RC 260811702Stephen Grootes
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Eskom’s unbundling row and weak labour-market data dominated a talk-heavy edition, rounded out by sharp market updates and a practical personal-finance lesson on guarantees.
- 18:21
The presidency publicly pushed back on Eskom chair Mteto Nyati after he said the transmission unbundling must wait until debt concerns are fixed; political analyst Mpumalelo Mkabela called it a shareholder-versus-board sequencing clash.
- 18:33
Stats SA’s latest figures showed South Africa still shedding jobs, with manufacturing down 1.5% in the second quarter and the Western Cape one of the few provinces bucking the trend.
- 18:10
The FSCA is probing possible market abuse in CFD trading, where small trades in underlying shares may be used to move prices and profit from highly geared derivative positions.
- 19:37
Warren Ingram said guaranteed investments buy certainty, not free money: they usually cap upside, may still lose to inflation and tax, and make most sense for short-term goals like school fees or a house deposit.