Sassa to spend R290bn on social grants this year
Grants make up 11% of government spending, the same as 20 years ago.
Trumpflation and other frustrations
Rising fuel costs and import tariffs are fuelling inflation and squeezing household budgets ahead of November’s midterm elections, with Democrats expected to regain control of the House.
Apple is Wall Street’s favourite AI haven as spending fears hit
Apple shares have risen 27% this year as investors seek exposure to Big Tech without the heavy AI infrastructure spending weighing on rivals.
Learners wait seven years for R39m school
Second building contractor fired and Eyabantu Senior Secondary School remains unfinished.
Sars cracks down on Vat refund fraud
As 14 accused in R3.99m tax fraud investigation.
Life as an asylum seeker in SA’s broken immigration system
For years seeking asylum has been near impossible.
Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’: Why there’s no escaping tech tycoon villains (at the movies)
Another version of Elon Musk appears in Artificial, which screened at this month’s London Film Festival ahead of its release, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's character is portrayed as the villain in the film.
Odds of 2026 becoming the hottest year surge higher with El Niño
Berkeley Earth now puts the odds of 2026 surpassing 2024 as the hottest year on record at 96%, while scientists expect 2027 to be hotter still.
South African real estate has repaired its balance sheet
Now it needs the right capital for growth.
Been abroad for five or 10 years? The tax questions that do not go away for South African expatriates
Why South Africans living abroad need to review their tax residency status and worldwide income obligations.