Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] Funded budget masks Joburg's deeper financial problems

‘This is a long-term situation in which Johannesburg finds itself and it's going to take serious work to get it back into a fiscally healthy position,’ says Chris Hattingh, executive director at the Centre for Risk Analysis.

9 Jul 8AM 7 min

Fresh Iran conflict fuels oil price spike

Joburg gets a lifeline, but Treasury's warning couldn't be clearer. Concerns raised over the governance of the UIF. And should investors reduce offshore exposure as South Africa improves?

9 Jul 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Can SA businesses afford a R20 000 living wage?

‘We do have, according to our estimations, more than 25 organisations that are already a living wage employer. So those who can, should, and it's a good thing and the right thing to do,’ says Dr Mark Bussin of the Living Wage South Africa Network.

8 Jul 8AM 8 min

Empty seats, big questions: The economics of Springbok rugby

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 33 min

[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

Can Jack Bloom help fix SA's water crisis?

Winners, losers and survivors: Inside SA's new political era. Building cars in an age of global trade turbulence. And the AI talent war is here, and it's getting expensive.

3 Jul 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] ActionSA slams Dina Pule appointment as accountability failure

‘If the department that is there to service the most needy in our country is being used as a trough, either for personal gain or party-political gain, then there's a big problem in this country,’ says ActionSA’s parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip.

2 Jul 8AM 7 min

Think the RAF is broke? Think again

Opposition parties take aim at the controversial Dina Pule cabinet appointment as GNU credibility test. New report shows mining's next phase will be shaped by policy, capital and technology. And why foreign nationals need more than a valid visa.

2 Jul 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Nine popular cars fail basic safety standards, warns AA

‘These vehicles are not safe enough, not just by our standards, but we're benchmarking our standards with our European and Australian counterparts as the benchmark,’ says Bobby Ramagwede, CEO of the Automobile Association.

1 Jul 8AM 7 min

Africa’s data centre gold rush needs a reality check

Nine popular cars fail AA’s safety test. Ebola outbreak escalates as first France case sparks alarm, funding needs triple. And why learning to learn is more valuable than a degree in 2026.

1 Jul 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Business braces for fallout from anti-immigration protests

‘You might just be getting yourself into a cycle over the next year or two years or three years of organisations that have now found their voice because the political parties are getting weaker in South Africa,’ says Sacci CEO, Alan Mukoki.

30 Jun 8AM 9 min

When tensions rise, economies pay: The cost of anti-immigrant protests

Unpacking the economic, humanitarian and media implications of today’s anti-immigration unrest.

30 Jun 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] Business mobilises security support ahead of anti-foreigner protests

‘The idea is not for the private sector to replace the state. It's just to augment the capacity of the state in the most appropriate way,’ says Anton du Plessis, CEO of Business Against Crime South Africa.

29 Jun 8AM 8 min

Joburg power standoff heads for the courts

Business rallies behind the SAPS as anti-foreigner demonstrations loom. Contractors urged to lock down construction sites ahead of shutdown. And why your will could be the most important document you’ll ever sign.

29 Jun 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] DA majority in Joburg within reach, but hinges on voter turnout

‘Its whole campaign is really fundamentally focused on getting people who are already in the DA bubble to get out and vote, rather than winning new voters,’ says political consultant, Gareth van Onselen.

26 Jun 8AM 8 min

One of SA’s rarest wartime treasures heads to auction

DA within reach of outright Joburg majority, says pollster. How sustainable are medical schemes if costs keep outpacing contributions? And the missing link in the Northern Cape's growth story.

26 Jun 6AM 31 min