Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] A life of humility and diligence, remembering Sam Motsuenyane

‘To put a movement like Nafcoc together and support those black businesses to get licenced, to get formed, to organise themselves properly, it really paved the way for those early entrepreneurs that emerged around that time,’ says African Bank’s chair, Thabo Dloti.

3 May 7AM 6 min

JOASA: 'Our dignity as magistrates has been eroded'

A round-up of news, including the Magistrate's threat to strike, a tribute to Dr Sam Motsuenyane following his death and Nandos's marketing study unpacked.

3 May 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Legal precedent set as Jooste’s paramour forfeits assets

‘The question is does she have legal standing to go and contest this under a review process because the exchange control regulations are saying, well, actually she never really was entitled to that money,’ says Dhahini Naidu, director at Fairbridges Wertheim Becker Attorneys.

2 May 8AM 7 min

Tourism: 'We need better coordination'

A round-up of news including the latest on the Joburg fire, South Africa's tourism potential and the IEC on John Kani on Mufasa: The Lion King

2 May 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Crunch time as SA industrial gas supply crisis looms

‘During this period, we've had engagement with government at various levels and within the state machinery, but it's very difficult to gauge what the outcome or commitments may or may not be from the state,’ says Jaco Human, executive officer at the Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa.

30 Apr 9AM 6 min

Cosatu: 'We need to fix our ports'

A round-up of news, including the SSA's vetting of the SABC boss. Cosatu's review of workers' 30-year democracy journey, and the benefits of the two-pot retirement system on the hospitality industry

30 Apr 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Voter safety paramount, as ‘zero tolerance’ security plan unveiled

‘There is a plan that is in place to make sure that the elections are safeguarded. This is before the election day, on the election day, as well as after,’ says police ministry spokesperson, Lirandzu Themba.

29 Apr 9AM 7 min

Cape fires: Damage still being assessed

A round-up of news, including the security cluster's efforts to ensure a secure election, how the latest poll shows a drop in ANC popularity and a look at developments in the veld fires in Cape Town.

29 Apr 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] SIU's forensic expertise needed for SAA-Takatso deal probe

‘We have to investigate the validity of those allegations, of which in our process of investigation, it came to our attention that Takatso was not necessarily among the four companies that were shortlisted,’ says Khayalethu Magaxa, Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Chair on Public Enterprises.

26 Apr 10AM 6 min

Mbeki could boost the ANC's election campaign: Analysis

A round-up of news, including the Parliamentary Committee's request for an investigation of the failed SAA/Takatso deal. Thabo Mbeki joins the ANC's election campaign and a look at the role played by SMEs in economic growth.

26 Apr 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Voters writing manifestos, is this politics of the future?

‘For a process of democracy to succeed, the ones who must write their manifesto are the public, and having agreed on that manifesto, we must go and look for a politician who seems to be capable of executing that manifesto,’ says Pali Lehohla, former Statistician-General.

25 Apr 9AM 6 min

World Malaria Day: Nearly 8 000 cases recorded in SA in 2023

A round-up of news, including why communities should write their own manifestos. World Malaria Day, and Amnesty International on the state of world human rights.

25 Apr 6AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] How to best spend your two-pot withdrawal, preferably don’t

‘It's going to feed more consumption in South Africa rather than saving an investment, and saving an investment is the critical ingredient that's missing from South Africa's growth structure,’ says Professor Adrian Saville, strategist and economist at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.

24 Apr 9AM 5 min

El Niño: 'This is a humanitarian crisis'

A round-up of news updates, including El Niño's impact in Southern Africa, the state of white-collar crime in the country and the threat posed by textbook piracy on education.

24 Apr 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Possible new precedent set to hire employees with criminal records

‘In this case it has to do with whether or not an employee, who has a criminal record, can be disqualified from getting a job and on what basis they can be disqualified and whether it's justified or not,’ says labour law expert, Patrick Deale.

23 Apr 9AM 8 min

Numsa: 'We're not asking for too much'

A round-up of news updates, including Numsa's demands in the steel sector, the latest landmark labour court victory and the El Niño crisis in Southern Africa.

23 Apr 6AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] Is Eskom burning the midnight diesel to keep lights on?

‘We are seeing the benefits of the work that has been done over the last year. We still have another year to go of executing on this plan,’ says Mteto Nyati, Eskom board chair.

22 Apr 9AM 8 min

Rise in kidnappings: Students targeted in new trend

A round-up of news updates including the rise in kidnappings in SA, Eskom's continued suspension of loadshedding and the decline in home ownership in the country.

22 Apr 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] More pain at the pumps for consumers in May

‘Both of these factors, the rand and the oil price, would most probably have a very negative impact on petrol going into May. Let's have a look and hope it doesn't have that same impact on diesel,’ says the Automobile Association’s spokesperson, Layton Beard.

19 Apr 9AM 3 min

'6/10 households in Tshwane pay rates on time'

A summary of news updates, including the situation in the City of Tshwane, South Africa's entrepreneurial prospects, developments in the Middle East conflict, and the impending fuel price increase.

19 Apr 6AM 31 min