SA banks under siege from sophisticated fraud

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Regulators tighten scrutiny on booming GLP-1 copycat market. Africa moves to secure its own vaccine future. And the ongoing fight to digitally empower SA learners.

15 May 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Compounded weight-loss drugs raise serious patient safety concerns

‘I think the main concern with compounded GLP-1s, is that they are not actually assessed or tested by the applicable regulators,’ says Charles Green, healthcare and pharmaceutical expert at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

15 May 8AM 7 min

[TOP STORY] Icasa signals no Starlink entry without law change

‘Whilst we support new investors in South Africa…we have a limitation, which is a legislative limitation at the moment,’ says Icasa chair, Mothibi Ramusi.

14 May 9AM 9 min

No economic fix for Joburg without boardroom reform

SA’s Starlink delay sparks debate over policy vs progress. Diesel spike leaves construction contractors exposed, claims clock is ticking. And the truth about medical cannabis in SA – it’s not what you think.

14 May 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Why businesses are underestimating SA’s climate threat

‘Scenario planning and proper risk assessment for significant weather events is really important, and I don't think it's being done adequately by any means,’ says Volker von Widdern, strategic risk director at Riskonet.

13 May 9AM 8 min

Good intent, bad outcome? Labour costs quietly squeezing hiring

Latest employment figures underscore South Africa’s youth jobs challenge. Hidden cost of investing comes into focus. And weather disasters leave a billion-rand trail.

13 May 6AM 34 min