses to capital, technical help and networks
National Treasury allocates R417 million for flood response to 41 municipalities
R213.4 million from the 2026/27 budget and R203.8 million from the 2025/26 budget will support disaster relief in six provinces
EFF calls for R4,400 monthly grant, economist warns it would break the bank
Julius Malema wants the SRD grant raised to R4,400 a month, about R433bn a year. Economist Dawie Roodt warns it would break the bank.
Communications minister pulls high-demand spectrum reservation for Woan
Solly Malatsi announced the removal of the set-aside for the wireless open-access network, freeing up 50 MHz for commercial licences.
25 September 2026
RCL Foods gets Competition Commission nod for R695m Martin & Martin purchase
The deal, approved with competition and employment conditions, aims to boost RCL’s pet-food portfolio as profits slump.
Your customer is late. Here is exactly how much interest South African law lets you charge, and the free tool that works it out
Unpaid invoices carry interest at the prescribed rate even when your contract is silent. Our free Late Payment & Debt Recovery Toolkit calculates it to the…
South Africans curb dining, streaming and medical aid spending as costs rise
A NielsenIQ survey shows households cutting back on restaurants, takeaways, subscriptions and healthcare amid higher living costs.
Belonging after Heritage Month: From Celebration to Workplace Reality
SME leaders are urged to move beyond cultural displays and embed belonging into daily practice to boost genuine employee engagement.
Dis-Chem launches ‘Freedom’ anthem on Heritage Day to boost movement and wellness message
The health-and-beauty retailer released an original song built from customer and staff input, aiming to link better health with freedom of movement.
Nedbank IMC 2026 draws 3,700 delegates from 28 countries
The one-day marketing conference attracted over 3,700 participants, highlighted AI, culture and the role of the CMO, and offered a platform for African…
ARB dismisses blasphemy complaint against Toyota Land Cruiser FJ ad
The Advertising Regulatory Board ruled the ‘I am what I am’ tagline does not breach South Africa’s advertising code.
Sam Altman and Jensen Huang have both said the same thing to founders, a decade apart. Here is the advice
Sam Altman's 2014 Stanford lectures and Jensen Huang's 2026 talk at Y Combinator's Startup School make the same core argument to founders, a decade apart. What…
Anthropic’s CEO just asked the entire AI industry to slow down. Here is why, in his own words
Dario Amodei's essay 'We Must Pace the Frontier' argues AI capability is accelerating faster than safety work can keep up, and proposes a 3 step plan.…
Elon Musk told The Economist superintelligent AI is 5 years away. Here is what that would actually mean
In an 85-minute interview with The Economist, Elon Musk predicted AI will exceed total human intelligence by 2031 and an 'age of amazing abundance' by 2036,…
South African businesses are using AI faster than they are governing it, and that gap has a price tag
64% of African employees say they used AI at work in the past year, well ahead of the global average, but most businesses have not built…
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are building their own AI safety regulator, before any government makes them
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are working toward a joint self-regulatory body, the Standards Authority for Frontier AI, to test and audit the most powerful AI systems…
South Africa’s AI policy was pulled after it cited studies that do not exist. The rewrite is now due by March
South Africa's draft National AI Policy was withdrawn in April after News24 found it cited academic papers that do not exist. Minister Solly Malatsi says a…
A South African AI startup shrank a 120 billion parameter model to run on a laptop, and raised $5m for it
Refiant AI, founded in South Africa by Viroshan Naicker, Siddharth Gutta and Mathew Haswell, raised $5m to compress large AI models so they run on ordinary…
Verascient raises $1.2m to turn a company’s scattered knowledge into something an AI agent can actually use
Verascient, founded by Keagan Stokoe and Emile Ferreira, has raised an oversubscribed $1.2m pre-seed round led by Founder Collective to build AI infrastructure for financial services,…
Checkers revives Nestlé Caravan chocolate after public vote
The retailer teamed up with Nestlé to launch a limited-edition Caravan bar following a social-media poll.
Mteto Nyati confirmed as Eskom chairman for another term
Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said Nyati will stay on, signalling continuity as Eskom moves into its ‘Eskom 2.0’ phase.
Varsity Vibe reaches 11,460 students in 14 universities with brand partners
The student engagement platform partnered with eight brands to activate events at 14 universities, added two new campuses and won a marketing award.
US visa restrictions on South Africans may be a prelude to wider sanctions
Economist Dawie Roodt warns that Washington could move beyond targeted visa bans to financial penalties, raising concerns for South African businesses.
SMEs warned: generic thought-leadership pieces waste budget and dilute brand
A new commentary highlights how empty executive commentary erodes credibility and offers four practical ways to make content matter for mid-size firms.
SARS extends deadline for provisional taxpayers to request changes to auto assessments
The tax authority has pushed the cut-off to 22 January 2027 for auto-assessment adjustments, but only for assessments issued by 24 November 2026.
