Moneyweb@Midday

‘Mines are buying large pieces of land and they don’t have a specific timeline when they want to start mining there or building it up,’ says CEO of the industry group Pieter Taljaard.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at last week’s G7 meeting, Grain SA raises concerns over the availability of farmland and a look at whether WhatsApp’s new edit feature is worth it.

SA could be in 'big danger' of further outbreaks of water-borne disease if it doesn’t get the pollution in its river systems under control: Tshwane MMC Peter Sutton.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at how Tshwane plans to fix its water treatment plants and load shedding’s impact on food deliveries.

‘What is going to be important on Thursday is how the governor is going to navigate

through an economy that is weakening, but inflationary pressures remaining quite

elevated,’ says Tertia Jacobs, treasury economist at Investec.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at ongoing wage negotiations at Eskom, a look ahead to Thursday’s rate decision, and how much time we waste listening to on-hold music?

‘The reality is we need R1 trillion in the water sector just to fix what is broken. That's a conservative number,’ says water scientist, Professor Anthony Turton.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at the role of SA’s poor water infrastructure in the cholera outbreak, governance concerns at Unisa and a look at plans to solve local wildlife crime.

‘I believe our agricultural exports, which would all benefit from Agoa, would certainly

be the lowest hanging fruit if the US wanted to penalise us in some way,’ says Donald

MacKay, CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors.

A round-up of news updates, including a look at why AGOA is important for South Africa, online applications to get learners into Grade 8 will open soon, and what are the ethical considerations for AI.