Moneyweb@Midday

[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

[TOP STORY] SA’s auto industry faces a competitiveness crisis

‘The domestic market is really important for the future of our auto industry, and the market has performed terribly for a long period of time now,’ says Dr Justin Barnes executive director of the Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies.

1 Sep 8AM 8 min

Luxury property booms while ordinary buyers pull back

SA science gets a lifeline as US lifts research funding ban. The auto masterplan saved factories, but did it forget the rest of the industry? And Jockey makes the case for local production.

1 Sep 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Sars is getting tougher – taxpayers need to fight smarter

‘One has to consider each request from Sars as saying, what is it that they're actually testing so that you can respond appropriately and avoid the dispute,’ says Nico Theron, founder of Unicus Tax Specialists.

31 Aug 8AM 8 min

Low, fast and controversial: Assessing the Airlink flyover

Telecom fraud explodes 307% as trust is weaponised. Sars is tougher, faster and more aggressive; taxpayers need to get smarter.

31 Aug 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Spam callers beware: SA is tightening the rules

‘When they receive a call and they have opted out, they notify us so that we can follow up on those direct marketers and really force them to respect the Consumer Protection Act,’ says National Consumer Commission spokesperson, Pheto Ntaba.

28 Aug 9AM 7 min

What happens to SA’s internet during a Boks-All Black game?

117bn calls later, a new registry and opt-out weapon hopes to silence unwanted spam. Rotting crops and foreign workers: What the data really says.

28 Aug 6AM 37 min

[TOP STORY] Post Office turnaround still hinges on new funding and partnerships

‘What's going to move the needle is onboarding a significant partner that complements or supplements our business,’ says Fathima Gany, acting chief executive of the SA Post Office.

27 Aug 9AM 9 min

Beyond the teacup: Rooibos could be worth far more to SA

The Post Office reboot: A fight for relevance and survival. 18 years of waiting: Can SA finally fix electricity pricing? And building SA’s next chapter, the signals from Sidssa.

27 Aug 6AM 37 min

[TOP STORY] EU carbon rules threaten to erode SA’s export advantage

‘The EU is looking to level the playing field when it comes to carbon-intensive products like iron, steel, aluminium, cement and so on,’ says Scott Williams, director of business sustainability at Forvis Mazars South Africa.

26 Aug 10AM 7 min

CT airport e-hailing crisis erupts amid violence and intimidation

The new reality for SA exporters. China’s trademark shake-up puts SA brands on notice. And SA entrepreneur launches app to calculate the cost of being a woman.

26 Aug 6AM 35 min

[TOP STORY] Western Cape gang violence: Winde says current policing model is failing

‘It's almost as if the criminals’ intelligence network understands the movement of the military far better than even the police and the military system itself,’ says Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde.

25 Aug 8AM 8 min

2026 draft Tax Bill: What the proposed changes mean for you

1 200 dead. WC gang war spirals. Premier Alan Winde on stopping the bloodshed. And a new study shows top earners carry the biggest debt burden.

25 Aug 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Transnet: Private rail operators poised to reshape SA’s freight network

‘I think there is about 20 million tonnes earmarked in the short term that should be brought in by the additional train operating companies,’ says Nkululeko Gobhozi, chief engineer of technology management at Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager.

24 Aug 8AM 8 min

SA’s new growth push targets 1m jobs

Transnet lands global leadership role amid SA rail recovery and a look at the deadly price of standing up to corruption.

24 Aug 6AM 34 min