Icasa’s R100-million surplus and its empty toolbox

Icasa’s R100-million surplus and its empty toolbox

Icasa left R333.7-million of its 2025/2026 budget unspent, including almost its entire capital budget, even as it told parliament that a lack of money is the main thing stopping it from buying the tools it needs to police operators. The communications regulator spent just 0.5% of its capital expenditure budget, leaving R130.5-million unused, and left…

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Surplus groceries, straight from the browser

Surplus groceries, straight from the browser

Still Good co-founders Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool A South African start-up is selling near-expiry groceries at up to 65% off through a web app built specifically around the realities of the local device market. Still Good launched in May 2025 after co-founders Steffen Burrows, Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool saw the success of Danish…

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What’s behind Trump’s 50 percent tariff for Brazil despite trade surplus? | Donald Trump News

What’s behind Trump’s 50 percent tariff for Brazil despite trade surplus? | Donald Trump News

United States President Donald Trump has threatened Brazil with a 50 percent tariff, citing the criminal charges against its former president and his political ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a coup. In a letter to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s current president, Trump said on Wednesday that the treatment of Bolsonaro, who…

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