Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] SA’s specialist crisis: Why junior doctors are taking unpaid roles

‘The budget spend is focusing on those interns and community service doctors, but not on specialists. So there's almost like a hesitancy or reluctance to spend on creating more specialists,’ says Dr Simon Fraser, Junior Doctors Association of South Africa.

27 Nov 8AM 7 min

Déjà vu at Durban beaches: E. coli forces closures

Here’s a quick news round-up, including young doctors in SA struggling with placements, some Durban beaches closing due to E. coli, King Coal targeting a marginal economic zone in Limpopo, COP29 outcomes, and how tech adoption can turn SMEs into Black Friday giants.

27 Nov 5AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Spam calls in SA: Why regulations are failing and what needs to change

‘There's also no reason why we can't ask mobile networks to use machine learning to stop calls where they start, at the dialling phase,’ says Nicola Mawson, financial writer and communication strategist.

26 Nov 7AM 7 min

‘Farmers need more support’

Here’s a quick news round-up, including consumer food price inflation dropping, three factors set to shape education in 2025, laws protecting consumers from spam calls, and a closer look at the recent EFF defections.

26 Nov 5AM 32 min

COP29: EMs strong-armed out of the conversation

Here’s a quick news roundup covering the real cost of neglecting executive health, billions committed to KZN for a lifestyle estate for those over 50, the stalled COP29 Loss and Damage Fund’s effects, and how the rise in telco fraud is undermining digital trust in South Africa.

25 Nov 4AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] SAA profits signal a sustainable future, says John Lamola

‘We have a five-year plan that shows that in the coming three years, SAA will be able to survive from its own operational revenues,’ says the interim CEO of South African Airways.

22 Nov 7AM 8 min

Strategic advice for local and international investors

Is SAA finally on a sustainable path to recovery? What are the investment opportunities to look forward to in South Africa, and the hunt is on for the Oxford Dictionary word of the year – it's enough to cause 'brain rot'.

22 Nov 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Understanding hyper-local strategies to engage township consumers

‘Price sensitivity is a thing but what they are also saying alongside price sensitivity is that a brand that understands them can win them over,’ says Mongezi Mtati, senior brand strategist at the Rogerwilco Consultancy.

21 Nov 7AM 8 min

Bird flu: Human to human transmission rare

Today - the global threat of Bird Flu - how worried should we be? A look at the brand preferred by township consumers and a focus on International Fraud Awareness Week - why businesses need to start taking legislation seriously.

21 Nov 5AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Lessons from the Thabi Leoka PhD scandal

‘I think one of the most important things that shareholders do is appoint the directors and I think they also need to be looking at that a bit more diligently,’ says Professor Parmi Natesan, CEO of the Institute of Directors in South Africa.

20 Nov 8AM 8 min

Trump cabinet: Sex scandals, Musk and loyalty

Today, how bad is the South African business debt provision? Will consumer mindsets change this coming Black Friday? And will Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks actually fly?

20 Nov 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] R11bn for early retirements: Can it solve SA’s public sector woes?

‘The risk is you lose the people you don't want to lose, and you don't actually end up saving any money because you've got to replace them,’ says Dr Andrew Donaldson, senior research associate at the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit at the University of Cape Town.

19 Nov 8AM 7 min

The digital divide: Risks and opportunities

Today, where does South Africa rank in global digital competitiveness? A new institute aims to grow AI expertise on the continent. And why an expert says there are better ways of giving underserved communities access to affordable internet.

19 Nov 5AM 36 min

[TOP STORY] Trump’s re-election and global conflicts cast a shadow over COP29

‘There has to be some innovative thinking here because if these targets are not met and what developing countries are saying is they need at least $1 trillion annually by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,’ says Nazanine Moshiri, senior analyst on climate, environment and conflict…

18 Nov 7AM 8 min

Plaintiff gets R3.3m in landmark revenge porn case

Today, a groundbreaking ruling on a revenge porn case. How bonuses are treated under SA law and a new poll shows Africans are taking pollution seriously.

18 Nov 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Kgosientso Ramokgopa on resolving Joburg’s electricity billing dispute

‘You can't have a situation where 16% of the South African economy is incorrect as a result of a dispute that can be easily resolved,’ says the Minister of Electricity and Energy.

15 Nov 8AM 8 min

61% of South Africans want to quit their jobs

Today - why so many South Africans want to quit their jobs. How modernisation of the VAT system can help boost the economy. And the state of the retail nation - what is driving consumer confidence?

15 Nov 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] How AI is shaping the future of portfolio management

‘It's hard enough to manage our own biases but certainly we are nowhere near the point where we let the machines loose on making decisions,’ says Peter van der Ross, deputy head of multi-asset and portfolio management at STANLIB.

14 Nov 8AM 4 min

Diabetes costs global health sector $1trn

Today, is being part of the government of national unity helping or hindering political party support? It is World Diabetes Day. We take a look at the true cost of the crisis on the South African health sector and how student debts are impacting job prospects for young people.

14 Nov 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg’s power struggle, the R3.4bn dispute explained

‘Hopefully we will get a resolution by that date, and we will see the reports, which actually are put out by the independent experts, because everyone wants to know, and everyone has a right to know what's really going on here,’ says Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, partner in the public law department…

13 Nov 9AM 10 min