Third time’s a crisis: NSFAS collapse forces intervention

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Health minister speaks on cruise ship virus threat. NSFAS breakdown puts access to higher education at risk. And Club Med one step from launch after key approval.

5 May 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Hantavirus: Calm urged as SA health teams race to trace contacts

‘We are busy doing contact tracing. Before we can tell anybody the extent of whether they must worry or not, we need to get all those facts,’ says Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

5 May 9AM 9 min

[TOP STORY] Cape Town’s Airbnb rethink raises concern over property and tourism

‘These homeowners rely on the income from these properties…if they end up being penalised for that, it may well affect them quite seriously,’ says Craig Mott, national sales manager at Rawson Property Group.

4 May 8AM 7 min

4 November set: IEC prepares for crucial local vote

4 November set: IEC prepares for crucial local vote. SA hits imported washing machines with steep duties. And our infrastructure crisis is not due to a funding problem; it’s a systems failure.

4 May 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg revival talk grows but property data contradicts it

‘Within Johannesburg and in Pretoria, there are pockets where there is great activity and places to invest, but overall there's still a bit of a negative flavour,’ says Hayley Ivins-Downes of Lightstone Property.

30 Apr 8AM 6 min

Half of university first-years won’t make it

Crypto sector reacts as SA moves to regulate crypto under the exchange control system. Can Africa avoid the superpower trap? And Jozi’s comeback? Signs of life amid lingering decay.

30 Apr 6AM 32 min