The South African Post Office (SAPO) is inching its way out of business rescue with a familiar promise: reinvention. But beneath the language of ‘strategic pivots’ and ‘digital platforms’, a more uncomfortable truth lingers – the plan is heavy on direction and light on execution.

In Colombia, a critical mass of countries came together at a conference to map a fossil fuel phaseout, with an energy thought leader reporting that the Iran war has ‘broken’ fossil fuel markets, pushing countries towards more secure renewable energy alternatives.

Look under the hood and things can get pretty murky. Kees Beyers told me how Woolworths, in particular, had treated him and his chocolate company, after he sought partnerships with other retailers.

China’s new zero-tariff policy now encompasses 53 African countries, including South Africa, and will be in place until April 2028.

The state’s proposed overhaul of South Africa’s (SA’s) capital controls finally brings the crypto sector into the regulatory fold. But between missing thresholds, peer-to-peer transaction bans, and widespread panic over state confiscation, the draft is a messy mix of overreach and libertarian pearl-clutching.

The commission’s regulatory review project asks which rules are still necessary, and which are holding the economy back, and to identify changes that lower regulatory compliance costs, reduce delays and open markets to more participants.

The Constitutional Court’s ruling that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) cannot issue binding directives weakens one of South Africa’s most accessible human rights institutions, shifting the burden of enforcement onto those least able to carry it. In doing so, it underscores a deeper reality: that access to justice in SA remains uneven, often shaped less by rights than by...

Slovo Park, a township south of Johannesburg between Eldorado Park and Lenasia, tells the same story of failure and neglect experienced by so many other communities further away from the economic hub and public eye of Johannesburg

Gems was established as a social solidarity instrument – to provide affordable, equitable healthcare to public servants. Today, that founding vision is under threat. When contributions rise beyond affordability, when co-payments increase, when members are forced to downgrade or exit the scheme, we are witnessing the erosion of that social compact.

Webber Wentzel’s Kim Rew and Jered Shorkend explain how artificial intelligence is transforming the insurance and financial services sectors.

Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has also been accused of giving luxury donated Chinese SUVs to her family and loved ones without disclosing this. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.

Leinster battle Toulon on Saturday and Champions Cup holders Bordeaux Bégles host Bath on Sunday in a series of matches that may influence other club tournaments such as the URC.

In this episode, Janine van der Post speaks with Gas Motor Show’s Tyrese Blakenberg about Sung Kang, from ‘Fast and Furious’ fame, who is headlining this year’s event! And we discuss how Hyundai, Toyota, and Chery plan to improve their recent poor NCAP Global crash-test results.

Leinster battle Toulon on Saturday and Champions Cup holders Bordeaux Bégles host Bath on Sunday in a series of matches that may influence other club tournaments such as the URC.