After confirming last month that it was closing the print editions of four of its publications, Media24 has rejected a written offer from Capital Newspapers/Caxton for the purchase of On the Dot (Media24’s media logistics operations) and its portfolio of…

The disgraced former chairperson of VBS Mutual Bank alleges that Dondo Mogajane, when director-general of the National Treasury, was bribed in a bid to save the collapsing bank. Moreover, the ‘bribe’ was paid through a non-profit controlled by the daughters…

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are going to jail. Not tomorrow, no, but certainly in your lifetime, should you take your medication on schedule. And it all comes down to Kurt Cobain.  Rather be dead than…

The VBS bank scandal made headlines again this week when Tshifiwa Matodzi, former chairman of the VBS Mutual Bank board, pleaded guilty in the Gauteng High Court on Wednesday to 33 counts of corruption, theft, fraud, money laundering and a…

A movement to claim potentially hundreds of millions of rands from the microlending industry may soon reach an inflection point as Capitec Bank defends a restitution claim from the victim of an allegedly fraudulent garnishee order. A widespread past practice…

The jury is still out on how the ministers in the Government of National Unity will perform, although some returnees can be judged on their past achievements, or lack thereof. We speak to those in the know. South Africa’s Cabinet…

A union has demanded that the fast-food franchise stop degrading its staff after the incident involving the R2 Add Hope targets, a customer-based donation that goes to nonprofits. A written warning was recently circulated on social media showing a KFC…

While there are many opportunities for renewable energy, with solar and wind power coming to the fore, a lack of access to finance and infrastructure challenges persist in Africa. ‘Three of the bigger challenges include poor long-term planning, a disconnect…

The IFP has urged the ANC and DA to put their differences aside and fast-track Cabinet negotiations for the sake of the country. This follows protracted talks, a number of stalemates and leaked letters hinting at strife between the two…

The DA’s Federal Executive will continue negotiations with the ANC about the composition of the government of national unity despite major differences over the allocation of Cabinet posts. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has resolved to persist with negotiations with the…

In the latest development in South Africa’s political landscape, the ANC and the DA have yet to reconcile their differences over Cabinet positions in the emerging government of national unity. The DA has called a special Federal Executive meeting for…

While ever more political parties claim they are prepared to work with the ANC in some form in a national government, it is worth examining how close to one another these parties can get. There has been at least one…