Moneyweb@Midday

Episod

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  [TOP STORY] Can South Africans trust the Lottery Commission again? 25.09.2026 7min

  ‘We have brought in new people in management and staff, and we’ve really drilled it into them that this is an organisation of service,’ says National Lotteries Commission chair, Tembinkosi Bonakele.
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  Kyalami endurance race promises economic boost for Gauteng 25.09.2026 33min

  Lottery billions and public trust, Bonakele takes on the NLC challenge. Questions mount over R2.6bn meant for workers.
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  [TOP STORY] SA’s new online threat: How 764 targets children 23.09.2026 7min

  ‘What parents should really be concerned about is that every child, if they have access to the internet, could potentially be vulnerable to being exploited by groups such as the 764,’ says Isel van Zyl, co-ordinator of the Avert Research Network.
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  SA and US dig in as diplomatic tensions deepen 23.09.2026 33min

  The disturbing online terror network that's reached SA. Energy, mining and tech emerge as SA’s bright spots in a slowing world.
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  [TOP STORY] Bank Zero’s break-even milestone challenges the cost of traditional banking 22.09.2026 9min

  ‘Technology changes everything. Software is eating the world, and the cost of running a modern bank is just significantly different from what we knew in the past,’ says Bank Zero’s chair, Michael Jordaan.
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  44.7m trips: Local travellers are tourism’s unsung heroes 22.09.2026 37min

  Can zero-fee banking finally prove the sceptics wrong? R36bn lost as SA pays the price for neglected infrastructure.
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  [TOP STORY] ‘Enough is enough’: Taxi industry threatens nationwide action over rising costs 21.09.2026 8min

  ‘It is a way of showing government that we can no longer bear the conditions under which the government makes us operate,’ says Theo Malele, spokesperson for the National Taxi Association.
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  Mpox spike puts SA on high alert 21.09.2026 35min

  SA taxi industry threatens national shutdown over soaring costs. Specialist nurse shortage is putting patients at risk. And why women earn 12% less, but the pay gap starts even before they’re hired.
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  [TOP STORY] SA’s OnlyFans economy: Who is really making money? 18.09.2026 8min

  ‘One of the examples that I was given by my participants is that many people sell pictures of their feet on these platforms,’ says Phiwokazi Qoza, UCT researcher and doctoral candidate.
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  7 100 South Africans join the dollar-millionaire club 18.09.2026 36min

  Inside SA’s R6bn OnlyFans economy. New import permit fees could push up prices for consumers. And why SA can’t recycle its way out of the waste crisis.
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  [TOP STORY] Agoa could become the US stick in SA standoff 17.09.2026 9min

  ‘It's a mutually hurting relationship, this tension is mutually hurting, but I think it will keep on hurting South Africa more than the United States,’ says Dr Kingsley Makhubela, founder of RiskRecon.
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  Africa’s defence technology dilemma 17.09.2026 36min

  US-SA relations under strain as Washington reaches for the visa lever. East London’s dirty secret, a river port drowning in sewage. Always stressed? Your metabolism could be paying the price.
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  [TOP STORY] ‘He will kill again’: Micki Pistorius on the Gauteng killings 16.09.2026 10min

  ‘I don't blame any one of these victims that they became victims. Serial killers do not froth at the mouth. It could be anybody. It could be your neighbour,’ says the well-known forensic investigative psychologist.
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  The fight for Joburg: Votes, coalitions and kingmakers 16.09.2026 36min

  Eight women dead: When is a killer considered serial? New data shows car hijackings are down, but are SA motorists any safer?
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  [TOP STORY] Netflix, WhatsApp face closer scrutiny from SA’s regulator 15.09.2026 9min

  ‘Look at this inquiry as Icasa trying to level the playing field, just to make sure that anyone who provides services, at least they work within defined rules of the game,’ says Mothibi Ramusi, chair of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
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  SA cherries hit the R53bn jackpot in China 15.09.2026 34min

  Netflix and WhatsApp in the crosshairs of SA competition probe. Smarter tax collection comes with a trust test. And when a R50 gamble starts looking like a way out of poverty.
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  [TOP STORY] DStv’s cheaper sports package comes with a costly catch 14.09.2026 8min

  ‘It is definitely a big improvement for sports viewers, but it's also a very calculated piece of packaging,’ says Arthur Goldstuck, founder of World Wide Worx.
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  Trump’s five demands: How far will Ramaphosa bend? 14.09.2026 35min

  DStv finally gives viewers the sports package they’ve been asking for, but has it deliberately kept the sport South Africans care most about behind the Premium paywall? Engineering loses its place as South Africa’s most in-demand skill. And why mining safety’s weak link isn’t the rulebook, it’s the rockface.
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  [TOP STORY] Political parties face tougher rules on disinformation ahead of elections 11.09.2026 9min

  ‘The big concern about digital media is the speed… and now the additional concern about the fact that things can be manipulated using AI and generative AI,’ says vice chair of the Independent Electoral Commission, Janet Love.
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  The price of a car, on your arm. Are designer bags worth the price? 11.09.2026 35min

  Africa gets just 23% of the climate finance it needs and it’s paying too much for it. And a look at the outdated banking tech slowing SA’s digital economy.