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Charles, who previously served as CEO of MTN Group, returns to the GCTIO role with over 20 years of industry experience. His focus will be on strengthening MTN’s connectivity, digital infrastructure and fintech strategy execution and delivery. “We are enhancing our positioning in the digital infrastructure business to better enable the exponential growth in digital …

South Africa has emerged as the only African country to secure a place on the UBS Global Wealth Report 2025 list of the world’s 50 richest nations, despite economic uncertainty affecting markets worldwide. Kathrine Heigan/Unsplash The study, drawing on data from the OECD, IMF, and World Bank, shines a spotlight on how wealth has multiplied …

Sweden and South Africa share a deep and historic partnership rooted in the anti-apartheid struggle and a shared commitment to democracy, human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development. Building on this legacy, the “Sweden on the Road” campaign seeks to bring the Sweden–South Africa relationship closer to the country’s young people, academic institutions, and communities. …

Netstar, the vehicle tracking company owned by JSE-listed Altron, has suffered a data breach and possibly a ransomware attack. A group called INC Ransom claimed responsibility for the breach, stating on their dark web leak site that they exfiltrated 505GB of data. Examining a sample of the files uploaded suggests that the attackers stole documents …

Malcolm Libera  ·21 Aug 2025 Groups that are part of organised crime within government are now profiting from teaching posts in South Africa, taking advantage of newly qualified and underemployed graduates.  This is according to the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration Chairperson Jan de Villiers, following the announcement that the Education Labour Relations …

Following initial testing by office employees at a Checkers supermarket in Cape Town from mid-August, 20 of the new trolleys will be made available to customers at two of the chain’s stores, Shoprite said in a statement on Wednesday, without saying how much it had invested. Called the Xpress Trolley, the shopping cart lets shoppers …

21 August 2025 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the preliminary team to face Nigeria and Lesotho in two crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played in South Africa next month. Broos’ charges will be away to Lesotho in the first FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Free State Stadium in …

Luke Fraser  ·21 Aug 2025 Despite the strained consumer operating environment, the Spur Corporation has opened more restaurants in South Africa and internationally, with more in the pipeline. In its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2025, the South African Restaurant Market report indicated that the South African Reserve Bank’s interest rate cuts …

Apple Music has announced indie-darling Trillion Petals as the latest artist to join its Up Next artist development program in South Africa. “I’m thrilled to be chosen for Up Next South Africa,” she tells TATC. “This new project is one that’s really close to my heart and I feel so lucky that I get to …

Research suggest that the use of isihlambezo is on the rise. After emergency care, a heart attack, and a major open-chest surgery in Cape Town, Simamkele is now on a steady path to recovery, returning to her tourism studies. Vaccination is one of the most effective tools we have to prevent cervical cancer and other …

THE South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA) has announced the appointment of Palesa Mkhize as its first full-time Chief Executive Officer, a move that signals both maturity and momentum in the country’s growing multifamily rental housing sector. Formed in 2024, SAMRRA is the industry body for institutional landlords and stakeholders in South Africa’s professionally …

Your Excellency, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba,Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to participate in this plenary session on the economic dimension of the Africa–Japan partnership. We gather at a critical time, where global economic uncertainty, the reshaping of trade and new industrial revolutions demand bold action and strategic …

Toyota plans to introduce three fully-electric models in South Africa in 2026, a senior executive said on Thursday, entering a nascent EV market where Chinese rivals such as BYD are already competing with European carmakers. Volvo currently dominates EV sales in South Africa, followed by BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but Chinese EV makers are starting to flood …

Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s claim that rich people subsidise the poor when it comes to electricity tariffs in South Africa is not accurate. The reality is that middle-class residential customers with low to moderate usage are subsidising poor customers, rich households, and large businesses with high usage. During a recent update on the state of …

The Department of Transport has announced its desire to build a new toll plaza near the Beitbridge Border Post to Zimbabwe – the busiest border crossing in South Africa. The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) made this proposal regarding the Sanral and National Roads Acts, and the department gazetted it for public comment on …

Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation ticked up to 5.7% year-on-year in July from 5.1% in June, while fuel prices edged higher after four months of deflation, the statistics agency said on Wednesday. Annual core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, stood at 3.0%, slightly below analysts’ forecasts of 3.1% and remaining …

Clyde N. S. Ramalaine|Published 1 day ago Copy to Clipboard Clyde N.S. Ramalaine South Africa’s foreign policy is under siege, not from foreign powers, but from the fragmentation of its own State centre. The controversy over SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya’s visit to Iran is more than a military misstep; it exposes fractures in governance, …

This Test will be the first rugby event to be held at the famous north London venue since 2016, when the Springboks and the Barbarians played out a thrilling 31-31 draw. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, 22 August via Ticketmaster and Wembley Stadium. The Boks are no strangers to playing in London, …

Gumede, who has won international awards for digital innovation and was crowned Miss Tech Universe 2024-2025 in Thailand, stated that she aimed for IRIS to reach every classroom by the end of October. “IRIS does not belong to me. It belongs to everyone of us in South Africa, and that is the reason we need …

Staff Writer  ·20 Aug 2025 South African households are overly reliant on short-term or payday loans to make ends meet, putting them in an extremely precarious position. The latest DebtBusters Debt Index for the second quarter of 2025 has revealed that households have buckled under financial pressure, with a 6% increase in demand for debt …

Project Kuiper, an Amazon competitor to Starlink, is estimated to be only seven or eight months away from an official launch in South Africa, if it partners with a local player to work within existing BEE rules. Veteran journalist Annika Larsen covered the topic in an episode of Annika Larsen Special Report, entitled Starlink: The …

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Prenelan Subrayen © Gallo Images South Africa face a setback in Australia with the offspinner’s action being reported. South Africa offspinner Prenelan Subrayen has been reported for a suspect bowling action in the first ODI against Australia played on Tuesday in Cairns. The match officials’ report specified concerns about the legality of Subrayen’s action. The …

Checkers has unveiled South Africa’s first smart trolley equipped with a range of technology designed to enhance the shopping experience. Called the Xpress Trolley, it lets shoppers scan as they shop and skip the checkout queue by paying directly on the cart. The trolleys are being trialled at two Checkers stores in the Western Cape. …