# oversight (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover oversight. Page: Feed: --- ## [NEWS ANALYSIS | Ramokgopa’s electricity pricing reset tests government resolve](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-22-news-analysis-ramokgopas-electricity-pricing-reset-tests-government-resolve/) _2026-08-22 · Lindiwe Tsobo · BusinessDay_ Industry specialists say much of the draft EPP echoes the 2008 framework, with the real test being whether government can enforce it in a more complex electricity market. ## [Joburg settles R5.25bn debt to Eskom](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-joburg-settles-r525bn-debt-to-eskom/) _2026-08-21 · Reuters Agency · BusinessDay_ The settlement follows a government-led mediation process to resolve a long-running billing dispute ## [ANC takes DA MP Mark Burke to the police over R4bn case](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-anc-takes-da-mp-mark-burke-to-the-police-over-r4bn-case/) _2026-08-21 · Tara Roos · BusinessDay_ ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli says police must probe allegations arising from a court judgment involving Burke’s company, Kastelo ## [Future disconnect: The digital divide in SA’s energy minerals boom](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-future-disconnect-the-digital-divide-in-sas-energy-minerals-boom/) _2026-08-21 · Oxpeckers Oxpeckers · BusinessDay_ The minerals that keep the world’s digital infrastructure running are extracted from communities where many young people still struggle to access reliable internet ## [Inside the plan to push South Africa’s growth past 3%](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-how-business-and-government-plan-to-push-south-africas-growth-past-3/) _2026-08-21 · Thando Maeko · BusinessDay_ Partnership expands to target over 3% annual economic growth with focus on mining, tourism, infrastructure and agriculture ## [Business steps in to help rescue Johannesburg](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-business-vows-to-contribute-to-drive-over-joburgs-spiralling-crisis/) _2026-08-21 · Thando Maeko · BusinessDay_ Private sector intervention could provide a model for other struggling municipalities ## [Smart IDs and passports: more bank branches coming this year](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-schreiber-on-track-for-750-bank-branches-for-home-affairs-services/) _2026-08-21 · Tara Roos · BusinessDay_ Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber is expanding digital partnerships with banks, aiming to offer Smart ID and passport services at up to 750 branches ## [R400bn in renewable projects is ready to go — the grid is not](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-renewable-investment-tops-r400bn-as-grid-bottlenecks-threaten-rollout/) _2026-08-21 · Kabelo Khumalo · BusinessDay_ State seeks to use public land and new procurement models to speed renewable projects ## [Record 910,000 cars pass through Transnet ports in a year](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-21-transnet-ports-post-record-vehicle-volumes-on-surging-asian-imports/) _2026-08-21 · Kabelo Khumalo · BusinessDay_ Cheaper Asian brands have flooded South Africa, resulting in more activity at the country’s ports ## [Fadiel Adams challenges Idac chief’s evidence over PKTT referral](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2026-08-20-fadiel-adams-challenges-idac-chiefs-evidence-over-pktt-referral/) _2026-08-20 · Sinesipho Schrieber · BusinessDay_ Madlanga commission hears Adams concede he misled suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu over alleged docket interception ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OK2ZKT3H4l7x) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Task team extends search for Prasa job alternatives](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-20-task-team-extends-search-for-prasa-job-alternatives/) _2026-08-20 · Luyolo Mkentane · BusinessDay_ A ministerial task team has helped Prasa avoid retrenchments for 145 workers, with 102 placed in vacancies and 43 taking early retirement. Another 208 protection services employees remain ring-fenced pending talks with Transnet. ## [Building collapses expose gaps in South Africa’s construction oversight](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-20-building-collapses-expose-gaps-in-south-africas-construction-oversight/) _2026-08-20 · Luyolo Mkentane · BusinessDay_ Public works minister Dean Macpherson says stronger oversight is needed to prevent unsafe construction and deaths ## [You cannot rely on a dead man, Madlanga inquiry evidence leader tells Fadiel Adams](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2026-08-20-you-cannot-rely-on-a-dead-man-madlanga-inquiry-evidence-leader-tells-fadiel-adams/) _2026-08-20 · Sinesipho Schrieber · BusinessDay_ Commission hears MP relied on late officer's information without verification ## [‘Ignoring the law’: Macpherson exposes failures behind building collapses](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-20-ignoring-the-law-macpherson-exposes-failures-behind-building-collapses/) _2026-08-20 · Shonisani Tshikalange · BusinessDay_ Investigations reveal unlawful construction and weak oversight at heart of deadly incidents ## [South Africa’s drugmakers win commitment to review private medicine pricing rules](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/health/2026-08-20-south-africas-drugmakers-win-commitment-to-review-private-medicine-pricing-rules/) _2026-08-20 · Tamar Kahn · BusinessDay_ Manufacturers say pricing pressures and supply disruptions threaten domestic production ## [‘Farcical’: JP Smith on Fadiel Adams’ claim of instigating ex-gang boss ‘to deal with’ him](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2026-08-20-farcical-jp-smith-on-fadiel-adams-claim-of-instigating-ex-gang-boss-to-deal-with-him/) _2026-08-20 · Sinesipho Schrieber · BusinessDay_ City of Cape Town safety and security MMC JP Smith has described National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams’s allegations that Smith “attempted to instigate a former gang boss to deal with him” as farcical ## [PODCAST | How nature creates sustainable investment value](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-20-podcast-how-nature-creates-sustainable-investment-value/) _2026-08-20 · BusinessDay_ SPONSORED | Nature itself is increasingly recognised as a critical economic asset. The Sanlam ESG Barometer podcast explores what this means for investors and businesses ## [Curiosity leads to good questions which can lead to great leaders](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-20-curiosity-leads-to-good-questions-which-can-lead-to-great-leaders/) _2026-08-20 · BusinessDay_ SPONSORED | Grace Harding’s journey shows how continuous learning through Henley’s Global Executive MBA can keep companies relevant ## [NIH reverses Trump-era ban on South African research funding](https://www.businessday.co.za/news/health/2026-08-20-nih-reverses-trump-era-ban-on-sa-research-funding/) _2026-08-20 · Tamar Kahn · BusinessDay_ Lifeline comes with a catch as early-career grants are now excluded