Dr Sanusha Naidu of the Institute for Global Dialogue and Ismail Joosub of the FW de Klerk Foundation warn South Africa’s National Dialogue risks losing credibility amid rushed planning, transparency concerns and sidelined voices, urging a postponement to realign with core principles and ensure genuine citizen-led engagement. Moneyweb

Is the National Dialogue doomed before it’s even started as legacy foundations withdraw? And a new report shows zones of opportunity for youngsters in the ICT sector. Moneyweb

‘Having this potential higher penalty creates an incentive for companies to actually implement mitigation opportunities and reduce their emissions,’ says Jarredine Morris, co-head of Africa at the Carbon Trust. Moneyweb

New emission rules could see carbon culprits face fines and jailtime. Dire times for small businesses as data shows half of them face closure within a year. And the big fair share debate – why SA telecoms want tech giants to help fund networks. Moneyweb

‘Companies should actually start now to put certain procedures in place, because it is the only defence that they will have if a person associated with them commits bribery,’ says Professor Rehana Cassim, University of South Africa. Moneyweb

As a significant policy shift places the onus on companies to prevent bribery by an associated person, an expert explains. Why is curriculum policy partly to blame for SA’s reading for meaning crisis? And the effects of the draft mineral bill on small-scale miners. Moneyweb

‘We’ve bolstered our mission in Washington to ensure that the conversations are happening at the right levels, in the right places,’ says Kaamil Alli, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition spokesperson. Moneyweb

Civil society slams approval of oil drilling project. Can government protect car factories against US tariffs? And economic activity remained stable in July despite consumer pressures. Moneyweb

‘It's really bad because Sars can garnish your salary, Sars can freeze your bank accounts…they can withhold your refunds, they can attach assets,’ says Razael Manikus, COO of Latita Africa. Moneyweb

A global view on SA’s tariff, skills and procurement issues and what must be done to fix it. A look at how to tackle a letter of demand from Sars, and a new study reveals the benefits of rooibos for women at all stages of life. Moneyweb