12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (495+ words) Lesaka Technologies’ plan to improve performance in its merchant business relies on a similar playbook used for the consumer division. The company until recently consisted of two divisions: a merchant unit and a consumer segment. The consumer unit focuses on…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1026+ words) South Africa imported almost 240,000 tonnes of mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDM) in 2024. More than 90% came from Brazil. At first sight those figures might appear to strengthen the argument that South Africa is far too dependent on imported poultry and should be…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (135+ words) businessday.co.za Lesaka targets three-million customers by 2029 The fintech group looks to accelerate growth through acquisition of Bank Zero Story audio is generated using AI Fintech group Lesaka Technologies is targeting three-million consumer customers by 2029 as it looks to…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (578+ words) Kamohelo Chauke asks why Section27 has represented Tlaleng Mofokeng, an accomplished doctor and, until July, UN special rapporteur on health, in her defence against a complaint made to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (“Section27’s troubling choice in representing…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (604+ words) Health & Science Correspondent Stats SA has defended the integrity of its population estimates, which the health department said earlier this week may have skewed its estimates of childhood vaccination coverage. Public health experts in multiple provinces have questioned the crisis…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (851+ words) The Pretoria Society of Advocates and Pretoria Attorneys Association have initiated a legal challenge to review and set aside justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s decision limiting areas under the jurisdiction of the high court in Pretoria. The department of justice & constitutional…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (662+ words) The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new loan framework of up to $5.1bn (nearly R82bn) to mitigate the impact of the global energy and fertiliser crisis resulting from the war in the Middle East on countries across the continent. The…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (507+ words) Health & Science Correspondent The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has handed down a potentially far-reaching ruling upholding the Western Cape’s authority to legislate for new models for public schools, including those that draw on private sector expertise to improve school…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (392+ words) Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has launched a real-world electric vehicle (EV) test on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban, an initiative that will turn electric vehicle journeys into a source of real-world data for motorists and fleet operators considering the switch…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (659+ words) The National Treasury and several of its entities are grappling with senior management vacancies, while executive officials at some institutions have been suspended, subjected to disciplinary action or placed under investigation, according to a parliamentary reply. This information was provided…...