Moneyweb@Midday

Plaintiff gets R3.3m in landmark revenge porn case

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Today, a groundbreaking ruling on a revenge porn case. How bonuses are treated under SA law and a new poll shows Africans are taking pollution seriously.

18 Nov 2024 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Kgosientso Ramokgopa on resolving Joburg’s electricity billing dispute

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‘You can't have a situation where 16% of the South African economy is incorrect as a result of a dispute that can be easily resolved,’ says the Minister of Electricity and Energy.

15 Nov 2024 8AM 8 min

61% of South Africans want to quit their jobs

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Today - why so many South Africans want to quit their jobs. How modernisation of the VAT system can help boost the economy. And the state of the retail nation - what is driving consumer confidence?

15 Nov 2024 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] How AI is shaping the future of portfolio management

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‘It's hard enough to manage our own biases but certainly we are nowhere near the point where we let the machines loose on making decisions,’ says Peter van der Ross, deputy head of multi-asset and portfolio management at STANLIB.

14 Nov 2024 8AM 4 min

Diabetes costs global health sector $1trn

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Today, is being part of the government of national unity helping or hindering political party support? It is World Diabetes Day. We take a look at the true cost of the crisis on the South African health sector and how student debts are impacting job prospects for young people.

14 Nov 2024 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg’s power struggle, the R3.4bn dispute explained

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‘Hopefully we will get a resolution by that date, and we will see the reports, which actually are put out by the independent experts, because everyone wants to know, and everyone has a right to know what's really going on here,’ says Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, partner in the public law department…

13 Nov 2024 9AM 10 min

Construction mafia: ‘SA engineers running scared’

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Today, while unemployment figures show slight improvement, prospects are still bleak for SA’s youth. The long-awaited relaunch of the Johannesburg planetarium – what to expect from a new digital approach. And how the so-called construction mafia is impacting engineering jobs in the country.

13 Nov 2024 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY]Cape Town’s strength in branding leads to top city in Africa ranking

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‘The perception, especially from the people who come here on holiday, I believe it's already started from November through to March, is it's a fantastic place and the climate is magic,’ says Jeremy Sampson, chairman of Brand Finance Africa.

12 Nov 2024 9AM 7 min

Rand rollercoaster: ‘Trump really putting America first’

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Today – a shocking rise in fraudulent life insurance claims. Why an expert says hi-tech solutions are needed to make the mining industry more sustainable, and how Trump’s tariffs are affecting global markets.

12 Nov 2024 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] SA LinkedIn users unknowingly contributing to AI models

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‘The impact of that could be that the sensitive data of South Africans could appear in the results of generative AI, in the outputs, which is not in line with data protection laws,’ says Nathan-Ross Adams, head of regulatory affairs at the South African Artificial Intelligence Association.

11 Nov 2024 9AM 8 min

BREAKING: Flysafair serves urgent interdict to avoid international flight cancellations

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A round-up of the day’s news as well as a look at the true state of employee wellbeing in South Africa. And how to keep your money safe as we gear up for the big Black Friday and holiday season shop.

11 Nov 2024 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Amnesty International speaks out on repression and police brutality in Mozambique

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‘We keep calling on the authorities in Mozambique to end the crackdown because from what we see, it's been the police, most of the time, starting with violence, and of course, people are retaliating now,’ says Cidia Chissungo, international campaigner with Amnesty International.

8 Nov 2024 8AM 7 min

Once upon a scam … Why online fraud is no fairytale

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A round-up of today’s news including a look at possible pros and cons around the Trump presidency and dispelling old wives tales about malaria prevention.

8 Nov 2024 5AM 31 min

Trump win: ‘Export costs could impact demand for SA goods’

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A round-up of today’s news including why a Trump presidency will probably see Africa shunted to the foreign policy margins, election unrests in Mozambique and highlights from Africa Energy Week held in Cape Town.

7 Nov 2024 5AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] Incremental purchasing is a win-win for SA consumers and informal economy

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‘People get paid on a daily basis, on a weekly basis, and therefore we need to accommodate them with purchasing options that allow and align to those earning possibilities,’ says Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa.

6 Nov 2024 10AM 8 min

Tax survey: ‘2.9m taxpayers received refunds‘

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Here's a round-up of today’s news, including a revealing survey about how South Africans feel about Sars. Durban is resolute to prove it is still a holiday destination of choice come the festive season. And why pay-as-you-go business models are on the rise in Africa.

6 Nov 2024 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Patrick Bond on Brics and SA’s challenges in global energy and trade

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‘Can South Africa survive having coal intensive energy production? Can we switch faster? If the answer is no, then we have another interesting dilemma,’ says the professor of sociology at the University of Johannesburg.

5 Nov 2024 8AM 10 min

Crime fighting: ‘SA needs more than boots on the ground'

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A round-up of today’s news including why the ‘Amapanyaza’ crime prevention warden programme is not working, a look at the latest from the US elections, and how to avoid the holiday debt trap.

5 Nov 2024 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] The latest WhatsApp voice note scam and how to avoid it

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‘The challenge that we have is that people are using cloning technologies in order to clone people's voices and use that to commit fraudulent activities,’ says Stephen Osler, co-founder and business development director at Nclose.

4 Nov 2024 7AM 5 min

Gas drilling: ‘Detrimental to communities’

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A round-up of today’s news, including a plea from environmentalists to reconsider permission granted for offshore oil and gas exploration off SA’s west coast. And why informal traders are unhappy about the new tobacco bill.

4 Nov 2024 5AM 29 min