President Ramaphosa takes stage at the UN General Assembly

‘We’re never going to get job creation, and we’re never going to get people out of poverty without businesses investing and having confidence in the future of Johannesburg,’ says Helen Zille, DA federal council chair.

A delayed 2025 budget and rand volatility leave more than half of SA's SMEs anxious. The EFF launches a new bill aimed at introducing stricter regulations on liquor advertising. And how the Aarto demerit system could put thousands of SA drivers at risk of licence suspension.

‘I have no confidence in either of them. Dada Morero, you look at the state of the city. Helen Zille, let me tell you that she's responsible for the mess we were in in the city of Johannesburg when I was the mayor,’ says ActionSA president, Herman Mashaba.

‘South Africa used to be the largest tourism market on the African continent. We have slowly lost ground over the years to Morocco, to Tunisia, to Kenya, to Tanzania,’ says Lee-Anne Bac, partner in strategic development and advisory, BDO.

Business Unity South Africa (Busa) takes the government to court over its new employment equity targets. The tourism sector questions why Asian visitor numbers are declining despite visa fast-tracking. And how the fight against illicit financial flows can remain a top priority on the G20 agenda