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Consumer Inflation Steady in South Africa
Stats SA today released the latest consumer inflation numbers (CPI) for South Africa for May 2025, and indicated that the consumer inflation had remained steady at 2,8% aligning with CPI in April of 2025. Core inflation also remained steady at 3%. Food prices saw a 4,8% increase overall in May, up from 4% in April,
Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition (Intel Core Ultra 7) Review: A Compact Creative Gem
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition (2025) with the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor is a sleek, 12-inch ultraportable laptop that redefines the ThinkPad line for content creators, graphic designers, and digital artists. With a vibrant OLED display, solid performance, and AI-driven features, it’s a compelling choice for creatives seeking portability without compromise. I’ve
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 18 June 2025
Business & Tech News SpaceX Proposes Free Internet for 5000 School Deal SpaceX has long held that it will not give away any ownership of its business in or Der to comply with South African Broad Based Economic Empowerment requirements but has offered to provide free high-speed StarLink connectivity to 5000 schools in the country
Telco Driven Data Score set to Revolutionise Credit
This morning (17 June) saw the official launch of a brand new credit score system that uses mobile usage data to create an effective credit rating that is set to change the possibility of gaining new credit to millions who currently fall outside the existing credit scores. Understanding our society's connectivity and what that means
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 17 June 2025
Business & Tech News Oil and Gold rise with Escalation of the Middle East Conflict With Investors on Edge about the escalating Israeli – Iran conflict, safe haven assets such as gold continue to be in high demand pushing the price of the yellow metal higher and heading to the $3400 per ounce level this
Analysis – Potential Impact of Geopolitical Instability on African Business
Heightened geopolitical instability in the Middle East, marked by Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear sites earlier today, June 13, 2025, combined with the ongoing escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has significant implications for African economies. These events have already driven oil prices higher due to fears of disrupted oil supply chains, while gold prices are climbing,
Breaking News Today – Friday 13 June 2025
Business & Tech News China Indicates African Imports will be Tariff Free: China has indicated that it is ready to drop tariffs that it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. This is understood to be a reactionary move by Bejing as a counter measure to US tariffs.
Top Eight African Currencies in 2025
The Ghanaian Cedi has surged in its value as measured against the US Dollar this year, driven by a series of positive moves by the government as well as increasing prices of gold and increased exports of the yellow metal. Ghana has in fact emerged as Africa’s, and the global best-performing currency in 2025, with a
Breaking News Today – Thursday 12 June 2025
Business & Tech News Trump Says China Deal Done US President Donald Trump has stated that "Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval from President Xi and me," , the president wrote on his social media platform Truth Social only a few hours ago. Talks over the last few days seems to have
Analysis of AI Developments in Africa 2025
Africa’s AI ecosystem is arguably the smallest AI market globally with Africa’s AI investment in 2025, estimated at $2–3 billion. This lags far behind the U.S. ($90–100 billion), Asia Pacific ($50–60 billion), Europe ($30–40 billion), and MENA ($10–15 billion). Its 1–1.5% global share of total AI investments highlights the need for increased infrastructure and funding
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 11 June 2025
Business & Tech News European Union – New Russian Sanctions The European Commission yesterday proposed additional sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, targeting energy revenues, banks, and the military industry. The package includes banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream pipelines and expanding sanctions to 22 more Russian banks, including a full transaction ban
South African Economy is Stalling
The latest manufacturing and production numbers for South Africa were released by Stats SA today and paint a grim picture. Headline Manufacturing Numbers: Total Manufacturing production: A decreased OF -6,3% in April 2025 compared to April 2024. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions: Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,9% in
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 10 June 2025
Business & Tech News Apple Software Redesign Flops After a period of loosing its "design Shine" Apple yesterday released several incremental and system cosmetic changes to Apple's tech platform during their annual developers conference. Apple highlighted plans for more AI tools designed to simplify people’s lives and make its products more intuitive while also providing
Breaking News Today – Monday 9 June 2025
Business & Tech News China / US set for Trade Talks in UK Today Three top aid from of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration are reported to be set for meetings with their Chinese counterparts in London today for talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the world's two economic behemoths. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott
Breaking News Today – Friday 6 June 2025
Business & Tech News Musk Trump Spat Hurts Tesla Shares Shares in the world's largest electric car company Tesla, dropped -14% yesterday, cutting its market value by close to $150bn in a stunning display of loss in investor confidence overnight. Analysts ascribed the losses as an indication of the impact of a very public dispute
MEPS – New Electric Motor Regulations In South Africa
Starting from 1 June 2025, new regulations targeting electric motors came into effect that will require virtually all new industrial application electric motors, of 0,75 kW output or more, that are imported and sold in the country. These will need to meet a minimum efficiency rating of an IE3 electric motor or a higher efficiency
AI Venture Capital Investment Trends Today
Developments in AI are surging with the global AI industry currently valued at approximately $400–$500 billion USD and is poised for substantial growth, potentially doubling or tripling in size by 2028. We took a look at the current landscape of venture capital (VC) investments in AI and emerging technologies, as of mid-2025, based on a
Breaking News Today – Thursday 5 June 2025
Business & Tech News Nintendo Switch2 Hits The Shelves The Nintendo Switch 2 was released at midnight last night globally and has been eagerly awaited with many pre-ordering the popular gaming console. Reports indicate that UK retailer Currys, were calling it its "biggest gaming pre-order ever", with over 30,000 units pre-sold. Nintendo had initially closed
Business School – How to Protect Against AI manipulation?
Criminals and scammers use AI to fool us. Meta-awareness helps us dodge their attacks. With the rapid development in AI technology, businesses and Individuals are increasingly at risk through bad actors using advanced AI image and audio generation ability to deceive people, often leading to loss or impact on a business. Artificial intelligence can enhance
Bridging the Skills Gap Starts with Reimagining Education
As the world hurtles toward a more digital, automated and interconnected future, the question that should be on our minds is – “Are graduates being adequately prepared with the right skills to survive and thrive, now and in the future?” Massive Shift in Skills Requirements According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report