[TOP STORY] SA’s water crisis deepens as skills and leadership run dry

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‘It doesn't matter how much we invest in infrastructure, without having the right people in place, we are still facing an even bigger problem,’ says Dr Lester Goldman, CEO of the Water Institute of Southern Africa.

20 Mar 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

Unhappiness over proposal for liquidation of Post Office

World mourns SA legal titan Nicholas “Fink” Haysom. SA’s water crisis deepens as skills and leadership run dry. And why 90% of SA children are missing out on mental healthcare.

20 Mar 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Fuel supply stable for now, but risks loom for SA

‘Based on the orders that have been placed and the ships that are already on the way, we should be able to supply fuel until the latter part of April,’ says Jacob Mbele, Director-General at the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.

19 Mar 8AM 7 min

SA’s lottery shake-up: Can a new name restore trust?

Government calms supply fears as oil shocks hit prices. Parliament showdown over SA’s controversial Iran relationship. AI fraud surge forces companies to become digital security firms.

19 Mar 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] SA unemployment crisis needs ‘war effort’, not incremental reform

‘We've got to confront the reality that over 12 million people in this country are unemployed, and that the vast bulk of those, we estimate over 10 million, are long-term unemployed,’ says Neil Coleman, senior policy specialist at the Institute for Economic Justice.

18 Mar 9AM 8 min

The real lessons from Tongaat and Murray & Roberts’ distress

Policy blind spots are fuelling SA’s jobs disaster. Tourism at risk as global poll backs captive lion phase-out. And work has never been faster – but workers have never been more tired. The real cost of an exhausted workforce.

18 Mar 6AM 32 min