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Apple and Samsung Pay lead SA’s digital Black Friday shopping shift

A 10-year collusion? SA moves to prosecute world’s biggest shipping lines. Telecoms face cyber, climate and capital threats in a ‘permacrisis’ world. And more than two-thirds of SA SMEs plan price hikes amid rising costs.

5 Dec 4AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Deal-making era threatens multilateralism and democratic accountability

‘I think the move to deals rather than rules is a really, really dangerous one because it becomes very transactional. It reduces predictability. It reduces trust. Everything becomes transactional,’ says Dominik Zaum, professor of governance, conflict and security at the University of Reading.

4 Dec 7AM 8 min

Festive season spend set to hit R289bn

Can democracies survive the pressure? Leadership, legitimacy and the new governance reality, an international expert weighs in. Africa’s private capital powerhouses in one room to discuss investment opportunities. And despite a tough economy, companies still put R13bn into community support.

4 Dec 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Security concerns deepen as MPs report intimidation and abduction

‘One of the MK Party members, who was sitting in the ad hoc committee, wrote to the speaker to indicate that he was abducted. He was forced by criminals to withdraw money, and his account was cleaned out,’ says parliamentary spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo

3 Dec 7AM 6 min

Malaria surge sees Africa in race against time

MP intimidation spike prompts parliament to call for public protection. Business closures surge, with 1 300 liquidations signalling a deepening SA corporate crisis. And SA misses disability targets as bias, barriers and broken systems persist.

3 Dec 4AM 32 min

[TOP STORY]Energy costs, not exports, threaten SA’s chrome industry

‘China has built not only electricity generation capacity, but also ferrochrome production capacity. They've done it in a manner that actually has made their ferrochrome production much cheaper than ours, largely because of their electricity,’ says Mzila Mthenjane, CEO of the Minerals Council.

2 Dec 7AM 8 min

Cape Town tourism eyes 'One job per home'

Policy misfire or game-changer? The real impact of SA’s chrome tax. Kagiso Trust says G20 breakthrough must spark a new social contract. And a new report shows SA health and beauty shoppers shifting online as private brands outpace national labels.

2 Dec 4AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Maimane pushes for 50% matric pass mark to lift standards

‘I think there is a groundswell of South Africans and certainly, in the debate in parliament we held, there were many political parties that were on this side of the argument rather than trying to defend the policy,’ says Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane.

1 Dec 9AM 8 min

Regulation overload: Government choking SA’s small businesses

‘Up matric pass rate to 50% now!’ says Maimane. RMB report highlights investment opportunities to set Africa on a course for prosperity. And why in the age of AI, emotional intelligence is a financial adviser’s superpower.

1 Dec 5AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Pet economy thrives as young South Africans choose fur babies instead

‘There are a lot of women or young couples saying they don't really want to have kids. They'd rather have a fur baby and not bring somebody into what looks like a hot mess of the world,’ says futurist and author, Dion Chang.

28 Nov 8AM 7 min

‘It won’t happen to me’: 85% of South Africans don’t have critical illness cover

Households finally breathe as rate cuts lift financial resilience, but recovery remains fragile. A glimpse into the world of extreme pet pampering. And why the 'mock crisis' trend is missing the mark.

28 Nov 3AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Foot-and-mouth crisis triggers SA’s biggest ever cattle vaccination

‘I had calls with a number of major feedlots in South Africa and they welcomed this decision. They also have their vets, and there are many people who will be able to assist,’ says Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at Agbiz.

27 Nov 7AM 8 min

Ratings upgrade marks new era of stability, says Eskom CFO

Why SA’s new mass vaccination plan could save the livestock economy. SA’s corporate governance gets real: King V means transparency or trouble. And is AI South Africa’s big entrepreneurial equaliser?

27 Nov 5AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] ‘Obscene’ CEO packages spark fresh outrage amid SA’s harsh realities

‘Every year we see more and more, bigger and bigger numbers. There's just no connection whatsoever between the economic reality of the country and of the workers, and of what these people are earning,’ says Tracey Davies, executive director at Just Share.

26 Nov 7AM 7 min

Digital knockout: SA tech entrepreneur takes boxing into a new era

Executives get richer while profits slide, the big SA remuneration disconnect. Why an expert says SA’s water resilience must start with maintenance – not mega projects. And is Africa’s digital finance sector at a turning point?

26 Nov 5AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Festive season warning as insurers tighten claims on drunk driving

‘It doesn't matter sometimes how much we try and caution drivers. Based on our cases and what we see in our office, the trend has emerged again, which is very concerning for us and the industry,’ says Edite Teixeira-Mckinon, lead ombudsman of the non-life insurance division at the National Financial…

25 Nov 8AM 7 min

Adapt or become irrelevant: SA hits a payments crossroads

After the G20 lights fade, Ray Hartley warns SA will be left cleaning up the mess. Ombud warns your insurance won’t cover bad decisions this festive season. And why your next office should be 15 minutes from home.

25 Nov 5AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Amnesty International warns SA government’s climate failures are drowning the poor

‘People in the 2022 floods were moved to a temporary location in Lamontville, and during this year’s floods were flooded again. It was government essentially moving them from one risky area to another risky area,’ says Cassandra Dorasamy, campaigner at Amnesty International.

24 Nov 7AM 7 min

Joburg delivers … mostly: G20 closes with progress on paper, tensions in the room

Amnesty International warns government’s climate failures are drowning the poor. SA’s banks power through 2025 with discipline and digital muscle, according to a new report. And how e-commerce is reshaping SA’s retail landscape, as online food purchases jump 47%.

24 Nov 5AM 32 min

TOP STORY] SA navigates fraught geopolitics to secure meaningful G20 consensus

‘The ability of the members around the table to arrive at a document early this morning that they were all comfortable with, I think is a good example of international cooperation, even when we don't necessarily agree on everything,’ says Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, CEO of the South African Institute of International…

21 Nov 9AM 8 min