‘I think the biggest one that people are worried about is the NHI, which would then say goodbye to the medical credits. It's only a matter of time before medical credits go,’ says Keith Engel, CEO of the South African Institute of Taxation. Moneyweb

Today on Moneyweb@Midday - what impact will a loss of US funding really have on SA? How SA’s labour law can help the Just Energy Transition process and what happens when the pilot can’t fly the plane? Moneyweb

‘What we've done when we re-cable our traffic lights, we have reduced the content of copper in those traffic lights so that even if somebody were to steal it, the yield is very little,’ says Sipho Nhlapo, acting head of department of mobility and freight at the JRA. Moneyweb

Today - Eskom didn’t get the tariff hikes it asked for, but consumers are in for bigger electricity bills nonetheless. A look at a new craze called ‘cosy gaming’ and how AI is changing the face of business communications. Moneyweb

‘We noted a further improvement in profitability of companies and that just really gives a better environment for salary increases; a better ability for companies to afford better salary increases,’ says economist, Elize Kruger. Moneyweb

Today – the South African Medical Association warns President Cyril Ramaphosa about the unemployment crisis in the medical sector. Just three months after entering the local motor market, a Chinese brand is outselling its more established competitors. And what could happen to the rand should the GNU unravel? Moneyweb

‘I think the single most important thing when we come into a new country is being very thoughtful around the local consumers, the flavour and taste palette of the consumers. I think we've done that with South Africa as well,’ says Pret a Manger CEO, Pano Christou. Moneyweb

Today - who will be held accountable for the deaths of South African soldiers in the DRC? An analyst weighs in. Toyota SA’s CEO says foreign competitor brands are killing the local motor market. And what the world should learn from the DeepSeek AI model launch and subsequent market crash. Moneyweb

‘If we could proactively close off those leaks as they start, not months, days, years later, then we start to be able to rectify the system, which means we start to actually collect money for the water that we're moving through the system,’ says Dr Andrew Dickson, engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Moneyweb

Today, promises of high returns with low risk, student loans and job offers – seasonal scams to be aware of in 2025. And why Free SA is calling on South Africans to unite against the new proposed National State Enterprise Bill. Moneyweb