Better warning systems needed ahead of freak storms

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A round-up of news updates, including a look at calls for education to be prioritised in the upcoming mid-term budget.
What’s behind the latest storm surges in SA, and local aviation’s role in promoting intra-Africa travel.

26 Sep 2023 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY]‘South Africans should not be paying for Eskom corruption’ – Vavi

‘We are arguing that the whole structure of Eskom has become unsustainable. You can’t continue to ask people to pay these extraordinary amounts of money to fund corruption,’ says general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, Zwelinzima Vavi.

3 Sep 9AM 8 min

‘Beware of bogus Russian job offers’ – Security expert

Saftu hits out at Eskom electricity price hikes. SA businesses are starting to feel the knock-on effects of US tariffs. And the influence of artificial intelligence on psycho-legal work.

3 Sep 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Reclaimers fear job losses as Joburg shuts landfill sites

‘The closure of that actually says there are no more jobs for us. The biggest problem for us is the unwillingness of the city and Pikitup to properly prepare for such activities,’ says Luyanda Hlatshwayo, leader in the African Reclaimers Organisation.

2 Sep 9AM 7 min

Health funders renew fight against NHI law

Joburg landfill closures threaten the livelihoods of thousands of reclaimers. And why creatives are calling for destructive fossil fuel advertising to be banned.

2 Sep 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Electricity hikes raise fears of mass retrenchments in mining, metals

‘In the ferroalloy space, already ten smelters have disappeared in the past ten years. There is no guarantee that the four remaining will be able to continue,’ says Fanele Mondi, CEO of the Energy Intensive Users Group.

1 Sep 9AM 7 min

Better warning systems needed ahead of freak storms

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