Huawei Cloud rolls out enterprise AI products across the board, building an Open Agentic Cloud
On September 18, Dr. Peter Zhou, Director of the Board at Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud, delivered a keynote titled "The Agentic Cloud for the Agentic World: Build Together, Grow Together" at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026. He shared Huawei Cloud's latest progress. He announced the global launch of the...
Business
Banking
More flexibility when it matters most, FNB enhances eWallet Cash Advance and introduces FNB Connect Prepaid Advance
As household budgets remain under pressure, FNB has enhanced...
Standard Bank Hackathon 2026 showcases Africa’s next wave of AI and banking innovation
Record 1,208 ideas submitted as 50 teams prepare to...
Standard Bank and Java Capital partner to build an integrated real estate advisory and co-investment platform
Strategic partnership combines Standard Bank’s strong balance sheet, extensive...
Beyond Correspondent Banking: how global payments are being rewired
Global payments are entering one of the most significant...
Nedbank pilots Client Connect Zone as customer expectations reshape the future of banking
Although South Africans have embraced digital banking at an...
Why real-time Bank Account Verification is becoming essential for digital onboarding in South Africa
As digital services continue to reshape how consumers open...
Standard Bank delivered record half-year headline earnings and higher returns
The Standard Bank Group delivered a solid performance for...
Savings & Investing
Fintech
Technical debt is now a boardroom metric, not an IT one
As AI ambitions collide with ageing architecture, technical debt...
Moving to cloud does not change your compliance obligations
When a financial institution moves Jira, Confluence, or Jira...
Building the leadership pipeline for Africa’s digital future
Africa has the youth population and emerging digital sector...
MTN Group Fintech shapes Africa’s next frontier
The fintech story in Africa has moved well beyond...
Wealth
When children emigrate, family trusts may need a fresh look
As South African families become increasingly global, long‑established financial...
Iress partners with Thoughtworks to accelerate platform modernisation
Iress today announced a strategic partnership with global technology...
Returning to SA with offshore assets? Why money moves require careful planning
You’ve grown weary of the grey skies, the cost...
Are offshore trusts only for the wealthy?
Offshore trusts are often misunderstood. Many South Africans see...
Wills
An outdated will can be almost as risky as no will
Most people don't put off drafting or updating a...
If you died tomorrow, would your family know what to do?
The conversation during National Wills Week almost always focuses...
Could a Mauritius trust complement your South African Will?
Every South African should have a valid Will and...
Wills Month: What South Africans don’t know about wills, death and their estates
There is far more to planning for death than...
Women, Wealth and Legacy: Protecting the women who protect everyone else
Women are often the glue that holds families together....
Money Basics
Financial Times Weekend is now printed and delivered locally in South Africa
In an age of endless scrolling, the printed newspaper...
Spring-clean your Life File: 5 financial habits to revisit as life changes
Our homes, garages and gardens are not the only...
Tax deadline rush gives scammers an opening, warns Kaspersky
With fewer than six weeks remaining before the 23...
Tourism and Heritage Month: Turn your local knowledge into extra income
Tourism Month and Heritage Month in September, which honour...
SA Economy
Entrepreneurship
Meet Byron Pinheiro, the entrepreneur who believes South African SMEs don’t have a sales problem, they have a relationship problem
After nearly a decade of connecting businesses and supporting...
Radley Primary School invites families to experience entrepreneurial education at Northriding Open Day
As parents of future grade one learners embark on...
More Than Fuel: Shell Continues to Invest in South Africa’s Entrepreneurs
South Africa does not lack ambition. Walk through any...
South African women entrepreneurs are learning to adapt, digitise and build for sustainable growth.
The chef who learned that profit, not revenue, was...
Retirement
HONOR’S Magic V6 is the brand’s ace as the foldable segment heats up
The foldable smartphone market has been one of the most interesting to watch, for the last 18 months. As the category heats up, with...
The Invisible giant: how local South Africans keep the tourism economy alive
Tourism Month 2026
South African tourism is often viewed through an international lens: a foreign visitor on a game drive in Kruger National Park, or...
Onafriq joins FINASA to support the growth of cross-border payments in South Africa
Onafriq, Africa's largest payments network, connecting more than 40 African markets, has joined the Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA) as an Enterprise Member,...
You’ve protected your future. But have you told your family what happens next?
Many of us spend years putting the right financial protections in place. We insure our cars, protect our homes, take out life cover, save...
African cities rank among world’s most enthusiastic AI adopters despite infrastructure deficits, new BCG index finds
London, Dubai, New York City, Washington, DC, and Amsterdam top the rankings of the world’s most intelligent cities according to new research from Boston...
South Africa’s laboratory medicine sector scales following hospital infrastructure investment
South Africa's laboratory medicine sector is scaling with strong commercial and clinical momentum.
Demand for automation, advanced diagnostic platforms and point-of-care testing is...
Prevalence of ‘survival’ borrowing doesn’t mean all credit is bad
Using credit to fund everyday expenses indicates ‘survival borrowing’, where households repeatedly rely on credit to make it through the month.
Increases in essential expenses...
The end of Cloud-Only thinking in South Africa
For years, “cloud-first” has dominated enterprise technology strategy. But across South Africa, that conversation is beginning to shift.
Today, CIOs are grappling with a more...
