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[TOP STORY] City of Tshwane taking steps to prevent water supply sabotage

‘I can say without any fear of contradiction that this water is safe for drinking,’ says metro spokesperson, Selby Bokaba.

2 Jun 8AM 5 min

Co-working spaces are mini havens for cyber fraud

A round-up of news updates, including a look at the reason behind the increase in cybercrime, police union calls for the commissioner's dismissal and a look at the role of university VCs .

2 Jun 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Only 14.5% of municipalities obtained a clean audit – AG report

‘It’s actually making people accountable for the actions they take or don't take at a local level. Until accountability is enforced, things won't change,’ says Municipal IQ MD, Kevin Allan.

1 Jun 11AM 9 min

In managing relations with Brics, SA should prioritise national interests

A round-up of news updates, including a look at why SA’s municipalities are failing to get clean audits, are the President’s promises worth anything? And as the country marks Youth Month, we take a look at possible remedies to the SA unemployment disaster

1 Jun 9AM 32 min

TRACIT calls on government to fight illicit trade

‘If we curb corruption, the country is going to keep on receiving the investments that the country deserves because South Africa, it's a great country. It's an amazing country and needs to get strong again,’ says senior policy adviser at the NGO, Esteban Giudici.

31 May 10AM 7 min

‘So many businesses are easy targets for crime’

A round-up of news updates, including a look at how to better combat illicit crimes, Child Protection Week and a look at public sentiment around reportage on Putin

31 May 6AM 36 min

[TOP STORY] Eskom needs a ‘fixer’ CEO

‘We're not pushing for any candidate. We need someone who will come there, solve the issues of Eskom, get us out of this load shedding and let the country go on with this life,’ says Black Business Council CEO, Kganki Matabane.

30 May 8AM 6 min

'Diplomatic immunity does not mean Putin can escape ICC warrant'

A round-up of news updates, including a look at warnings from the Sarb that sanctions would damage SA’s economy, why Charlotte Maxeke Hospital is cancelling thousands of surgeries and what qualities the new Eskom CEO will need.

30 May 6AM 33 min

Exclusions limit electricity minister’s power

‘The minister doesn't really have any significant powers relative to the DMRE. The reason I'm saying this is because Minister Mantashe remains with the ability to do national planning with respect to energy,’ says energy analyst, Ruse Moleshe.

29 May 12PM 4 min

[TOP STORY] Calls for Sarb governor to resign

‘They are acting indifferently to the situation in the country, the situation of mass unemployment, and they must know that this hike will increase unemployment even further,’ says AIDC senior economist, Dick Forslund.

29 May 8AM 5 min

Unemployment crisis makes easy prey of desperate South Africans

A round-up of news updates, including a look at calls for Sarb governor to step down, understanding the electricity minister’s new powers and trade relations between SA and Nigeria as the latter inaugurates a new president.

29 May 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Grain SA raises concerns over the availability of farmland

‘Mines are buying large pieces of land and they don’t have a specific timeline when they want to start mining there or building it up,’ says CEO of the industry group Pieter Taljaard.

29 May 5AM 6 min

High interest rates crippling you? Listen to this

A round-up of news updates, including a look at last week’s G7 meeting, Grain SA raises concerns over the availability of farmland and a look at whether WhatsApp’s new edit feature is worth it.

26 May 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY} Cholera outbreak: Tshwane testing to find source

SA could be in 'big danger' of further outbreaks of water-borne disease if it doesn’t get the pollution in its river systems under control: Tshwane MMC Peter Sutton.

25 May 9AM 11 min

Load shedding making restaurants less profitable

A round-up of news updates, including a look at how Tshwane plans to fix its water treatment plants and load shedding’s impact on food deliveries.

25 May 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] ' Careful footwork’ required by Sarb for rate hike announcement

‘What is going to be important on Thursday is how the governor is going to navigate through an economy that is weakening, but inflationary pressures remaining quite elevated,’ says Tertia Jacobs, treasury economist at Investec.

24 May 8AM 5 min

Eskom wage negotiations ‘unlikely to impact load shedding’

A round-up of news updates, including a look at ongoing wage negotiations at Eskom, a look ahead to Thursday’s rate decision, and how much time we waste listening to on-hold music?

24 May 6AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] Water crisis 'not confined to Hammanskraal'

‘The reality is we need R1 trillion in the water sector just to fix what is broken. That's a conservative number,’ says water scientist, Professor Anthony Turton.

23 May 8AM 6 min

SA needs a functioning e-visa system to halt tourism stagnation

A round-up of news updates, including a look at the role of SA’s poor water infrastructure in the cholera outbreak, governance concerns at Unisa and a look at plans to solve local wildlife crime.

23 May 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Hosting Putin for Brics would be ‘disastrous’ for SA trade

‘I believe our agricultural exports, which would all benefit from Agoa, would certainly be the lowest hanging fruit if the US wanted to penalise us in some way,’ says Donald MacKay, CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors.

22 May 8AM 5 min