Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] Clem Sunter: Why his high road still matters

‘Clem’s particular unique contribution was that he was probably the best public communicator I've come across and most importantly, who infused in his audience a sense of their own agency that they had choices to make,’ says Bobby Godsell, former chair of Business Leadership SA.

24 Feb 8AM 8 min

60 days to dispute: What new debit order rules mean for your money

Why SA’s milk industry says it’s under threat. Can policy fix soaring food prices and deepening hunger? And remembering the strategist who shaped South Africa’s future thinking.

24 Feb 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Cape Town defends N2 wall and property rates recalibration

‘We record every single criminal incident and pedestrian death that happens on that road…there have been 2800 such incidents in the last two years or so, a very, very high number,’ says Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis.

23 Feb 8AM 6 min

Mashaba enters high-stakes race for JHB

Mashaba throws his hat into Joburg’s high-stakes mayoral race. Cape Town trims rates while tightening security along the N2. NSFAS and the NGB confront a surge in campus gambling. And Netflix’s advertising boom redraws the global streaming battlefield.

23 Feb 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Seabed energy finds could unlock 50 000 South African jobs

‘The international oil companies are seeking very much to work with local suppliers and to build out the workforce using local personnel, and I think that's really important going forward,’ says Dr Ross Compton, senior director of global policy at EnerGeo Alliance.

20 Feb 8AM 7 min

R1bn private push to rescue key Joburg precinct

From seabed to state coffers: How oil and gas could reshape SA’s economy. Can South Africa grow while balancing global pressure and tight finances? And why spending on baby products is still rising.

20 Feb 4AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] R700bn procurement crisis demands more than compliance

‘I think that there's interference on multiple levels and I think that political interference really plays a part in terms of ensuring that there's transparency around tender processes,’ says Paul Vos, regional MD, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

19 Feb 8AM 8 min

Steady food inflation masks sharp meat price surge

Estimates put losses from procurement fraud as high as R700bn. SA’s risk rating steady despite slow growth. And hiring without borders, the great marketing reset.

19 Feb 4AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Employment gains mask deep youth job crisis

‘We have in excess of 9.8 million young people in that 15 to 34 age group, who are not in employment, education or training,’ says Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke.

18 Feb 7AM 9 min

Electricity reform enters make-or-break phase

Unemployment dips to 31.4%, but SA’s jobs crisis is far from over. Will changes to the Credit Act make loans easier or more expensive? And inside the conference redefining Africa’s creative future.

18 Feb 5AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Illegal gold rush in Springs sparks regulatory alarm

‘We are saying that illegal mining is a criminal activity and must be dealt with by law enforcement like they deal with any other criminal activity,’ says Advocate Mmadikeledi Moloto, DDG of compliance monitoring and enforcement at the DMPR.

17 Feb 9AM 9 min

Phishing emerges as SA’s biggest cyber weapon

Gold rush chaos prompts illegal mining clampdown. Can the Budget Speech really boost confidence and jobs – or is it just numbers on paper? And 10 years of Starbucks, what it takes to build a global brand locally.

17 Feb 4AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Pork prices surge as outbreaks spread and state response criticised

‘I think the minister has realised what crisis he is in. It's solely on the minister to react and to give instructions to his staff to buy the vaccines and to implement the process,’ says Arnold Prinsloo, CEO of Eskort.

16 Feb 7AM 8 min

What national FMD disaster means for food and farmers

Foot-and-mouth crisis pushing pork prices higher. Sona signals tougher tax enforcement ahead. And SA winemaker claims global chenin blanc crown again.

16 Feb 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Business backs Ramaphosa reforms but urges implementation

‘If we can create an environment for the private sector to invest, then certainly we can start to see a rollout not only of investment but of infrastructure,’ says Martin Kingston, chair, Business for South Africa.

13 Feb 7AM 6 min

Love in the age of AI: Dating scams get smarter

The risk of inertia and slow implementation post Sona. And love and loans collide this Valentine’s Day.

13 Feb 5AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] US HIV aid cuts create R4bn shortfall in NGO sector

‘I think this is a call for the South African government to begin to allocate resources to all the programmes that the US government was funding in this country,’ says Zohakiy Mbi-Njifor, CEO of the EndlessLife Group.

12 Feb 7AM 7 min

Mounting crisis in SA’s hospitality sector looms

African CEOs confident but wary of bold bets. Will global turmoil open the door for SA’s African opportunity? And can SA plug a R4bn healthcare gap in the NGO sector?

12 Feb 4AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Infrastructure failure pushes Joburg towards day zero

‘There needs to be a national disaster declared in the City of Joburg, and it's not a climate national disaster, it's an infrastructural disaster,’ says Dr Ferrial Adam, executive director of WaterCAN.

11 Feb 9AM 9 min

Are financial rules choking SA’s non-profits?

Bonus row leaves Joburg’s water system under pressure. Mining disasters aren’t accidents, they’re warnings ignored, says expert. And what youth employment really needs from this year’s Sona.

11 Feb 5AM 36 min