Overspending discouraged this Valentine’s Day
Valentines Day by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – FIRST National Bank (FNB) has discouraged the public from overspending this Valentine’s Day. Ester Ochse, Product Specialist at FNB Wealth and Investments, said the fundamentals of savings should be applied to any special and celebratory occasions. “Whether you spend on a special birthday, More...
Millions without food as hunger rises in Africa
East Africa hunger, famine on the increase from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI – SOME 257 million Africans – a fifth of the total population’s 1.3 billion people are undernourished More...
Robotics revolution underway in South Africa
UiPath head of sales for South Africa Lenore Kerrigan by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SKILLS development is crucial to making the most of the robotic process automation (RPA) revolution and using it More...
Labour body resists splitting of Eskom
Eskom power by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – THERE are differences within South Africa’s tripartite alliance following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of plans to privatise state-owned More...
SA wins war for open access
Fibre-to-the-Home by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE ground gained in the quest for free competition in the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) market will be lost if South African homeowners and tenants do not sustain More...
Mixed news for Africa in Trump’s pick at World Bank
David Malpass for World Bank top job from TRACEY IRVING in Washington, USA WASHINGTON – A KEY player from Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign is set to head the World Bank. Mr Trump has selected US treasury More...
Digitalisation boosts productivity in mining sector
Schneider Electric Vice President of the Anglophone Africa Mining, Metals and Minerals (MMM) Industry Business Unit, Marc Ramsay JOHANNESBURG – EXPERTS have forecast innovation and technology to play increasingly More...
Angola aircraft acquisitions fly in the face of mounting burdens
TAAG Angola Airlines from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – SADDLED with a growing debt burden and struggling to eradicate poverty, Angola still has the luxury of splurging millions in foreign More...
Corruption to dominate SA State of the Nation Address
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to face vibrant opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in parliament when he addresses SONA, where corruption is likely to take centre stage by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – ANALYSTS More...
Americans fall prey to Nigeria scammers
Romance scams from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA – NIGERIA’S anti-corruption agency has arrested 15 suspects for allegedly swindling American nationals through internet fraud and romance scams. The More...