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Home » Urgent Reforms Needed in South Africa’s Healthcare System | Craig Comrie | Kaya FM In a KayaBiz interview with Gugu Mphuthi, Craig Comrie speaks to the urgent need for practical reforms in South Africa’s healthcare system. He highlights why delays come with real consequences for access, affordability, and quality of care, and points …
The belief that South Africans must retire at 65 is gradually shifting as new pension and employment rules become more widely accepted. Economic pressures and longer lifespans along with evolving workforce needs are driving both government and companies to reconsider fixed retirement ages. Rather than forcing workers to leave at a specific age the updated …
Staff Writer ·6 Feb 2026 While lower petrol prices in South Africa are great news for motorists, the impact on inflation is limited because half the price goes to tax—and another tax hike may be coming. According to Investec Chief Economist, Annabel Bishop, South Africa’s inflation print for December, at 3.6% y/y, was little changed …
More than R500,000 has been raised to support the family of David Sejobe, the well-known MultiChoice front-of-house security officer who tragically died after being struck by a vehicle while cycling to work last Friday. A BackaBuddy crowdfunding campaign, which has shot past its initial target of R20,000, was launched to assist Sejobe’s grieving family. The …
Long overdue facelift D-Max will soon go on-sale. Isuzu has officially started teasing the much awaited facelift D-Max for South Africa, just under three years after it debuted in Thailand. Watch the teaser video below In a teaser clip posted on its social pages, the internally named RG D-Max’s changes for South Africa will, seemingly, …
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen today visited the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (OVR), where the President and CEO of the ARC, Dr Magingxa, handed over the first batch of locally produced Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines in over 20 years. This milestone signals a shift from reactionary disease chasing to a …
Dehan Scherman from Financial Wealth Holdings has raised concerns over the popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later options in South Africa, warning that they could lead many people into financial distress. Speaking to 702, Scherman explained that people who typically opt for buy-now-pay-later are those who can’t access credit, have no credit history, or are …
Caitlyn Hilliard-Lomas ·6 Feb 2026 The rand fell back above 16 to the dollar on Thursday as a more cautious global sentiment overnight sparked a sell-off in emerging-market assets. Analysts noted that a new wave of risk aversion drove this shift. The rand was trading at 16.1625 against the dollar, marking a 0.5% decline from …
Motorists in South Africa are becoming increasingly more spoilt for choice, as a seemingly endless influx of brands creates greater diversity and puts greater pressure on the automotive repair industry. The motor body repair sector is feeling this pressure the most, as complex consequences only begin to reveal themselves further down the automotive value chain. …
Malcolm Libera ·6 Feb 2026 South Africans can expect significant traffic disruptions in Cape Town next week as extensive road closures come into effect ahead of the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA). The annual address, delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa, will take place on Thursday, 12 February 2026, at 19h00 during a joint …
The future of Volkswagen in South Africa (VWSA) has been plunged into doubt, with the local subsidiary of the global marque warning that 2026 is a “make or break” year for the company in this country. VWSA provides direct employment to about 4 000 people. Read:VW seeks solution as ‘SA tax’ hinders its ability to …
The BYD Dolphin Surf is officially South Africa’s most affordable electric car TechCentral regularly publishes a list of all the battery-electric vehicles available for sale in South Africa, along with prices, performance figures and more. Since our 2022 debut, this list has evolved from a handful of high-end German imports to a diverse marketplace. While …
A construction firm in Durban lost R2.3 million last year. Not to theft. Not to bad investments. They simply missed a renewal deadline on a supplier agreement. The contract auto-renewed at terms that no longer made sense for their business. By the time someone noticed, it was too late to renegotiate. This kind of thing …
How to Choose the Right Place for Your Vehicle Repairs A strange noise starts coming from under the bonnet. The aircon blows warm air on a 35-degree day. The car jerks when shifting gears. These moments remind drivers that vehicles need attention, and finding someone trustworthy to fix them matters more than most people realise. …
A property management company in Pretoria had 340 active contracts with tenants, suppliers, and service providers. When their finance director ran an audit, she found that 23 of those contracts had auto-renewed at rates above market value. The company had been overpaying for services for months without realising it. The total cost of those missed …
A child wakes up at 2 AM with a high fever. An elderly parent complains of chest pain on a Sunday morning. A cut that seemed minor yesterday now looks infected. These moments happen to every family, and when they do, knowing where to go for help makes all the difference. The South African healthcare …
A radiologist at a busy hospital reads between 50 and 100 scans per day. Each scan needs to reach the right doctor, get interpreted accurately, and have its report delivered back to the referring physician. Multiply that across a department with several radiologists, multiple imaging machines, and thousands of patients per month. Without proper systems …
A teacher in Pretoria earns a decent salary. She has a car payment, a clothing account, two credit cards, and a personal loan she took out for home repairs. Each payment seemed manageable when she signed up. But the total became something else entirely. By the third week of every month, her account sits empty. …
A teacher in Pretoria earns a decent salary. She has a car payment, a clothing account, two credit cards, and a personal loan she took out for home repairs. Each payment seemed manageable when she signed up. But the total became something else entirely. By the third week of every month, her account sits empty. …
A family in Ohio came home from vacation to find water dripping through their living room ceiling. The roof had been showing warning signs for months. Missing shingles after a storm. Dark streaks that seemed like just dirt. A slight sag they convinced themselves was normal. They ignored all of it until ignoring was no …
South Africa offers generous tax relief for businesses that spend money on scientific and technological research. This support helps local businesses innovate and stay competitive in the global market. The government created these benefits to encourage private investment in new ideas and technologies. What Is the R&D Tax Benefit? The research & development tax incentive …
Australia offers one of the most generous tax relief programmes in the world for businesses that invest in new ideas and technologies. The government created this programme to encourage more private investment in innovation and to help Australian businesses compete on the world stage. What Is This Tax Programme? The R&D tax incentive is a …
The UK government offers generous tax relief for businesses that invest in innovation. This programme has been running since 2000 and has helped thousands of businesses reduce their tax bills or receive cash payments. For any business trying to create something new or improve existing products and processes, this relief can make a real difference …
February will shine the light on South African women’s cricket as the Hollywoodbets Pro Series resumes this weekend with fixtures across the country.
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