Moneyweb@Midday

A round-up of news updates, including the chaos at SA ports and its impact on fruit exports.

A look at how new clearer food labels could lead to healthier food choices and is it a skills or jobs shortage hitting SA youth unemployment?

A round-up of news updates, including assessing your insurance cover in the wake of extreme weather patterns.

‘People cannot afford to buy legal stuff and are inevitably turning to the black market to find cheaper alternatives. The problem is they may find cheaper alternatives, but they may also get dangerous products for their own health,’ says Stefano Betti, vice president of the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade.

‘Because of these lax laws and the problems that we're having, the real refugees who deserve refugee status are not served because there are lots of people who are pretenders, who are not supposed to be part of the refugee regime of the country,’ says Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

A round-up of news updates, including the Home Affairs's White Paper on citizenship, immigration and refugee protection.

A look at the WHO report on TB, the launch of a forensic analysis centre to deal with financial crime and budget cuts putting strain on the SAPS.

‘How is it that we care; or do we all just establish a no care attitude, and everything just goes downhill faster. Have you walked into your local mayor's office and said, I'm a concerned citizen of this community and I would like to help,’ says Roelie van Reenen, supply chain executive at the Beefmaster Group.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at whether deploying the army will help curb illegal mining.

Analysis of what needs to be done to fix service delivery at a municipal level and the impact of a delay in developing a coalition framework for political parties.

‘If it's only targeting spaza shops that are owned by foreign nationals, then it's unlawful, it's unconstitutional, and it will be challenged based on discrimination,’ says Sharon Ekambaram, head of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights.

A round-up of news updates, including plans by government to audit spaza shops.

A look at Transnet’s requests for debt relief and calls by civil society for government to urgently address socioeconomic challenges.

‘I think the power of a metro like Johannesburg, if ignored and for it to collapse completely, would be really beyond the realm of imagination for any political party or even the president to ignore,’ says Neeshan Balton, executive director at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.