BusinessTechGood news about South Africa’s 10-year driving licence, and Capitec coming after people earning over R50,000 a month
Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Thursday, 15 October 2026.
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MyBroadbandCompany that wants to be the Capitec of fibre closes in on 2 million users
Fibertime significantly increased the number of homes it connected in the last year.
BusinessTechHow much you would have if you invested R1,000 in Capitec when it listed on the JSE
Capitec’s share price has delivered one of the strongest long-term performances on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in history.
MyBroadbandCapitec sells iPhones with free data for R9,499
Clients who buy an iPhone through Capitec's channels and link their number to their Capitec account get 5GB of free data per month for a year.
MyBroadbandGood news for Capitec customers
Capitec is rolling out a Scam Checker tool that uses AI to help customers identify suspicious websites, messages, or images, and flag their operators for investigation.
Business BagelThe Roundup — Thursday, 1 October 2026
Today’s edition Counter Culture Presented by Good morning. Spur is rethinking where South Africans eat, Capitec is becoming a lot more than a bank, and one company loan just made South Africa’s foreign investment appetite look a whole lot better than it really is. Not everything
The CitizenHere’s why Capitec and others were fined millions by the Prudential Authority
Capitec was fined R28 million.
The CitizenThe banks that have beaten Capitec over five years
The top performer likely would not have been on anyone's proverbial bingo card ...
The Citizen‘Excitingly low’ market shares offer runway for Capitec’s growth – CEO
The group 'aspires to serve' 95% of the population in South Africa, and the 'very greatest of opportunities lies in backing South Africa's entrepreneurs'.
The CitizenWhy all banks are chasing affluent customers
Even Capitec is getting in on the action.
The CitizenR250m payday: Meet Capitec’s top earners
But how much do employees get paid?
The CitizenHere’s how much it will cost you to apply for Smart ID at these bank branches
The Smart ID services at Capitec are available across five provinces, with the sixth one to be added by Friday