Business Charting the 2026 Budget: From national debt to personal income tax February 25, 2026 Daddy Daily Maverick breaks down all the numbers, categories, segments and fiscal policy changes that have an impact on you, fellow South African, this Budget season. Kara Le RouxBy Kara Le…
Business Government invests R893-billion in manufacturing, SMEs and employment programmes February 25, 2026 Daddy As is customary, the 2026 National Budget was delivered in a triplet flow. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s lyrical stylings look back one year, but forecast three – it’s what…
Business IBM posts steepest daily drop since 2000 after Anthropic says AI can modernise COBOL February 24, 2026 Daddy – Shares of International Business Machines recorded their steepest daily drop in more than 25 years on Monday, after AI startup Anthropic said its Claude Code tool could be used…
Business How Trevor Noah learnt about economics by being a taxi driver February 24, 2026 Daddy Mzansi’s favourite son (sorry, Siya) believes that investing in the arts can be the GDP quantum leap the country needs. And he learned that from owning and driving a minibus…
Business Anglo leans on Kumba to reinforce foundations of a just transition February 23, 2026 Daddy There are few phrases as heavily loaded as just transition. It’s usually connected to the energy transition and coal power stations being shuttered in favour of acres of solar farms…
Business Major SA data centre expansion plans emerge, set to more than double current power demand February 21, 2026 Daddy Just over the past few months, plans for significant “hyperscale” expansion projects in South Africa have emerged that would push current IT power load to well over 1,200 MW –…
Business R8bn Cape Winelands Airport project faces final hurdle before construction begins February 21, 2026 Daddy The Cape Winelands Airport (CWA) is situated just off the R302 and R312 corridors north of Durbanville on the Fisantekraal airfield, a military site built in 1943. Here, a private…
Business Paris signals strong, but nuanced, support for Pretoria on the global stage February 21, 2026 Daddy Peschke, speaking largely in isiZulu, which he has mastered, EU ambassador Sandra Kramer, French ambassador David Martinon and Italian ambassador Alberto Vecchi all pledged the support of “Team Europe” as…
Business How time, consistency and simplicity grow retirement savings February 17, 2026 Daddy I started my first job after graduating last year. The company offers group risk cover, but no retirement fund. How much should I invest each month and what products should…
Business Backed into a corner: Mining’s role in green energy creates an efficiency paradox February 17, 2026 Daddy The demand for green energy, which requires critical minerals because they are essential for manufacturing low-carbon technologies, is forcing the mining sector into a corner where it must scale up…