Daily Maverick picks up the water story, outlining the challenges facing Johannesburg and the urgent need for action. The private sector can make a significant contribution, via Public-Private Partnerships, such as Mergence Investment Managers has done with SA Water Works, successfully managing the only two private water concessions in South Africa. Kasief Isaacs, Head: Private Markets, and Chito Siame, Investment Principal, at Mergence are quoted on how the PPP model could be replicated and the need to learn lessons from other geographies which are also facing water challenges.

MTN cuts capex in SA to R6billion
Reporting on its financial results, MTN said that the post-paid, enterprise, wholesale, digital and fintech segments all recorded good growth