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Marelise Van Der Merwe

Marelise van der Merwe and Daily Maverick grew up together, so her past life increasingly resembles a speck in the rearview mirror. She vaguely recalls writing, editing, teaching and researching, before joining the Daily Maverick team as Production Editor. She spent a few years keeping vampire hours in order to bring you each shiny new edition (you're welcome) before venturing into the daylight to write features. She still blinks in the sunlight.

Koeberg’s chief nuclear officer, Riedewaan Barkadien, has resigned to take up an executive position at a nuclear power station in Canada. Eskom said former Koeberg power station plant manager Keith Featherstone would act as chief nuclear officer from the start of August.

Gordhan: Radioactive leaks at Koeberg were ‘negligible’

The amounts of radioactivity released in 2014 and 2015 were ‘negligible’ and it was not necessary to notify the public, Gordhan said.

Nzimande: “This plan provides immediate, short- and medium-term interventions, which will ensure that we wholly turn around Prasa. These interventions are operational, engineering and financial in nature.” (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Prasa ready to be ‘wholly’ turned around — Nzimande

Prasa’s board, meanwhile, says it has advanced in implementing the recommendations of the public protector, Auditor-General and treasury

Steinhoff purchased Mattress Firm at $64 a share in 2016, when it had been trading at $29 a share. (Getty Images)

Steinhoff may be ‘the tip of the iceberg’

Steinhoff en die Stellenbosse Boys, launched earlier in July, traces the history of retailer Steinhoff

Major corporations in the mining and steel production industries, including Anglo American, Sibanye Stillwater, and ArcelorMittal South Africa, have reported reduced output and profitability because of higher operational costs and declining global demand for raw materials.(Madelene Cronje)

Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater mine rises to four, one miner still missing

​A fourth miner has been found dead at an abandoned working area of a mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater while a fifth miner remains unaccounted for

The government is taking the Public Servants Association to the labour court.

PSA plans for ‘Day of Rage’, indefinite strike

The PSA says it will begin a fresh round of strike action on Monday June 11, starting with protests it is calling a "Day of Rage".

On the positive side

SA’s first-quarter GDP takes a knock, shrinks by 2.2%

Imports and exports also suffered, with exports of goods and services falling by 16.5% and imports of goods and services falling by 6.5%

Worldwide, the study estimates that a total of $2.4-billion was lost because of internet clampdowns. (Getty)

KPMG expects 400 people to leave as auditor reshapes business

It will remain a ‘business of significant scale’, KPMG said, with more than 130 partners and 2 200 employees