Moneyweb@Midday

A round-up of news updates, including analysis of the latest results from Eskom.

Parliament committee raises concerns about misleading information on the Bela Bill and a look at the latest news from the Middle East.

‘I'm still not sure that the US buys South Africa's non-aligned stance, despite what they say, we really do need the US as both a trade and, probably more importantly, as an ongoing investment partner,’ says Donald MacKay, CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at concerns by opposition parties in eThekwini over unused funds.

Analysis of the upcoming Agoa summit and calls by supporters for the Boks to add more cities to their trophy tour.

‘The only way is to spread the burden across all South Africans, not to target the rich. I think that he will lay that ground so that in February he’s able to increase the VAT,’ says economist and commentator, Dr Lumkile Mondi.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at how the rugby win will boost SA’s global brand.

A look at exam readiness as matriculants begin exams and how bad is SA’s cash crunch?

‘The motivation they would've got, the confidence they would've got from having beaten the All Blacks at Twickenham in the warmup game will carry them through very nicely into the final tomorrow,’ says journalist and author, David O’Sullivan.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at plans by the SA Poultry Association to source eggs from SADC countries.

A look at SA’s chances of winning the Rugby World Cup and how consumers can avoid overspending during big sporting events.

‘The new proposed effective date is March 25, and so from that date onwards, new contributions must be or at least a minimum of two-thirds of that amount must be kept invested up until the point of retirement,’ says Vickie Lange, head of best practice at Alexforbes.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at why the implementation of the two-pot retirement system will be delayed.

Environmental minister on the significance of the passing of the Climate Change Bill and cancellation of government spending on Samas welcomed.

‘We're going to raise it with the president as well, because the president should also be worried that there's a department that is as critical as the DTIC that hasn't had a DG for more than two years,’ says Kganki Matabane, CEO of the Black Business Council.