Empty seats, big questions: The economics of Springbok rugby

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Could a R20 000 living wage help tackle poverty in SA? The financial pressures facing the ‘messy middle’. And why mediation can be the lifeline for our clogged courts.

8 Jul 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Military deployment raises questions over policing capacity

‘It just seems that the police capacity to put a finger on crime and so on has just fallen so far down the hole that actually it’s a last gasp now almost to use the Defence Force to assist them,’ says defence analyst, Dean Wingrin.

7 Jul 8AM 8 min

Energy traders warn: Get the rules right or lose investment

Law and order under pressure – why the army is back on the streets. The new bottom line includes jobs, impact and corporate accountability. Illegal online gambling costs SA billions, industry demands action.

7 Jul 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] City of Joburg defends recovery amid cash flow concerns

‘I would say in the short term, in the next month or two months, there will be improvements, even in the next weeks because we already have a service delivery war room,’ says City of Johannesburg CFO, Tebogo Moraka.

6 Jul 8AM 9 min

SA's digital ID: Progress or privacy nightmare?

Joburg pushes back against 'city in crisis' narrative. Six in ten school principals are ready to quit. And how fuel costs are reshaping SMEs and SA’s taxi economy.

6 Jul 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] South Africa's political landscape has changed for good

‘Coalitions are here to stay. It is unlikely for the foreseeable future that any party will get 50 plus one and I think that is a reality that political parties need to accept,’ says political writer, Tara Roos.

3 Jul 8AM 8 min