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R1,050 Pension Top-Up for December 2025 The new R1,050 Pension Top-Up for December will provide important support to millions of senior citizens throughout South Africa. As expenses increase at the end of the year this extra payment helps strengthen financial stability and allows older people to manage essential costs more easily. Complete Breakdown of the …
Pretoria, December 19, 2025 – Pretoria based security specialist, Locksmith Pretoria, has today announced a strategic partnership with several prominent Gauteng emergency service providers. This collaboration aims to drastically reduce response times for residents and business owners facing urgent security breaches or lock-related crises across the metropolitan area. As crime statistics and accidental lockouts continue to …
South Africa’s New Retirement Rules for 2025 South Africa has introduced new retirement regulations for 2025 that will affect when people can retire & how they access their benefits. The government has raised the official retirement age from 65 to 67 and changed the rules around pension fund access and social grant eligibility. These changes …
Pretoria, 19 December 2025 – Electrician Pretoria, renowned for more than three decades of handling all sorts from domestic glitches to large-scale commercial tasks, today introduces a specialised commercial electrical arm. This initiative raises fresh expectations in compliance certification, safety evaluations, and hazard mitigation for businesses across Gauteng grappling with tougher rules and day-to-day pressures. …
18 December 2025 – Prof. Lynn Morris Key research and innovation achievements from the past quarter, showcasing Wits’ leadership and real-world impact. Dear Colleagues It’s been an incredible year for Wits research and innovation. Wits is the top-ranked university in sub-Saharan Africa for innovation performance in the 2025 Global Innovation Index – a remarkable achievement. …
The Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Team, together with the event’s incredible sponsors and partners, is rolling out six official TTOM Training Runs in the build-up to the 2026 event. We kick off in style in Cape Town on 25 January, before heading to Joburg on 1 February, Durban on 8 February, Cape Town again on …
CIO South Africa once again brought together technology leaders from across the country to share insights, celebrate innovation and shape the future of IT. From summits and awards to targeted events for women in leadership, 2025 has been marked by moments that strengthened community, showcased thought leadership and highlighted the impact of IT on business …
How often have you picked up your phone “just to check something quickly,” only to find 20 minutes have disappeared down a digital rabbit hole? This all-too-familiar habit, called doom scrolling, is the endless, often mindless consumption of online content that leaves us more drained than informed. At work, even the quick breaks we take …
Expected new Suzuki flagship will use a moniker applied to a rebadged version of the Toyota RAV4 in Europe for South Africa. Reported as far back as 2021 to be have been of interest, Suzuki Auto South Africa has confirmed the Across for the local market, but not in the guise of the European derivative. …
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As the year draws to a close, even the most demanding schedules make room for familiar rituals. CIO South Africa asked local technology leaders one simple question: if they could step away from the year-end chaos, what festive tradition would they absolutely not skip? Here is what they shared in their own words. Johnson Idesoh, …
Staff Writer ·18 Dec 2025 The Department of Communication and Digital Technology has killed the South African Post Office’s monopoly on delivering small parcels in the country. In a recent gazette, DCDT Minister Solly Malatsi, under Section 15(3) of the Postal Services Act, amended Schedule 1 of the Act, removing the reference to “small parcels”. …
Many of South Africa’s major fibre network operators (FNOs) plan to accelerate their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) rollouts in lower-income areas, including townships, in 2026. A few newer upstarts are already becoming deeply entrenched in this market in 2025, having expanded to hundreds of thousands of homes. South Africa’s first fibre “land grab,” which followed Vumatel’s pivotal …
Staff Writer ·18 Dec 2025 Despite the ups and downs of 2025, with local and international drama unfolding in markets, local motorists have ended the year only slightly worse off when it comes to fuel prices. The main culprit—outside of a global diesel shortage, which hit local pricing—was the government’s decision to hike the general …
Malcolm Libera ·18 Dec 2025 South Africans planning to visit shopping malls are being warned that criminals view this time of year as a prime opportunity. With holiday bonuses, foot traffic surging, and shoppers increasingly distracted, malls become ideal hunting grounds for a wide range of crimes, from shoplifting and card fraud to vehicle theft …
Staff Writer ·18 Dec 2025 The latest data from Stats SA on liquidations in South Africa shows that another 126 businesses were liquidated in November, taking the total to 1,434 for the year so far. The number of liquidations in November was down two cases from October, and down 1.6% from November 2024 (also 128 …
Podcast – The Cause Effect 4.0 with Celina Lee Episode 3 : Can Tanzania’s AI Community Turn Ambition Into Impact? […]
MambaOnline publishes a monthly overview of reported LGBTIQ+ rights violations in South Africa, including hate speech, hate crimes and other forms of discrimination. We also track the progress of cases through the criminal justice system and highlight key human rights developments. Below is our summary for November 2025. Grindr Gang Trial Resumes With Emotional Testimony …
Fines SA is warning motorists about a surge in fraudulent traffic fine SMSes. The notices claim motorists have outstanding fines that must be paid immediately. These messages often include links to fake payment pages designed to mimic legitimate municipal or traffic fine platforms. “We’ve seen a noticeable spike in motorists contacting us to check whether …
An urgent situation involving a young South African artist stranded in Guangzhou, China, has been brought to our attention, raising serious concerns about his immediate safety, accommodation, and ability to return home. Austin Hendricks, an emerging artist from Nelson Mandela Bay, travelled to China after being offered what was presented as a three-month opportunity. Upon …
South African annual inflation unexpectedly softened in November, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% target and boosting hopes for an interest-rate cut next month. Consumer prices rose 3.5%, compared with 3.6% a month earlier, Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Only four of 11 economists expected …
Staff Writer ·17 Dec 2025 The latest earnings data from the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) show that extra-budgetary institutions (EBI) in South Africa earn the highest average salaries in government. Extra-budgetary institutions (EBIs) are government agencies that operate outside of normal parliamentary processes but still deliver services to and on behalf of the national government. …
You will need to earn at least R55,000 per month to afford the new Renault Captur on a finance plan, according to a calculation by TopAuto. The French carmaker recently launched the new Captur in South Africa, which is available in three specifications with prices ranging from R515,999 to R614,999. All three versions are fitted with a …
What’s the background here? In August, Daily Maverick broke the story of how the US State Department was applying for visas for about 30 Kenyans to come to South Africa to assist with processing Afrikaners who were applying for “refugee” status in the US. Why did they have to be Kenyan? The refugee programme is …