[FULL POD] Could a recession rear its ugly head following the global tariff war?

‘It's been something that is a South African way of life, you generally can't make ends meet with your salary, so you augment with credit, particularly credit cards and unsecured loans,’ says Andrew Fulton, director at Eighty20.

A new survey shows that South Africans earning more than R30k per month, hold 75% of overdue debt. ActionSA says that constitutional changes are needed to curb the country’s illegal immigrant problem. And global lessons to help African tech startups grow.

‘The board that we have are people of the highest integrity, the best minds in South Africa we could think of, professional people,’ says Dr Barney Pityana, chair of the National Lotteries Commission.

The National Lotteries Commission’s chair, Prof Barney Pityana on challenges faced in bringing about transformation within the organisation. Lobby groups say the draft petroleum regulations threaten eco-justice and climate accountability. And the importance of junior miners in the supply of critical minerals and metals.

‘We can call it a romance scam. They were busy pretending to love and like these women, whereas they knew they would just kidnap and rob them,’ says SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.