R285m textbook deal sparks urgent probe calls

About this episode

The episode discusses a R285 million textbook deal that has led to calls for an urgent investigation, alongside issues related to a lottery funds scandal and consumer spending trends amid global uncertainty.

Sunday Times editor drawn into lottery funds scandal. Sars overhaul puts diesel claims under digital microscope. And fragile consumers globally turn to ‘comfort spending’ amid uncertainty. Moneyweb

Topics covered

• textbook deal
• lottery funds scandal
• Sars overhaul
• diesel claims
• consumer spending
• economic uncertainty

Keywords

• textbook deal
• lottery funds
• Sars
• diesel claims
• comfort spending
• economic uncertainty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sunday Times, Sars

Places: South Africa

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