Eish, it’s Monday again, hope everyone had a decent weekend.
Monday, 04 May 2026
Over 370 businesses shut down in just three months
This one hit me hard when I read it. Liquidations jumped another 8% in March, coming off the back of a brutal 40% surge in February. That’s not a blip, that’s a trend, and it means real jobs gone, real families stressed, real communities feeling it. We always talk about the economy in big abstract numbers but this is the stuff that actually lands on your doorstep.
Triple threat storm, rain, snow and gale winds set to batter SA today
Yes, snow. In May. Look, we know winter is coming but this one sounds like it’s arriving with attitude. Nine provinces are in for a rough Monday, so if you’re commuting in Joburg or Pretoria today, just add extra time and maybe dig out that jacket you forgot you owned. Stay safe out there, the roads get genuinely dangerous when this kind of weather hits.
Who are the 46 secret black billionaires from mining empowerment deals?
So apparently there’s been a confidential report sitting on a shelf since 2015, detailing 46 individuals who became billionaires through broad-based BEE deals in the mining sector. Eleven years this thing has been suppressed. I’m not going to pretend I’m not curious about those names, and I think most South Africans deserve to know who benefited and whether ordinary communities actually saw any of that wealth. This is exactly the kind of thing that makes people lose faith in empowerment as a concept.
Ekurhuleni sitting on a R7 billion electricity debt
Seven billion rand. That’s Ekurhuleni’s electricity debt, and now there’s a political row brewing over it with an ANC councillor suggesting the narrative is being misrepresented. Whether the details are being spun or not, R7 billion is R7 billion, and it’s Gauteng residents who’ll feel the consequences if this isn’t sorted out properly.
The business liquidation numbers are the story I keep coming back to this morning. Do you think we’re heading into a proper recession, or is this just the economy shaking out the weaker players? Let’s hear your thoughts below.
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