Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] Xenophobic violence not new in SA and can be contained

‘Research has shown us that there is no nation that has benefited economically, socially or politically from this focus on chasing immigrants,’ says political analyst Sandile Swana.

27 May 8AM 7 min

Gas is booming across SA while safety concerns start to ignite

Who is fuelling SA’s dangerous new wave of xenophobia? Historic Upper Houghton is being hollowed out by hijacked properties and urban decay. And are South Africa’s lending rules pushing desperate consumers into the hands of loan sharks?

27 May 6AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] New China import rules leave SA importers scrambling

‘The problem is the enforcement date, 20 September is around the corner, and it hasn't given industry much time to adapt and to make sure that they are ready to ensure compliance,’ says Dylan Govender, head of supply chain at Investec Business and Commercial Banking.

26 May 9AM 7 min

Environment minister faces tough questions after Kruger murders

Clamp down on unregulated Chinese imports could hit retailers hard. Has SA’s eviction law gone too far? And why SA’s industrial spaces could hold the key to ecological recovery.

26 May 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Creecy pushes private rail to revive SA’s logistics network

‘This is a huge step forward. It's the first time we've ever had private operators on the freight rail network,’ says Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy.

25 May 9AM 15 min

Fears of wider Ebola crisis grow as death toll climbs

From SAA to Aarto: Creecy’s high-stakes transport plan. Flood-hit table grape producers call for urgent government assistance.

25 May 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Amsa is ‘killing’ SA’s downstream steel sector, Neasa warns

‘The question is, do we have to keep Amsa alive? There are many role players that say, no, we can survive. In fact, Amsa is becoming an obstacle,’ says Neasa CEO, Gerhard Papenfus.

22 May 8AM 7 min

Agriculture under threat as biosecurity risks intensify

Industry reacts to move to safeguard local steel sector with tariffs of up to 30%. Africa’s best response to global chaos may be trading with itself. R1.4bn later, the North Coast property boom is hard to ignore.

22 May 6AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] ‘Absolute governance collapse’: Joburg’s electricity chaos exposes years of mismanagement

‘The losses are not just because people are not paying, it is really actually the grid that has not been maintained properly, and financial management has been absent,’ says Julius Kleynhans, executive manager for local government at Outa.

21 May 8AM 7 min

Can anything replace coal? Industry says not at scale

Beyond the courtroom: The real impact of the NHI ruling on doctors. Sugarcane growers off to a strong start despite import pressure and Tongaat uncertainty. And Outa warns that the JHB electricity crisis will get ugly.

21 May 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Constitutional Court strikes blow against state control of private healthcare

‘In this particular case, the framework essentially allowed for excessive, unchecked control at the national level of government, and that was seen as very problematic,’ says Professor Alex van den Heever, Wits School of Governance.

20 May 9AM 6 min

Cooking oil under pressure, but no need to panic buy

Why the Constitutional Court blocked parts of the National Health Act. Solidarity hails major court win over doctor placements. And how infrastructure investment is supercharging recycling.

20 May 6AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] Constitutional Court delays threaten public trust in justice system

‘I would say it is a crisis of sorts, because it's been a long-running problem and there doesn't at the moment seem to be any end in sight,’ says Chris Oxtoby, research consultant at Freedom Under Law.

19 May 9AM 7 min

SA delegation caught in tense Gaza aid flotilla standoff

ConCourt crisis deepens as caseloads explode and delays mount. Inside the split-second moment that drives pharmacy sales. And too much pressure on SMEs puts SA’s jobs strategy under scrutiny.

19 May 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Youth unemployment deepens SA’s medical aid crisis

‘Young people are not joining the medical aid scheme and the ones who are in the medical aid scheme are dropping out. This results in a spiral effect in which the contributions or the premiums become more expensive,’ says Luyanda Njilo, senior equity research analyst for healthcare at Nedbank Corporate…

18 May 8AM 7 min

SA tightens grip on borehole use

Funding uncertainty threatens Cape Town’s MyCiTi success story. Why younger South Africans are leaving medical aid. And how stress fuels surge in addictive behaviours among SA workers.

18 May 5AM 31 min

[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

SA banks under siege from sophisticated fraud

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 31 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