The two men who built South Africa’s biggest app as a passion project in one weekend

Dan Southwood-Wells and Herman Maritz started EskomSePush as a simple side project to help themselves and their friends navigate South Africa’s load-shedding schedules. View online Saturday, 25 July 2026 Your daily update The two men who built South Africa’s biggest app as a passion project in one weekend Dan Southwood-Wells and Herman Maritz started EskomSePush as a simple side project to help themselves and their friends navigate South Africa’s load-shedding schedules. Inside the castle built by a Greek millionaire which is now the Church of Scientology’s headquarters Castle Kyalami, built by Greek millionaire Demos Dinopoulos as a private family mansion, has since served as a four-star hotel and is now the Church of Scientology’s South African headquarters and religious retreat. South Africa’s silver bullet Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala says that improving the rule of law in South Africa can boost the country's economic growth to 4.5% per year. International banking giant sends a warning about the South African rand Citigroup closed its bullish position on the South African rand against the euro hours after concluding the currency would remain “fragile” following the central bank’s surprise decision to keep interest rates unchanged. Business and Technology News Retrenchments loom at prominent state-owned bus company Great North Transport, a state-owned bus company, has issued a Section 189 notice initiating consultations on possible retrenchments. PlayStation suffers global outage PlayStation owners worldwide have reported problems logging into Sony's servers and launching many games as their weekends begin. New employment equity rules for businesses employing more than 50 people in South Africa The Department of Employment and Labour has gazetted a draft Code of Good Practice for employment equity plans in South Africa. Must read Dis-Chem’s billionaire founder resigns After building Dis-Chem from a single pharmacy into a R25 billion JSE-listed giant, founder Ivan Saltzman has resigned from the board as part of the company's planned leadership transition. Critical South African industry is running out of people South Africa's sugarcane industry is facing an unprecedented labour shortage after many of the foreign national workers it relied on have left the country. Tax crackdown in Mauritius hits Standard Bank, Absa, and Investec A raft of new corporate taxes that could erode banks’ profitability is testing Mauritius’s long-standing status as a low-tax gateway for cross-border capital, according to Moody’s Rating Work from home is making a comeback in South Africa Remote work opportunities in South Africa reached a record high in the first half of 2026, growing 28% year-on-year as flexible roles expand across several sectors. Partner content Christmas in July: Your Last Chance to Save on Summer Cruises MSC Cruises' Christmas in July promotion gives travellers a limited-time opportunity to secure selected MSC Armonia sailings for the 2026/2027 season at exclusive promotional rates before the offer ends. The best software development partner in South Africa Codehesion believes in building software that stands the test of time – no matter how fast your business grows, or the scale to which it expands. More stories

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