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.

Today on Ecoskoops, we continue our conversation with Aroni Chaudhuri, Chief Africa Economist at Coface, a global specialist in trade credit insurance, business information and risk analysis that helps companies manage commercial and country risks. We discuss how droughts, heatwaves and wildfires can damage soil, water and agricultural productivity for years, who feels the impact of climate-driven food inflation—from farmers and food businesses to consumers—and what practical steps South Africa […]