Why SA must clean up its scrap-metal industry

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The PIC debate is about more than one appointment, it raises a bigger question about governance. Should municipalities be free to shop for power? And what animal dung reveals about safari tourism and stress on wildlife.

29 Jul 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] PIC turmoil highlights need for independent board appointments

‘There's no transparency around the criteria being used to fill these positions… now a new board will come in, but who knows what criteria was used to assess their effectiveness,’ says Parmi Natesan, CEO at the Institute of Directors South Africa.

29 Jul 8AM 7 min

[TOP STORY] Affordable electric vehicles gain traction as petrol costs bite

‘The real game changer came from BYD with the Dolphin Surf, and now Geely with the E2, that has come in at a very different price point, you're talking about just above R300 000,’ says Alan Quinn, chief product and innovation officer at Cars.co.za

28 Jul 8AM 8 min

The gamble behind the Trevor Noah tourism campaign

Electric vehicles are breaking out of the luxury niche and heading for the mass market, threatening to upend pricing. Grain SA says the JSE’s latest soybean decision could cost farmers. And ChatGPT now among the Top 10 most impersonated brands.

28 Jul 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg’s vehicle licence paper shortage exposes deeper government failure

‘It's not like they didn't know that they were running out of paper. It's not like they don't know how many people are coming to have their licences done and renewed. So this is just sheer incompetence,’ says Wayne Duvenage, CEO of OUTA.

27 Jul 8AM 7 min

A closer look at Ramaphosa's blueprint for water reform

Why confidence in SA’s anti-corruption institutions matters for investment. Paper shortages, long queues and broken systems, Outa on the licensing chaos hitting SA motorists. And how unpaid fees are locking graduates out of jobs.

27 Jul 6AM 34 min