Leadership crisis facing SOE's

We are speaking with the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (MER), Mr Gcina Mashaba to unpack the recent Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that has caused quite a bit of confusion in the gambling industry. The case involved Supabets and the Casino Association of South Africa…

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP), in partnership with the Benjamin Raymond Oppenheimer Trust through Oppenheimer Generations Research & Conservation (OGRC), has officially launched the UMP–Oppenheimer Research Chair in Biodiversity Conservation. This multi-year, multi-million-rand initiative will advance cutting-edge research, build postgraduate capacity, and influence conservation policy at both local and global…

In an uncertain world with a wide variety of exogenous factors impacting businesses due to the prevailing volatilities, the question could be asked as to whether there are actions that businesses could take to mitigate such factors or even grow as a result. We speak to Dr Requier Wait, Chief…

The global economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery with persistent challenges. Growth forecasts are inching higher, markets are showing renewed stability, and new trade deals are helping to cushion the impact of US tariff pressures. We are joined by Tshiamo Masike, an Economist with Momentum, to unpack both the…

It’s been a year characterised by a dynamic mix of challenges and progress for South Africa’s mining sector. Despite infrastructure constraints, policy uncertainty and rising operational costs, the industry maintained its contribution to GDP at approximately 6%, reaffirming its critical role in the national economy. Insights from the newly released…