On this week’s Bizskoops: We talk about the USA’s decision to exclude South Africa from Agoa, and propsals are still on the table for a new tax to replace the failed SABC television licence system Economist Professor Waldo Krugell talks about South Africa’s economic prospects. In international business news, the UK and EU agree to ease post-Brexit food trade. Pieter Wasserfall of JustMoney continues his discussion on high fuel prices, […]

The criminal mafia being paid every month by South African taxpayers. Mafia-style corruption syndicates have infiltrated various levels of government to create ‘ghost workers’ who receive monthly salaries funded by South African taxpayers. However, there are calls from parliament to do a nationwide audit where public sector workers should report in person to prove they’re not ghost employees. This comes from Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, which […]

On Techskoops today: South Africa's biggest telecoms operators say they cannot endorse Icasa's biometric SIM rules as drafted, and AI tools are producing free clones of Office, Photoshop and other software. Meanwhile, Xiaomi's October EV deliveries top 50 000, and Chinese robot makers shift their focus from hardware to AI brains.