Introducing Moneyweb@Midday: Live news for today’s professionals

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Relaunching on 8 May 2023, veteran journalist Jeremy Maggs brings you a fast-paced live daily news show covering a wide range of topics in business, economics and more.

5 May 2023 3AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Court ruling opens door for previously rejected RAF claims

‘It gives claimants a new chance now until 30 September of this year to resubmit claims which were previously unlawfully rejected,’ says Kirstie Haslam, partner at DSC Attorneys.

8 May 8AM 6 min

Unpredictable skies threaten SA’s agricultural outlook

Hormuz disruption fast-tracks the age of real-time trade data. Economic freedom at risk as SA’s factories fall silent. Thousands of RAF claims could restart after landmark ruling.

8 May 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Xenophobic rhetoric risks escalating into organised violence

‘It’s having implications for business. I think that business certainly needs to make its voice heard more loudly,’ says Ferial Haffajee, associate editor at the Daily Maverick.

7 May 8AM 7 min

Cape Town tests car-lite future with Bree street experiment

Xenophobic marches surge as UN sounds alarm. From Everest to SA: Are our warning systems working? And why the NHI cannot work while staffing and system gaps remain unresolved.

7 May 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] GEPF eyes infrastructure to boost returns in uncertain climate

‘With the war in Iran, in the first week it wiped out R200 billion from our investment. So clearly it means that we have to adapt, given the developments,’ says Frans Baleni, chair of the Government Employees Pension Fund.

6 May 9AM 7 min