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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Reuters)

BUSA, Sacci at odds over petition to remove Mkhwebane as Public Protector

In a statement issued on Wednesday, BUSA said Mkhwebane is not "competently and fairly" upholding the Constitution

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom.(Gallo)

Molefe did not get approval for massive Transnet locomotive price hike, inquiry hears

The 1 064 locomotives were meant to upgrade and modernise Transnet’s fleet, but the contract has been dogged by allegations of corruption

Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago noted that high levels of economic uncertainty persist, as Russia’s continues to wage war on Ukraine. (Moeletsi Mabe/Gallo)

Kganyago again slams Public Protector in speech on central bank independence

The Reserve Bank governor was in Washington to deliver a speech on central bank independence at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Survé told the commission that this was the fault of media competitors who sabotaged the listing of Sagarmatha Technologies and “blatantly put negative propaganda in the public space”. (Lerato Maduna/Gallo)

Survé compares Sagarmatha to Uber, says it would have been valued at $10bn

Iqbal Survé, on Tuesday claimed that bad press from rival media houses scuppered the listing of Sagarmatha Technologies on the JSE and the NYSE

Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo Investment Holdings denies it owes the PIC more than R1-billion it used to acquire the media group. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Survé set to testify at PIC inquiry

Survé is expected to testify after Kuben Naidoo, the deputy governor of the South Africa Reserve Bank

On Monday, the inquiry — chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — continued with evidence from Gert Opperman, a coal supply unit manager at the power utility.

Eskom ‘misled’ treasury over multi-billion rand Gupta contract

According to testimony before the Zondo commission, Eskom appears to have misled treasury about the quality of coal from a Gupta-owned coal mine

Mboweni said Sanral must “reverse that decision immediately”. (David Harrison/M&G)

Mboweni’s Budget shows further erosion in SA’s fiscal strength — Moody’s

Moody’s currently has South Africa’s debt at Baa3 with a stable outlook, one notch above junk status

The national power utility is about R420-billion in debt and has been seeking ways to reduce its liabilities. (David Harrison/M&G)

Nersa to begin hearings on electricity tariffs

Over the course of three weeks, Nersa will hold hearings on what the debt-laden power utility

STAR had also, through its subsidiaries, provided loans to directors and key management personnel in terms of the Pepkor Management Investment Scheme via an entity called Business Ventures Investments.

JSE fines Pepkor Holdings R5m for breaches of listing requirements

The JSE says the company had not disclosed certain financial information about loans in its pre-listing statement

PP Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that the allegation that Gordhan violated the Executive Code of Ethics by deliberately misleading Parliament through failing to disclose that he met a member of the Gupta family was “substantiated”.(Madelene Cronje)

Public Protector subpoenas Gordhan over case dropped in 2016

PP investigation will focus on the early retirement of former Sars official Ivan Pillay and his subsequent re-employment by the tax agency

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene reported to Parliament a few months ago that 112 municipalities did not have the financial resources to execute their service delivery plans. (David Harrison/M&G)

Nene: Recession a risk for tax revenues

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said it would be hard for government to implement ambitious social security programmes without growing tax revenues

The Sars inquiry hearings were last held in June. (Gallo Images)

Sars inquiry resumes, three senior officials set to give evidence

The inquiry has a broad mandate to investigate issues of corporate governance and allegations of misconduct at the revenue collection agency

As a business SAA stands a good chance to ‘return to its former glory’

SAA vows to seek equity partner immediately amid funding crunch

Vuyani Jarana says funding pressures dictated that ​South African Airways start looking for a strategic equity partner immediately

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Steinhoff shares jump 40%, reach best price in two months

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Jooste’s resignation reached the market

Moyane said the argument of mootness was a ‘stillborn effort which betrays either desperation or serious lack of understanding of what mootness is’. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Moyane’s SARS ultimatum to Ramaphosa

​Lawyers acting for suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane have demanded that President Ramaphosa halt or "disestablish" investigations into Sars

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Steinhoff 98% down

The stock – which had already fallen by 9.9% on Tuesday – reached a new low of R1.18 a share on Wednesday morning

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SA livestock banned from the UAE

The UAE’s ban comes in the wake of SA informing the World Organisation for Animal Health earlier in the month of an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

Nhlanhla Nene

Nene to chair board of governors of BRICS bank

The finance minister was elected to the position at a meeting of the bank’s leadership taking place in Shanghai, China.

There are growing calls for regulation of the cryptocurrency market

Company probed for Bitcoin scam threatens to sue Hawks

The Hawks announced on Friday that they are investigating BitCaw Trading and BTC Global for a scam that may have fleeced up to 28 000 investors

Retired judge Robert Nugent has urged reform in the Judicial Service Commission, emphasising the need to prioritise judicial independence

Ramaphosa names retired Judge Robert Nugent to head SARS inquiry

The inquiry is expected to consider the adequacy and legality of steps that SARS has taken to address revenue shortfalls over the past two years