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 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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

‘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 8AM 10 min

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

‘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 7AM 5 min

Gas drilling: ‘Detrimental to communities’

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 5AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] Increasing demand for kidnap and ransom insurance in SA

‘The real goal of this insurance policy is really to ensure the safe release of the victim and importantly deal with any collateral damage to the family, to the businesses that may be involved,’ says Richard Hood, CEO of Olea Africa.

1 Nov 9AM 6 min

Transport infrastructure needs shot to the vein

A round-up of today’s news, including a look at whether the MTBPS will pump some much-needed lifeblood into SA’s transport arteries. And how the massive US debt pile might impact other countries.

1 Nov 6AM 31 min

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

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