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[TOP STORY] Consumers paying the price for Nersa’s costly Eskom tariff mistake

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‘Any price increase above inflation is bad for the economy… the prices of goods and services go up because businesses pass on these prices to the consumers, which means that the households are hit hard almost twice,’ says Professor Sampson Mamphweli, South African National Energy Development Institute.

9 Sep 2025 10AM 9 min

Mac in a Microsoft world

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Interview with Lance van der Molen, senior solutions architect at iStore Business.

9 Sep 2025 7AM 7 min

Cosatu: ‘Tobacco bill should go further in tackling illicit trade’

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How consumers are picking up the tab for Nersa’s expensive Eskom tariff mistakes. And why wealthy South Africans are looking offshore for more tax-efficient investment options.

9 Sep 2025 6AM 36 min

[TOP STORY] Whistleblower assassinations expose state’s failure on justice

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‘Criminal syndicates have infiltrated many, many departments in government across the country at all levels. If this is the way that the proponents of corruption are going to treat those who are trying to fight it, they're going to become more brazen,’ says Wayne Duvenage, CEO, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse.

8 Sep 2025 9AM 7 min

Nedlac hits 88% of targets but jobs crisis looms large

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Fears for whistleblowers as a prominent attorney involved in prosecuting a high-profile Ponzi scheme is gunned down. And trillions of rands are set to change hands to younger South Africans, but are they able to manage it?

8 Sep 2025 6AM 34 min

Fears over auto sector jobs bloodbath

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SA sends a strong message as it moves to ban plastic micro-beads from products. And why we’re still feeling the squeeze despite lower borrowing costs.

5 Sep 2025 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg ‘bomb squad’ promises outcomes, not optics, ahead of G20

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‘Citizens want to see change in Johannesburg and change will happen because we intervene physically. We don’t just send emails…we go into those areas and make sure things are resolved instantaneously,’ says Dr Snuki Zikalala, head of Joburg’s bomb squad.

4 Sep 2025 9AM 9 min

SA’s richest spend nearly half their income on debt

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Can Joburg ‘bomb squad’ be the answer to the city’s infrastructure and maintenance woes? Why R12.7bn CSI spend still does not address SA’s inequality problem. And the Business Confidence Index shows optimism despite tough economic conditions.

4 Sep 2025 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY]‘South Africans should not be paying for Eskom corruption’ – Vavi

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‘We are arguing that the whole structure of Eskom has become unsustainable. You can’t continue to ask people to pay these extraordinary amounts of money to fund corruption,’ says general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, Zwelinzima Vavi.

3 Sep 2025 9AM 8 min

‘Beware of bogus Russian job offers’ – Security expert

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Saftu hits out at Eskom electricity price hikes. SA businesses are starting to feel the knock-on effects of US tariffs. And the influence of artificial intelligence on psycho-legal work.

3 Sep 2025 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Reclaimers fear job losses as Joburg shuts landfill sites

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‘The closure of that actually says there are no more jobs for us. The biggest problem for us is the unwillingness of the city and Pikitup to properly prepare for such activities,’ says Luyanda Hlatshwayo, leader in the African Reclaimers Organisation.

2 Sep 2025 9AM 7 min

Why Mac for SME’s

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Interview with Sudesh Pillay, Executive Head, iStore Business.

2 Sep 2025 7AM 8 min

Health funders renew fight against NHI law

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Joburg landfill closures threaten the livelihoods of thousands of reclaimers. And why creatives are calling for destructive fossil fuel advertising to be banned.

2 Sep 2025 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Electricity hikes raise fears of mass retrenchments in mining, metals

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‘In the ferroalloy space, already ten smelters have disappeared in the past ten years. There is no guarantee that the four remaining will be able to continue,’ says Fanele Mondi, CEO of the Energy Intensive Users Group.

1 Sep 2025 9AM 7 min

Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security

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Eskom price hikes fuel fears of jobs bloodbath in mining and other sectors. Cape Town announces new AI tourism hub. And will the Fair Play Bill lead to a more transparent and equitable corporate culture?

1 Sep 2025 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Taxpayers warned: Don’t trust Sars auto-assessments at face value

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‘South Africans make the mistake of thinking that because Sars has sent you that number, that Sars is okay with that number, which is not the case. You ultimately have the liability to make sure that your assessment is actually correct,’ says Daniel Swiegers, director at TaxTim.

31 Aug 2025 3AM 7 min

‘Revive artisan training to solve unemployment’: expert

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Tax experts sound the alarm over Sars auto assessments. SA’s energy transition hits a hard-grid reality. And why fresh investor interest seems to be returning to Southern Africa.

29 Aug 2025 2AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Big screen survives streaming as millions still flock to cinemas

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‘I think as humans, we're so obsessed with the digital world that we forget that there really is something quite cerebral about the old way of doing things, and cinema is definitely one of those things, says Brandon de Kock, director of storytelling at BrandMapp.

28 Aug 2025 10AM 8 min

Africa wealth report: Continent outpaces global growth

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An expert explains why millions of litres of wastewater are going missing and why this is compounding SA’s sewage crisis. A new report shows wealth in Africa is outpacing global growth. The Road Freight Association welcomes the historic Transnet deal. And why South Africans are still flocking to the cinema…

28 Aug 2025 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] SA Tourism board dismissal reeks of ministerial overreach – Satsa

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‘She put that board in place. Trust your board. It’s their job to execute their fiduciary duty. They were doing so with all the good intentions in the world,’ says David Frost, CEO, Southern Africa Tourism Services Association.

27 Aug 2025 9AM 9 min