The rand’s rough Monday and what a Hormuz scare does to SA wallets
Geopolitics is back in your budget! Oil costs more than $100 per barrel, the rand is facing a rough Monday, and the effects go well beyond the petrol price.
Bree Street Sundays and bringing back the art of just hanging out
Bree Street Sundays gives Cape Town a rare kind of weekend, one without pressure or planning.
How to decode a SARB rate day without economist brain-rot
SARB rate day can look like a circus of jargon, panic, and fake certainty. Here’s how to spot what changed, what didn't, and why your wallet might care.
From speculation to code: What EthCapeTown is really about
Crypto hype is easy, but building something useful is harder. ETHCapeTown focuses on workshops, mentorship, and hackathon energy, where ideas are tested, not tweeted. Cape Town builders are showing what blockchain looks like when it leaves speculation behind.
Why ‘cheap imports’ could get weirdly expensive in March
That suspiciously cheap overseas deal might not stay cheap for long. Taxes, exchange rates, and shipping costs can rewrite the final price before the parcel reaches your door.
Cape Town is about to throw its most colourful street party of the year
Cape Town will swap traffic for costumes and drumbeats soon when the Cape Town Carnival returns with a parade packed with floats, dancers and live music.
Brace yourselves, South Africa: Petrol is going up this Wednesday (and here’s what pushed it)
Filling up is about to cost more from Wednesday, March 4. Higher crude prices and increasing international fuel costs are behind the price hike, even with a stronger rand in the mix.