Union takes on Ramaphosa over Eskom shake-up

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R580bn setback piles pressure on government finances as investment projects plummet in first half of 2026. What Zondo and Madlanga taught us about hiring the wrong people.

13 Aug 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

Joburg’s collapse is becoming a national crisis

Paying R3 000 more on monthly municipal bills, the cost of broken municipalities. Why women feel let down by government, banks and healthcare. And the inspirational story behind Yuppie Chef.

21 Aug 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Municipalities are making residents pay for their failures

‘It's tantamount to treason if you steal from the poor or if you are at work, but not at work,’ says Dr Harlan Cloete, Centre for Gender and Africa Studies at the University of the Free State.

21 Aug 6AM 7 min

[TOP STORY] When does a political interest become a conflict of interest?

‘In this case, I can definitely see that there is a potential for a conflict of interest. If not an actual conflict, then at least a perceived conflict,’ says Kris Dobie, executive at The Ethics Institute.

20 Aug 9AM 6 min

SA won’t run dry, says deputy minister, but your taps still might …

The higher the office, the higher the ethical bar. DA’s Burke U-turn puts political ethics in the spotlight. A rare break for consumers as food inflation tumbles to 16-year low. And Cape Town’s new pitch to investors: Help build affordable housing.

20 Aug 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] How Zelda la Grange fell for a sophisticated phone scam

‘When he asked me to go into the banking app, he also said to me, remember, Vodacom will never ask for your personal details or login details. So you are at ease,’ says the former aide to Nelson Mandela.

19 Aug 9AM 8 min