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PODCAST | SA Money Report: The curious case of the Public Protector's renewable energy probe

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Fin24's weekly SA Money Report provides bite-size takes on financial and business stories, along with a deep dive into the story of the week.
Fin24's weekly SA Money Report provides bite-size takes on financial and business stories, along with a deep dive into the story of the week.
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On one hand we have Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who has not had a good run in the Public Protector gig, with strings of adverse court rulings, overturned findings, allegations of bias, criticisms over an apparent lack of understanding about some legal processes, and a looming inquiry into her fitness to hold office.

On the other hand we have story of our energy future as a country – and the need to supplement Eskom and our grid with more power – more renewable power. 

The nexus of these two stories – with Mkhwebane investigating the country’s Independent Power Producer programme - is where we come in today. Helping us to understand this, is Fin24 investigative reporter Jan Cronje.


The aim of this weekly series is to take complex issues and break them down in a way that gives listeners an insight into a world that can often be impenetrable, either because of really dense figures, ratios and percentages - or because you need to navigate obscure financial terminology. 

New episodes of the show, hosted by Fin24 deputy editor Ahmed Areff, will be released every Friday. 

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