The Brics Summit's effect on tourism

‘The municipalities are not budgeting sufficiently for maintenance of the infrastructure…and in the worst performing municipalities they're not hiring staff with the correct qualifications to operate the drinking water infrastructure such as the treatment plants,’ says Sean Phillips, Director-General of Water and Sanitation.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at whether SA is at risk of a technical recession. Concerns over the safety of tourists in SA and a look at the latest report on the quality of SA's drinking water.

‘I think that Eskom is not entirely truthful with us in terms of what exactly are the problems. But at the same time, there are also people from the highest level to the blue-collar worker who have decided that the perpetuation of this crisis is actually quite lucrative,’ says Oscar…

A round-up of news updates, including a look at the court outcome around independent candidates. A look at the ANC’s financial situation and unpacking Nelson Mandela’s legacy as the world remembers him 10 years on.

‘Because the way it works currently in our public sector is government or the minister makes appointments to these boards, and one has to wonder what criteria they're taking into account when we know that there’s political play here,’ says Professor Parmi Natesan, chief executive officer at the Institute of…