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https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/just-in-inflation-falls-to-lowest-level-in-nearly-16-years-20200715 Hmmm - interest rates cut to historic lows, inflation now around 2.1% after a massive drop... Not very encouraging signs... :(

South Africa builds its own ventilators to fight COVID-19 - Photos The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a locally-produced ventilator in collaboration with a number of South African partners, and it is now being rolled out to hospitals nationwide. The...

South African websites flooded with traffic during lockdown South Africans have increased their Internet usage during the lockdown, particularly during the day, according to local fibre ISPs. This has resulted in local hosting providers seeing massive increases in traffic to their customers’...

Here are South Africa's tech companies which pay the highest salaries MultiChoice, Vodacom, Eskom, and the SABC pay the highest average salaries in South Africa, ranging between R762,000 and R896,000 per year. These findings emerged from an investigation into the compensation of employees at...

Big ecommerce boom in South Africa South Africa is experiencing an unprecedented ecommerce boom, with transaction rates peaking at higher levels than Black Friday. After many weeks of crippling retail restrictions which formed part of the national COVID-19 lockdown in March and April...

Good news for South African IT professionals South African jobs portal OfferZen told MyBroadband that the ICT and technology sector is among the most active on its platform. “The highest number of active companies on our platform currently are in the ICT/technology, finance, medical, and...

Two South African tech companies which are growing during the lockdown The prolonged lockdown in South Africa is having a negative impact on the economy, with a large number of businesses facing headwinds. 19% of businesses recently polled by Sakeliga expect to go bankrupt within the next month.

South Africans baffled by bizarre lockdown clothing rules South African stores can only sell shoes if they are “closed toe,” and short-sleeved shirts if they are promoted or displayed to be worn under jackets or jerseys, according to the latest list of government rules that spell out what’s...

South Africa's back-to-school plans - the latest news The return of senior management teams (SMTs) to schools has been delayed. This is according to the South African Teachers’ Union (SAOU), which explained the situation in a document seen by MyBroadband.

The best mobile network in South Africa MyBroadband Insights has released its Q1 2020 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa. The report is based on 310,868 speed tests which were performed by thousands of MyBroadband Speed Test App...

1,353 coronavirus cases confirmed in South Africa Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize has announced there are now 1,353 COVID-19 coronavirus cases in South Africa. Mkhize added that 39,500 people have been tested for the virus to date in South Africa.

Free Internet speed upgrades for South Africans South African ISPs and fibre network operators are working together to upgrade customer line speeds at no charge. Vumatel recently announced that it would upgrade the line speeds of existing users on its fibre network at no additional cost from 1...

South Africa will switch to digital TV by 2021 The Department of Communications has outlined its plan to implement its broadcasting digital migration (BDM) programme in South Africa. In a presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, the department said it would begin distributing...

South Africa's municipalities charge you if you call the fire department Municipal emergency services are allowed to charge you for call-outs, depending on what they are called out for. According to the Fire Brigade Services Act, a controlling authority can charge fees for the attendance of...

Big tax hikes coming in South Africa Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the 2020 National Budget on 26 February, and both Absa and Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt predict significant tax increases this year. Speaking to ENCA, Roodt said the state’s debt has reached such...

South Africa must reform or it's "game over" South Africa must implement deep structural economic reforms to avoid being downgraded to junk status, according to finance minister Tito Mboweni. In a series of statements on Twitter, Mboweni said that if these reforms are not implemented, then it...

The serious Windows piracy problem in South Africa Only a third of PCs being shipped to Africa include genuine software, which is a reason for the increase in data breaches and malware attacks in the region. This is according to Deniz Ozen, regional general manager for consumer and device...

Prices in South Africa compared - 1995 vs 2020 Many middle-class South Africans are using debt to fund their lifestyles, according to experts. Debt Rescue CEO Neil Roets said those affected the most by debt are between 25 and 35, as this group "wants to be seen to be living a certain lifestyle".