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Spy trial secrecy challenged in urgent court bid. Why health advocates want a minimum alcohol price. And a new survey finds that 65% of South Africans are struggling to make ends meet.

20 Oct 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Secrecy surrounding state capture trial is ‘dangerous’ for democracy

‘We are challenging the order that was made on 15 October, which imposes very broad restrictions on the public and the media's access to these proceedings,’ says Nicole Fritz, executive director of the Campaign for Free Expression.

20 Oct 8AM 8 min

[TOP STORY] El Niño: SA farmers urged to prepare for a punishing summer

‘If people are not going to be proactive on this, it will have an effect on them. I do not believe that all the scientists in the world who predict this will, all collectively, be wrong,’ says Agriculture Minister, Willie Aucamp.

19 Oct 8AM 7 min

Harties is SA’s Town of the Year and 85% of visitors come from Gauteng

Super El Niño: Minister warns SA not to be fooled by early rains. Standing still on energy is getting expensive for businesses. And the bigger tax story isn’t a rate hike, it’s Sars’s growing ability to detect discrepancies.

19 Oct 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] SA needs a new strategy to drive growth and jobs

‘We have to make sure that we encourage entrepreneurship, we encourage individuals and small companies to innovate, and we also find partnerships,’ says Alan Hirsch, head of the Migration Governance Reform in Africa programme, New South Institute.

16 Oct 8AM 8 min

Farming alongside leopards: Can coexistence work?

What will it take to create jobs and tackle SA’s unemployment crisis? Blocking bets via mobile networks could trigger legal showdown. And the staggering cost of SA’s food waste.

16 Oct 6AM 37 min