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Billionaire-backed IT giant pumping money into South Africa

Today at 10:59 AM, via Daily Investor

Zoho, a software firm owned by the Indian billionaire Vembu family, is in talks to build out its own data centers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, three of its fastest-growing markets. 

South Africa

KZN Finance MEC welcomes fiscal discipline in National Budget

Today at 10:23 AM, via SAnews

KZN Finance MEC welcomes fiscal discipline in National Budget

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance Francois Rodgers has described the 2026 National Budget as a critical step towards restoring South Africa’s financial credibility.

Presenting the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that public debt is projected to stabilise at 78.9% of...

Business

NHI still moving ahead in South Africa

Today at 10:18 AM, via BusinessTech

The 2026 Budget has allocated over R9 billion in direct and indirect funding for the NHI, with the presidency insisting a hold on the promulgation of the Act won’t slow down the implementation of the scheme.

Education

Labour’s Send reforms get this right: disabled children in mainstream schools is transformative for everyone | Frances Ryan

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

It doesn’t fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning together

When I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still remember her surprise when I told her I would be going to the local girls grammar, as the hoist pulled my wet limbs out of the physio pool. I was a child but already...

Science/Tech

iOCO co-CEO resigns after one year

Today at 08:59 AM, via ITWeb

Dennis Venter leaves the JSE-listed technology services group, with immediate effect, to pursue other business interests.

Health

Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

Yesterday at 19:18 PM, via BBC News

Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.