BULLISH OUTLOOK Africa’s largest pension fund, the GEPF, is still backing SA and investments in the country 4 min 0 By Ray Mahlaka
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ‘Politicians cause 80% of problems in municipalities’ — Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo 3 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
A PAUCITY OF PROJECTS Ramaphosa’s mega infrastructure roll-out plan failing to fly 5 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
MTBPS Mini budget — Bouquets and brickbats from politicians and civil society after Godongwana’s speech 5 min 0 By Velani Ludidi
ANALYSIS Silence on Eskom and other SOEs highlights politically difficult MTBPS – and other trade-offs 5 min 1 By Marianne Merten
MTBPS Mini budget - Godongwana goes against ‘tough love’ approach to SOEs by giving them more taxpayer bailouts 3 min 1 By Ray Mahlaka
OFF THE RAILS ANALYSIS Over 10km of railway cabling stolen in recent strike, as top Transnet official defends network failures 3 min 9 By Ray Mahlaka
MTBPS PREVIEW ANALYSIS Godongwana has to juggle SOEs, social grants and public sector wages in a tight socioeconomic and political situation 5 min 2 By Marianne Merten
DAYS OF ZONDO RELOADED Ramaphosa’s action plan: Easy on the politics and timeframes, but clear on stopping future procurement corruption 4 min 0 By Marianne Merten
DAYS OF ZONDO RELOADED Investigating Directorate will become permanent NPA entity ‘to strengthen anti-corruption activities’ 3 min 0 By Suné Payne
EXPORT WOES Blueberry farmers despair as Transnet strike costs them valuable windows of opportunity abroad 6 min 2 By Georgina Crouth
Business Maverick Transnet reaches three-year pay rise deal with key trade union 3 min 1 By Ray Mahlaka
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES Ailing Transnet on the brink of becoming South Africa’s next Eskom 6 min 20 By Ray Mahlaka
Letter From The Editor We are a beautiful country but political thugs are dragging us into the Dark Ages 4 min 16 By Heather Robertson
SCORPIO NEWSFLASH NPA makes deadline to produce indictment against big fish for Transnet graft trial 4 min 7 By Jessica Bezuidenhout
DURBAN PORT DEBACLE R1bn a day — SA counts the cost while Transnet strike drags on 6 min 3 By Chris Makhaye
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Jury is still out on SA's Q3 growth after mixed manufacturing, mining data for August 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Weaponised drones — the latest tech threat to be employed by criminal and extremist groups in Africa 4 min 0 By Karen Allen
