Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] Netflix, WhatsApp face closer scrutiny from SA’s regulator

‘Look at this inquiry as Icasa trying to level the playing field, just to make sure that anyone who provides services, at least they work within defined rules of the game,’ says Mothibi Ramusi, chair of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.

15 Sep 8AM 9 min

SA cherries hit the R53bn jackpot in China

Netflix and WhatsApp in the crosshairs of SA competition probe. Smarter tax collection comes with a trust test. And when a R50 gamble starts looking like a way out of poverty.

15 Sep 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] DStv’s cheaper sports package comes with a costly catch

‘It is definitely a big improvement for sports viewers, but it's also a very calculated piece of packaging,’ says Arthur Goldstuck, founder of World Wide Worx.

14 Sep 8AM 8 min

Trump’s five demands: How far will Ramaphosa bend?

DStv finally gives viewers the sports package they’ve been asking for, but has it deliberately kept the sport South Africans care most about behind the Premium paywall? Engineering loses its place as South Africa’s most in-demand skill. And why mining safety’s weak link isn’t the rulebook, it’s the rockface.

14 Sep 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Political parties face tougher rules on disinformation ahead of elections

‘The big concern about digital media is the speed… and now the additional concern about the fact that things can be manipulated using AI and generative AI,’ says vice chair of the Independent Electoral Commission, Janet Love.

11 Sep 8AM 9 min

The price of a car, on your arm. Are designer bags worth the price?

Africa gets just 23% of the climate finance it needs and it’s paying too much for it. And a look at the outdated banking tech slowing SA’s digital economy.

11 Sep 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] ‘Transnet has turned the corner’ as recovery gathers pace

‘We have actually increased container volumes from 2025 by 7%. So overall we see container TEUs moving upwards and we believe it will continue to move upwards,’ says Transnet group chief executive, Michelle Phillips.

10 Sep 8AM 10 min

Saai calls time on state-run vaccine distributor

Transnet is back in profit, but is this a genuine turnaround or just a better-looking version of a business still under pressure? And what Gauteng’s megacity plan could mean for residents and businesses.

10 Sep 6AM 29 min

[TOP STORY] Acsa’s R21bn capital programme puts infrastructure back in focus

‘We've actually closed the year with more than R6 billion cash in the bank,’ says Acsa’s CFO, Luzuko Mbotya.

9 Sep 8AM 9 min

R868 a month just to eat. SA's brutal food reality

Acsa CFO on the business of rebuilding SA’s airports. The unintended job ceiling facing SA businesses. And price, trust or long-term value? What carbuyers are looking for.

9 Sep 6AM 36 min

[TOP STORY] Transformation Fund could offer businesses an escape route from BEE

‘This is an opportunity where you can buy your BEE…I'm very much in favour of this fund, and eventually most companies and businesses will migrate to this fund,’ says chief economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt.

8 Sep 8AM 7 min

Why online sales die at checkout

R100bn fund opens a new debate around BEE. What SA should demand from Chinese investment. And are loyalty programmes really alleviating the cost-of-living squeeze?

8 Sep 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] SA’s crime crisis: Too many cases, too few detectives

‘Your average detective receives up to 200 new case files or dockets per month to investigate, and there's just no way that they can thoroughly do that,’ says Willem Els, senior training coordinator at the Institute for Security Studies.

7 Sep 8AM 7 min

Global air travel stalls, but Africa keeps flying

The unsolved crime crisis undermining SA’s fight against criminals. The new reality of SA television. And why deaf South Africans still struggle to access basic government services.

7 Sep 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Could forcing more South Africans into medical aid make it cheaper?

‘Medical aid schemes are effectively 20% to 30% more expensive because we never made it mandatory for employed people to belong to medical schemes,’ says Thoneshan Naidoo, CEO of the Health Funders Association.

4 Sep 8AM 7 min

Township economy trapped by red tape and unequal access

New data shows SA needs 8.8m more members to change medical aid maths and parents favour phone-free schools as concerns over social media grow.

4 Sep 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Measles outbreaks expose SA’s growing childhood vaccination crisis

‘That really is the canary in the mine in that when you have these measles outbreaks, it tells us that there’s something seriously wrong with our immunisation programme,’ says Professor Shabir Madhi, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and professor of vaccinology at Wits University.

3 Sep 8AM 7 min

Tatjana Smith turns up heat on Swimming SA prize money dispute

Infant vaccination rates tumble, preventable diseases could return. Diesel shock hits farmers as planting season begins. And a national treasure takes flight on SA’s newest coins.

3 Sep 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Popia enforcement gains teeth, but a critical loophole remains

‘That grace period for us is a problem, because if you look at our counterparts elsewhere in the world, once they find that the legislation has been infringed or violated, they impose a fine that has to be paid immediately,’ says Advocate Pansy Tlakula, chair of the Information Regulator.

2 Sep 8AM 8 min

From power to water: SA keeps recycling the same crises

Popia gets teeth: R5m fines signal a new era of enforcement and why PAST believes humanity’s extinction clock is ticking.

2 Sep 6AM 35 min