Moneyweb@Midday

[TOP STORY] Power restoration racket preys on desperate Joburg residents

‘The people are desperate and these contractors or fake City Power officials are capitalising on that and asking residents for up to R1500 to restore power,’ says Anna Cox, investigative journalist at the Daily Maverick.

16 Jul 7AM 6 min

Smarter skies for 10bn travellers, without building more airports

Public works and infrastructure minister speaks on government’s war on construction mafia. How criminal syndicates are cashing in on Joburg's electricity crisis. And why climate funding means little without green skills.

16 Jul 6AM 31 min

[TOP STORY] What police can and cannot do in immigration cases

‘If somebody is found not to be entitled to be in the Republic, then the role falls squarely upon immigration then to process somebody for the purposes of deportation,’ says James Chapman of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town.

15 Jul 8AM 7 min

Venetia shutdown signals trouble for SA's diamond sector

Immigration enforcement and the rule of law: Separating fact from fiction. Israeli oil deal sparks fresh scrutiny over South Africa's ICJ stance. And how bad waste data can sink ESG credibility.

15 Jul 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Local government failure is now systemic, engineers warn

‘As much as these are technical failures from an infrastructure perspective, it's also a governance architecture that ensures that these technical failures keep happening,’ says Sekadi Phayane-Shakhane, CEO of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering.

14 Jul 8AM 9 min

Winter favourite hits a border block. The oxtail import bottleneck explained

Election promises won't fix broken pipes, but engineering might. Top insurance risks shaping 2026 and how to prepare for what’s next. And a new premium aerodrome gives Cape Town's aviation sector room to grow.

14 Jul 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Joburg's cash crisis threatens essential services

‘City Power is at absolute breaking point, they have a massive overdraft, we're talking R22 million… Eskom is threatening to shut off the whole city unless we make serious payments,’ says Julia Fish, executive director of JoburgCAN.

13 Jul 8AM 8 min

Why iconic brands become targets for counterfeiters

Joburg's budget battle is far from over. Private vaccine deal gives South Africa's FMD fight a major boost. And why the new space race is about water, weather and saving lives.

13 Jul 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] What every motorist should know about Aarto demerit points

‘The more infringements you commit on the road, the more demerit points are going to be allocated to you,’ says Monde Mkalipi, spokesperson for the Road Traffic Infringement Agency

10 Jul 7AM 8 min

Ports clean-up gathers pace as TPT blacklists corrupt suppliers

New demerit rules: Could someone else cost you your licence? Healthcare leaders push for a practical path to universal coverage. Independent probe sought into South Africa's GBV command centre.

10 Jul 6AM 32 min

[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