Moneyweb@Midday

'The real debate will be about how to get the economy off the ground'

A round-up of news updates, including the ANC's proposal of a government of national unity, MK to engage the ANC and thousands to participate in the ultimate human race

7 Jun 2024 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Mitigating severe weather risk with insurance

‘You accumulate more assets, and you find that because you don't do a spring-cleaning exercise every year, there are certain things you don't include in your insurance policy and during claim time, you find that you are underinsured,’ says Thabo Mabaso, head of corporate communications at Santam Insurance.

6 Jun 2024 9AM 5 min

There's a direct link between the EC, KZN floods and climate change

A round-up of news updates, including Minister Zizi Kodwa's resignation and the surge in insurance claims following the recent floods in parts of the country.

6 Jun 2024 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Second-hand vehicle imports having detrimental effect on SA

‘We've seen syndicates taking advantage of that particular gap, where they bring in vehicles that are documented to go to Lesotho, but they obviously end up on South African roads,’ says Mikel Mabasa, CEO of Naamsa.

5 Jun 2024 9AM 6 min

KZN storm: Officials tallying cost of infrastructure damage.

A round-up of news updates, including the government’s response to disasters in EC and KZN and high cost of new vehicle sales in SA.

5 Jun 2024 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] DA says formal coalition talks may start on Thursday

‘The best option is that the Constitutionalists find each other, that they reach out and they form a bulwalk against the march of the anti-constitutionalists in South Africa,’ says John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance.

4 Jun 2024 10AM 10 min

Storms wreak havoc in the Eastern Cape and KZN

A round-up of news updates, including an update on the floods in Nelson Mandela Bay and the DA on coalition talks.

4 Jun 2024 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] IEC confirms technical glitches had no impact on final result

‘In both instances, I want to be very categorical that it wasn't failure of technology that we placed the reliance on to determine the outcome of the election,’ says IEC chair, Mosotho Moepya.

3 Jun 2024 9AM 7 min

'The ANC will be looking to save itself'

A round-up of news updates, including political analysis on elections 2024, business's reaction to the results, and a survey on public trust in the elections.

3 Jun 2024 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] ANC preparing to consider ‘progressive’ coalition partners

‘We are looking forward to the continuation of the democratic project and the ANC working with other parties that are like-minded, that are focused on securing democracy that we've achieved over the 30 years,’ says ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri.

31 May 2024 9AM 6 min

'Political parties must consider the economy when forming coalitions'

The ANC on what has gone wrong and where to from here, and how to navigate a new, uncertain investment climate.

31 May 2024 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] IEC aiming to provide 80% of result by Thursday night

‘As we speak, 14% of the results have been completed and that represents about 1.2 million votes. Traditionally by Thursday, we are ordinarily at about 80% to 90% of the result completed,’ says Masego Sheburi, IEC deputy chief electoral officer.

30 May 2024 9AM 6 min

'Small businesses should be funded like social grants'

With the high voter turnout, did the IEC perform well on election day? What a new cabinet can learn from well-functioning boards.

30 May 2024 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Permutations for SA’s possible coalition government

‘If the ANC does drop to below 50%, this will be a watershed election for South Africa. It will change the way we view politics and change the way our political parties form alliances,’ says Daniel Silke, director of the Political Futures Consultancy.

28 May 2024 9AM 6 min

Eastern Cape: 'Police, IEC and political parties working for smooth voting'

What an ANC win could mean for the rand and police readiness for the elections.

28 May 2024 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] #Elections2024: The IEC says final result may be available by Saturday

‘The Commission has always released the results on the third day following the close of the voting stations. In this election, we accept that there's an introduction of a new ballot, which adds in a factor of 50% additional work,’ says Masego Sheburi, IEC deputy chief electoral officer.

27 May 2024 9AM 6 min

'All political parties are shooting for the stars'

Final political party rallies and IEC election readiness as South Africans prepare to vote on Wednesday.

27 May 2024 7AM 31 min

'South Africans need to take their vote seriously'

A round-up of news updates, including the City of Joburg on the ongoing Pikitup strike and free online courses for entrepreneurs

24 May 2024 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Doubts about whether Israeli PM and Hamas leaders will be arrested

‘The execution of it may not be as easy as it may seem just because of the complexity of the fact that Israel is not a signatory to the ICC, but then Hamas as well is not a government,’ says Shenilla Mohamed, executive director for Amnesty International South Africa.

23 May 2024 10AM 6 min

Joburg City Library Closure: 'Archive sitting idle, no growth'

A round-up of news updates, including civil society groups' petition for the Joburg library to be reopened and how social media is introducing new readers to science.

23 May 2024 7AM 30 min