Third time’s a crisis: NSFAS collapse forces intervention

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Health minister speaks on cruise ship virus threat. NSFAS breakdown puts access to higher education at risk. And Club Med one step from launch after key approval.

5 May 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[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

Fuel pain deepens: Relief falls short as prices surge

Taxman reset: Can the new Sars boss close the compliance gap? GEPF weighs in on 30 years of change. And why SA entrepreneurs run the risk of being left behind as AI threatens jobs.

6 May 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Hantavirus: Calm urged as SA health teams race to trace contacts

‘We are busy doing contact tracing. Before we can tell anybody the extent of whether they must worry or not, we need to get all those facts,’ says Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

5 May 9AM 9 min

[TOP STORY] Cape Town’s Airbnb rethink raises concern over property and tourism

‘These homeowners rely on the income from these properties…if they end up being penalised for that, it may well affect them quite seriously,’ says Craig Mott, national sales manager at Rawson Property Group.

4 May 8AM 7 min

4 November set: IEC prepares for crucial local vote

4 November set: IEC prepares for crucial local vote. SA hits imported washing machines with steep duties. And our infrastructure crisis is not due to a funding problem; it’s a systems failure.

4 May 6AM 32 min