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Unpacking the Satnac paradox — are students just props in the tech dialogue?
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

Unpacking the Satnac paradox — are students just props in the tech dialogue?

It’s hard to explain what value Edition 28 of Telkom’s flagship Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (Satnac) added to the African tech ecosystem, but there were some great conversations.

By Lindsey Schutters
BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: I bling therefore I am

By Stephen Grootes
After the Bell: I bling therefore I am
OPINIONISTA

Why this time really might be different for emerging markets and SA

By Natale Labia
Why this time really might be different for emerging markets and SA
PERSONAL FINANCE

Tips on how to avoid costly insurance claims these holidays

By Neesa Moodley
Tips on how to avoid costly insurance claims these holidays
STREAMLINED STRATEGY

SPAR slims its waistline abroad to go full gourmet at home

By Kara Le Roux
SPAR slims its waistline abroad to go full gourmet at home
How a Free State pilot project is bridging the agri-tech divide for emerging farmers
DIGITAL HERDS

How a Free State pilot project is bridging the agri-tech divide for emerging farmers

By Kara Le Roux
After the Bell: Bottles or cans?
BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Bottles or cans?

By Stephen Grootes
Accelerating investigations with genAI-enhanced data review
Sponsored Content

Accelerating investigations with genAI-enhanced data review

By ENS
Copper cleans house, Capitec snaps Walletdoc, Absa eyes fatter returns
SPOTTED ON SENS

Copper cleans house, Capitec snaps Walletdoc, Absa eyes fatter returns

By Neesa Moodley
La Niña rains, better ports and livestock recovery set SA’s agriculture up for strong 2026
OPINIONISTA

La Niña rains, better ports and livestock recovery set SA’s agriculture up for strong 2026

By Wandile Sihlobo
KZN dairy farmers face massive losses amid the ravages of foot and mouth disease
LIVESTOCK DISASTER

KZN dairy farmers face massive losses amid the ravages of foot and mouth disease

By Naledi Sikhakhane
Big cheques, big shifts, bigger storage
SPOTTED ON SENS

Big cheques, big shifts, bigger storage

By Neesa Moodley
Sponsored Content

The measurement gap holding back South African brands

By Ornico
The measurement gap holding back South African brands
BORDER BOTTLENECKS

Africa’s open border dream meets turbulence at the check-in counter

By Kara Le Roux
Africa’s open border dream meets turbulence at the check-in counter
XENOPHOBIA

Court orders authorities to act against anti-migrant harassment at hospitals and clinics

By Lerato Mutsila
Court orders authorities to act against anti-migrant harassment at hospitals and clinics
PHANTOM SHARES

The Finance Ghost: Companies with Dezemba-strength headaches

By The Finance Ghost
Sponsored Content

Agility wins: New executive programme targets SA’s ‘readiness gap’ for senior leaders

By Henley Business School
STREAMING SUPREMACY

How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize

By Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn
BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed wires: The future of work, version 429

By Steven Sidley
Africa’s great calibration — can fund-of-funds unlock the continent’s next wave of growth?
African Renaissance

Africa’s great calibration — can fund-of-funds unlock the continent’s next wave of growth?

African leaders and investors are aligning around the strategy of using fund-of-funds structures, governance reform and domestic pension power to pull private capital into the real economy.

By Kara Le Roux
CHANNEL EXODUS

Subscribers furious as DStv moves to slash 16 channels during festive season

By Hannah Abrahams
THE READINESS REPORT

Inside the B20 breakthrough: Redi Tlhabi Talks to Cas Coovadia

By Redi Tlhabi
OPINIONISTA

Youth Employment Service a ray of light for young South Africans as it marks 200,000 internships

By Colin Coleman
BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: The wonderfully exciting business of parking

By Stephen Grootes
From weed to wires, new fish and leaner paper empires
SENS SNIPPETS

From weed to wires, new fish and leaner paper empires

By Neesa Moodley
Africa’s facing automotive ‘iPhone moment’ as EV revolution accelerates
Electric Avenue

Africa’s facing automotive ‘iPhone moment’ as EV revolution accelerates

By Kara Le Roux
The new tools of the side hustle gig economy
SME FOCUS

The new tools of the side hustle gig economy

By Lindsey Schutters
Glitter and grit as SA balances pride and paradox while hosting first African G20 summit
OPINIONISTA

Glitter and grit as SA balances pride and paradox while hosting first African G20 summit

By Busani Ngcaweni
Economic reprieve lifts confidence, but money habits stubbornly stand still
PERSONAL FINANCE

Economic reprieve lifts confidence, but money habits stubbornly stand still

By Neesa Moodley

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