Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Nearly 80% of government borrowing across OECD member countries in 2025 went solely to refinancing existing debt, not new spending, according to the OECD.

South Africa's games industry is the third-biggest on the African continent by revenue, with about 26 million players, though most of the games locally consumed are developed elsewhere, says IT Think Gaming's CEO.

Local game developers struggle to fund projects because there are currently no funds available for South African game makers, and publishers that finance games are largely absent.

Around 20 million of South Africa's 65-odd million people count themselves as gamers, according to ACGL's Nick Holden, though high data prices and patchy home internet still hold the sector back.

A Johannesburg collector is believed to own the largest private pinball collection in the world, around 400 machines all in working order, which auctioneer Joff van Renen expects will eventually come up for sale.