Sibanye-Stillwater delays interim results after cyberattack

[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater recovers from cyberattack, delays results presentation and claims minimal impact on operations…

Crocs launches new Height collection

[Evan-Lee Courie] Crocs recently launched its latest Height Collection at an exclusive event held at The Nines in Sea Point, Cape Town...

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

[Lindsey Schutters] Yvette Baez, Google’s business strategist for AI had a media tour to South Africa to promote Gemini and AI…

US data takes focus, People's Bank of China cuts rates, yen firms

[Andre Cilliers] Asian stocks fell after the PBoC's surprise rate cut, impacting global markets. Commodities and currencies like the rand struggled...

Food inflation eases, but weather-induced production challenges remain

[Paul Makube] Headline inflation decelerated to a 2024 low of 5.1% year-on-year in June, while food inflation reached 4.1% year-on-year, the lowest since February 2020...

CrowdStrike CEO gives assurances after outage

[Lindsey Schutters] CrowdStrike has completed its preliminary post incident review after an update glitch crashed millions of Microsoft devices…

How to become indispensable in an AI workplace

[Lyndy van den Barselaar] As AI continues to evolve, there is a growing narrative that it threatens human jobs. However, AI is not a threat but a tremendous opportunity to enhance human potential and become truly indispensable in the workforce...

Afda graduation film “Cipher” wins Simon ‘Mabhuna’ Sabela award - AFDA

[Earle Holmes] Afda is delighted to announce that the 2023 AFDA Durban third year graduation film, “Cipher” won the Best Student Film award at the 11th Annual Simon ‘Mabhuna’ Sabela Awards...

#OrchidsandOnions: Bic inspires with Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo

[Brendan Seery] Brendan Seery is back! This week Bic inspires, two local radio stations disappoint, and Sasol's reward programme lets him down - again...

#Newsmaker: Mohammed Ebrahim's roadmap to entrepreneurship and leadership

[Ntandokazi Ntozakhe] Hailing from Durban, Mohammed Ebrahim embodies the modern entrepreneur's spirit, rising to the forefront of tech innovation...

Ramaphosa puts infrastructure at centre of GNU

[Lindsey Schutters] President Cyril Ramaphosa's made a renewed commitment to infrastructure development…

The building blocks of great brands

[Mongezi Mtati] Mongezi Mtati, brand strategist, Rogerwilco examines how top marketing executives define and strengthen their brands...

Amplats posts mixed results as local job cuts loom

[Lindsey Schutters] Anglo American Platinum has released its interim results for 2024 and signalled intent for additional London listing...

Market inertia as traders track US political developments

[Andre Cilliers] The uncertain US political landscape and inflation concerns have kept markets flat. Traders await inflation data for rate-cut hints.

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

[Lindsey Schutters] Plentify closed an oversubscribed round from top VCs to accelerate growth in South Africa and beyond…

CrowdStrike disruption: Clients' personal data secure, Capitec reports

[Katja Hamilton] CrowdStrike reports many affected devices are back online after its update caused a major IT outage. Capitec Bank and other global businesses were disrupted, but services have been restored...

Malatsi’s digital vision for SA blends DA and ANC ideals

[Lindsey Schutters] Minister Solomon Malatsi called for unity and digital transformation in parliamentary debate…

All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards winners

[Danette Breitenbach] The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards were announced on Saturday evening, 20 July...

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

[Lindsey Schutters] The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 held at the CTICC brought together a panel of African energy ministers…

Ellies ends journey from pioneering electronics giant to business failure

[Lindsey Schutters] Reports have surfaced of Ellies’ final demise after months of uncertainty and years of decline…