Here’s a quick news round-up, including consumer food price inflation dropping, three factors set to shape education in 2025, laws protecting consumers from spam calls, and a closer look at the recent EFF defections. Moneyweb

Here’s a quick news roundup covering the real cost of neglecting executive health, billions committed to KZN for a lifestyle estate for those over 50, the stalled COP29 Loss and Damage Fund’s effects, and how the rise in telco fraud is undermining digital trust in South Africa. Moneyweb

‘We have a five-year plan that shows that in the coming three years, SAA will be able to survive from its own operational revenues,’ says the interim CEO of South African Airways. Moneyweb

Is SAA finally on a sustainable path to recovery? What are the investment opportunities to look forward to in South Africa, and the hunt is on for the Oxford Dictionary word of the year – it's enough to cause 'brain rot'. Moneyweb

‘Price sensitivity is a thing but what they are also saying alongside price sensitivity is that a brand that understands them can win them over,’ says Mongezi Mtati, senior brand strategist at the Rogerwilco Consultancy. Moneyweb

Today - the global threat of Bird Flu - how worried should we be? A look at the brand preferred by township consumers and a focus on International Fraud Awareness Week - why businesses need to start taking legislation seriously. Moneyweb

‘I think one of the most important things that shareholders do is appoint the directors and I think they also need to be looking at that a bit more diligently,’ says Professor Parmi Natesan, CEO of the Institute of Directors in South Africa. Moneyweb

Today, how bad is the South African business debt provision? Will consumer mindsets change this coming Black Friday? And will Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks actually fly? Moneyweb

‘The risk is you lose the people you don't want to lose, and you don't actually end up saving any money because you've got to replace them,’ says Dr Andrew Donaldson, senior research associate at the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit at the University of Cape Town. Moneyweb

Today, where does South Africa rank in global digital competitiveness? A new institute aims to grow AI expertise on the continent. And why an expert says there are better ways of giving underserved communities access to affordable internet. Moneyweb