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Tebogo Tshwane
Tebogo Tshwane is an Adamela Trust financial journalism trainee at the Mail & Guardian. She was previously a general news intern at Eyewitness News and a current affairs show presenter at the Voice of Wits FM. Tshwane is passionate about socioeconomic issues and understanding how macroeconomic activities affect ordinary people. She holds a journalism honours degree from Wits University.
Saldanha gas terminal in financial doldrums
The IDC and the PIC extended loans to Sunrise, and now the company is struggling to repay them
Load-shedding dooms SA profits
From corner bakeries to mines, businesses bear the brunt of the power-cut pain, with alternative energy generation solutions mired in bureaucracy
Acting PIC CEO suspended for ‘interfering’ with commission
The state asset manager did not divulge the nature or extent of the alleged interference Matshepo More is alleged to have caused
Nersa increase places 90 000 mining jobs at risk
Initially, when Eskom made its tariff application, it was estimated it would cause 150 000 job losses while hastening the demise of the gold sector
Mpati commission queries PIC finder’s payment
Questions about the $1.7-million finders fee arose during the executive assistant to the PIC chief executive Wellington Masekesa’s testimony
Inflation outlook remains on target
Figures released by Statistics South Africa showed that CPI increased, mainly because of the increased cost of transport and insurance.
Slice of life: Ke Mohlalefi, nna
‘At family gatherings my uncles would say our clan name with so much pride’
Holomisa: BEE not worth risking state worker pensions
The UDM leader says the Mpati commission should proactively investigate the PIC’s unlisted investments
PIC given more time to recoup R4.3-bn Ayo investment
The CIPC has agreed on an extension of the time limit of that notice from 15 days to 60 days
Sagarmatha listing push linked to Survé’s ego, PIC commission hears
Attempts to have the PIC invest in the company were allegedly a means to protect the controversial media owner’s feelings
Former PIC officials implicated in VBS heist banned from financial services sector
Paul Magula and Ernest Nesane both sat on the board of VBS to guard the PIC’s interests
Ports body bungles gas deal
The Transnet National Ports Authority’s failure to act in Saldanha Bay could saddle it with costs
Sagarmatha offered PIC cut-price deal, inquiry hears
When asked whether this was ethical, Lebogang Molebatsi said, unless the arrangement was disclosed to other shareholders, “it would not be correct”.
How PIC officials managed ‘forced’ exposure to Survé deals
Investment team member testifies about Ayo and Sagarmatha transactions as having come from CEO Matjila
State asset manager losing skilled investment professionals, PIC commission hears
The PIC is struggling to retain skilled investment professionals due to non-competitive salaries and management meddling in investments