Twelve African countries, including Rwanda, on Wednesday condemned the M23 armed group for setting up “parallel administrations” in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Creditors and almost 3,000 employees may finally see some resolution as the first business rescue meetings for beleaguered chicken producer, Daybreak Foods, kick off next week.

The pressure will be on Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg of their Champions League final against Egypt’s Pyramids FC after the Brazilians conceded an away goal in the last minute of their opening leg draw.

The Auditor-General has published the 2023-24 municipal audit outcomes, with 41 municipalities receiving a clean bill of health — an increase from last year. Wondering where your municipality sits on the local government litany of woe scale? Here’s a visual breakdown.

Of South Africa’s eight metros, only Cape Town was given a clean bill of health by the Auditor-General. Johannesburg, eThekwini and Ekurhuleni received unqualified audits with findings. Buffalo City, Tshwane, Mangaung and Nelson Mandela Bay all received qualified audit opinions with findings.

A new mist of uncertainty has shrouded mining policy just as progress is being made on other fronts such as the looming rollout of the long-awaited mining cadastre to address the applications backlog for mining and prospecting rights and permits.

The Monetary Policy Committee will almost certainly not cut the repo rate by 50 basis points. But its success in containing inflation gives it room to roam on this front.