Moneyweb@Midday

Corruption whistle-blowers need more protection

Analysis of the first ever crypto wealth report and the new anti-corruption guide for SA companies.

6 Sep 2023 3AM 33 min

Lady R to keep her secrets as panel report remains undisclosed

"I think it's disappointing. It would have been better for the credibility of the report for the president and the process as a whole if there had been more openness about what was discovered,’ says Brooks Spector, former diplomat and associate editor at The Daily Maverick.

5 Sep 2023 6AM 6 min

Employers complicit as dodgy lenders fleece the poor

A look at where the owners of JHB's hijacked buildings are and what's behind the latest bout of Stage 6 load shedding?

5 Sep 2023 3AM 32 min

Government officials and criminal syndicates collaborate in hijacked buildings – Mashaba

‘What is sad about it is that they captured the criminal justice system because obviously senior politicians were part of these syndicates, then there were no consequences. Now, South Africa became a free-for-all,’ says Herman Mashaba, leader of Action SA.

4 Sep 2023 6AM 6 min

Government on unsustainable spending path

Analysis of August's PMI and a look at why victims of the Jhb fire are scared of authorities.

4 Sep 2023 3AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Vigilance required to prevent inner-city decay

‘Nodal shift and the impact on communities and so forth happens in a progressive way, but it has a cumulative impact and then unfortunately it has a catastrophic impact, sometimes like the tragedy of Johannesburg,’ says Volker von Widdern, risk principal at Riskonet Africa.

1 Sep 2023 5AM 6 min

Employers: Don't underestimate the importance of employee wellness

A round-up of news updates, including a look at how urban planning can help fix city centre housing challenges. A look at why corporate wellness is important.

1 Sep 2023 3AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] Cash-strapped commuters welcome a rail renaissance

‘When we were launching the Leralla to Germiston line on Monday, we had commuters saying that they were spending R1900 on just taxis but now per month they're spending R350 on taking the train,’ says Prasa spokesperson, Andiswa Makanda.

31 Aug 2023 5AM 5 min

DA: Public Protector candidates are not appropriate for the job

A round-up of news updates, including a look at unhappiness around the application process for the Public Protector role. Following the launch of a new party by the former ANC Secretary General, we ask whether SA has space for more political parties and a look at the importance of corporate…

31 Aug 2023 3AM 28 min

[TOP STORY] Youth determined to find work despite jobs shortage

‘Where are the sectors of the economy where we see growth and there are a few of them, they are like silver linings. Digital and tech, for example, and global business services are really good growth sectors,’ says project management office head at the presidency, Rudi Dicks.

30 Aug 2023 6AM 6 min

SA urged to review its economic ties with Zimbabwe

A round-up of news, including a look at the progress that has been made by the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative. Kholeka Gcaleka touted for Public Protector role, why SA is being asked to cut ties with Zimbabwe and how impact games can help with SA’s financial literacy challenges.

30 Aug 2023 3AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Eskom’s irregular supply impacting big energy users

‘I think in the medium term to long term, the implication is really the confidence in investing in our economy because if you cannot guarantee that energy security, people will obviously be reluctant to invest in such an economy,’ says Fanele Mondi, chief executive officer of the Energy Intensive Users…

29 Aug 2023 6AM 6 min

Vehicle finance defaults now at R4bn

A round up of news updates including the DA’s Mpho Phalatse’s resignation from the CoJ council. A look at what’s behind the increase in vehicle repossession and what motorists can expect to pay for fuel at the pumps in September.

29 Aug 2023 3AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Zimbabwe election a ‘sham’ – Chris Maroleng

‘What we basically witnessed in Zimbabwe was a situation that was purposely intended to produce an illegitimate outcome that would be in favour of Zanu-PF that was based on the suppression of voters from casting their vote according to their conscience,’ says the chief executive officer of Good Governance Africa.

28 Aug 2023 6AM 8 min

Threats of court action over Cape Town electricity tariffs

A round up of news updates including a look at what’s next for Zimbabwe as the opposition rejects election results. Analysis of the work that has been achieved by government’s Operation Vulindlela and the City of Cape Town under fire for electricity tariffs.

28 Aug 2023 3AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Opportunities for South Africa with Brics expansion

‘It's about South Africa being asked, listen, get your house in order and actually play this role, where we'll come through you because of your strong financial services sector and actually allow us to get into the continent,’ says public policy specialist, TK Pooe.

25 Aug 2023 6AM 6 min

'Gradual rise of Chinese brands as the most valuable in the market'

A round up of news updates, including which company has been named the world's most valuable food brand and why ESOPs aren't very popular in SA.

25 Aug 2023 3AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Deokaran family needs corrupt networks shutdown for closure

‘Those who have benefited from all of the deals that she had flagged as being possibly corrupt, continue to trade with the provincial government and continue to derive benefits from that,’ says Neeshan Balton, executive director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.

24 Aug 2023 5AM 5 min

China's donation to SA energy: ‘Not a free lunch’

A roundup of news updates including a look at calls for the mastermind behind Babita Deokaran’s murder to be found.

24 Aug 2023 3AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Moving away from US dollar favoured over Brics currency

‘We all know that the US articulation of its values around democracy, accountability, transparency, and how it deals with countries that don't conform to those values of democracy, the free-market system of capitalism, they are punished severely,’ says Lumkile Mondi, senior lecturer at Wits University.

23 Aug 2023 6AM 7 min