Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced a multi-year partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s award-winning travel programme, and Protea Hotels by Marriott as its Official Hotel Partner. The partnership will come to life through Protea Hotels by Marriott, one of Marriott Bonvoy’s brands that has more than 60 hotels across Africa, each offering modern facilities, the...
Month: <span>March 2025</span>
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OPINION | Why Am I Getting Less Ambitious The More I Heal?
One writer shares her experience with using ambition as a trauma response and why she’s choosing to reframe her idea of true success. I went to work six hours after my mother died. I was 28 at the time, knocking on 30’s door and was hell bent on meeting my professional goals according to the...
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Payroll Tax Pressure? 6 Tips for Faster, Smarter, and Easier Payroll Reconciliations
Payroll administrators shouldn’t spend hours preparing submissions and reconciliations. Payroll administration is stressful. Monthly tax submissions and biannual reconciliations demand considerable time and focus. Payroll teams work long hours to collect information, get sign-offs, generate reports, adjust calculations, and file accurate submissions. This constant cycle puts considerable pressure on payroll administrators, who would like to...
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Zimbabwe’s 18-hour power outages may get worse amid plant revamp
Zimbabwe’s daily 18-hour electricity outages may get even worse this month as the nation’s main thermal-fired power plant in Hwange undergoes a scheduled revamp of two key units. Maintenance work at the Hwange power station’s unit 7 began on Sunday and will last until March 29, according to state utility Zesa Holdings. In addition, unit...
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World Bank urges SA to cut labour, investment red tape for economic growth
South Africa should end its “excessive” regulatory burden and revamp its Black-ownership laws to remove the “signs of paralysis” that plague its economy, the World Bank said. Enabling these changes would take the country off what the Washington-based lender termed “the wrong growth trajectory,” where real output per capita in 2023 was less than in...
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Omegro Expands Hospitality Presence with Acquisition of Spa Guru
Omegro, a portfolio within Volaris Group which includes Adapt IT Holdings Pty Ltd (“Adapt IT”) announced the acquisition of Spa Guru, a South African-based hospitality software company. This acquisition shows Omegro’scommitment to expanding its footprint in the hospitality sector. Spa Guru specialises in simplified software for spas and salons, streamlining business operations such as appointments, bookings, marketing, and billing. The company...
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Former Apple executive Pete Distad joins Fox Corp as head of new subscription streaming platform
Fox Corp named former Apple TV+ executive Pete Distad as the CEO of its upcoming subscription streaming platform, which will take on the likes of Netflix and Disney+. The Murdoch family-controlled company plans to launch the yet-to-be-named subscription-based streaming service by the end of 2025 to attract an audience outside its mainstay cable television business. Distad worked for...
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Real Madrid break revenue record to top the 2025 Deloitte Football Money League
Spanish giants Real Madrid remain top of the latest Deloitte Football Money League and have become the first soccer club to top €1 billion (US$1.04 billion) in revenue for a single season. Manchester City stayed second, while Paris Saint-Germain remained third. Manchester United were up one place to fourth and Bayern Munich also rose one place to complete...
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UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children’s personal data practices
Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit and online image sharing website Imgur safeguard children’s privacy. Social media companies use complex algorithms to prioritise content and keep users engaged. However, the fact that they amplify similar content can lead to children being influenced by increasing amounts...