For many South Africans, starting a business can feel out of reach. Manufacturing in particular brings to mind large factories, expensive machinery and a sizeable workforce. Advances in laser technology have changed that, opening the door for entrepreneurs to start manufacturing from home, a garage or a small workshop. Modern laser engraving machines can produce…
Gianni Infantino’s position as world football’s most powerful administrator appeared more secure on Thursday after senior Fifa executives backed him to remain president despite his failed attempt to overhaul the commercial operations behind competitions including the World Cup. Following a meeting with Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafström and members of the organisation’s management board in…
Successfully stopping Gianni Infantino’s FIFA plan to sell World Cup profits to private investors was the first half of a high-stakes game in global soccer politics. The second half kicked off Saturday with what seemed a clear aim of ending Infantino’s decade-long presidency. “No option should be off the table,” said European soccer body UEFA,…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — “What is the plan before we get back to a stage where we are burying people?” When Belinda Tewela, a South African healthcare worker, took the microphone at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, she did not speak about billion-dollar funding gaps or international policy. She spoke about…
Published On 29 Jul 202629 Jul 2026 FIFA’s bombshell proposal to sell stakes in a $20bn commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from football’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’s plan to bring private investors into the game. The Confederations of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) and…
Cape Winelands Airport, the former military airfield outside Durbanville being redeveloped with an initial investment of up to R10-billion, is being positioned as far more than a new passenger gateway for Cape Town. In responses to questions from TechCentral, the airport’s developers and partner Stellenbosch University have set out plans for an “Aerospace Village” of…
Twenty-eight beluga whales are set to be relocated from a shuttered Canadian theme park to aquariums across the United States after federal officials approved an emergency import earlier this month as part of an international rescue effort. Marineland closed to the public in 2024 but has remained in possession of the whales, which it…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. Image: John Sears Barely a month after the Fable 5 shutdown showed the world that Washington can switch off the most powerful AI models overnight, the industry has coalesced around a plan to make sure it never happens so chaotically again. The catch, critics say, is that the plan may…
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump says he has abandoned his proposed 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Trump suggested Gulf leaders offered ‘billions of dollars’ in investment and trade deals with the United States instead. Published On 14 Jul 202614 Jul 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd…
The number of South Africans planning to start a business has more than doubled since 2023, a sharp jump in entrepreneurial intent at a time when the country needs it most. Nearly one in five adults now intend to launch a venture within three years, and early-stage activity has surged alongside it, from 11.1% to 14.7%. But fewer of those businesses…
