Could a public-private funding model save the army?

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A round-up of news updates, including a look at plans to fix Johannesburg’s water infrastructure.
A look at how innovative funding can help the SANDF and political parties in a scramble to meet the IEC’s deadline.

8 Mar 2024 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

SAT board removal: Did Tourism Minister follow the correct process?

The rand remains surprisingly resilient despite US tariffs. Why Minister Gayton McKenzie is in hot water over old social media posts. And a look at how communication dead zones are costing lives.

25 Aug 6AM 34 min

SA prisons hellish says Judge Cameron, Minister agrees

With the largest prison population in Africa, how can South Africa transform its jail system for the betterment of those incarcerated and for society at large?

22 Aug 3AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] Ultra-rare disease costs threaten sustainability of SA medical schemes

‘For smaller schemes, you find that some of them rarely collect contributions in excess of R50 million per year. If they were to fund treatment for one of these diseases, it then becomes a very big portion of what is actually collected,’ says Charlton Murove, head of research at the…

21 Aug 8AM 7 min

Concerns around rise in illegal tyre burning and dumping

A new proposal to help medical schemes mitigate the cost of ultra-rare disease treatment. Why Mango may have truly reached the end of the runway. And a move to get a uniquely South African crop off the tariff list.

21 Aug 5AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Finance minister’s hard line on Bitcoin ‘stifles growth and innovation’

‘We’ve seen almost $165 billion of investment flowing into US-based exchange-traded funds. Much of that could have been invested in emerging markets like South Africa,’ says Marius Reitz, GM for Africa and Europe at Luno.

20 Aug 8AM 6 min

Could a public-private funding model save the army?

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