Yeshiel Panchia

Johannesburg

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Hack at Daily Maverick. Business, investigations, OSINT, (silent) cartography. My tweets are not the opinions of my employer. Email me at [email protected]

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Mass vaccination of South African poultry launched, Biosecurity Council set up

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ed Stoddard |Yeshiel Panchia

Getting a grip on these multiple threats to animal health and welfare and the agricultural economy is vital and the Department of Agriculture is clearly signalling that it is taking a proactive approach. The first mass vaccination of poultry in South Africa is being launched to contain avian flu as the agriculture sector also grapples with a spreading outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease infecting livestock that has been detected at the world’s largest feedlot, in Gauteng.
EFF's court challenge of fuel levy hike tests legality of fiscal decisions

6 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

The EFF has filed an urgent court bid to block Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s fuel levy hike, arguing it is irrational, economically harmful and unlawfully implemented. This is not just the EFF showing commitment to its stance against the increase, but a relatively novel legal precedent that could have far-reaching implications.
No, there is no change to the retirement age

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

National Treasury has dismissed the claims contained in an article gaining traction through WhatsApp forwards and Facebook reposts. South Africa’s retirement age has not been changed. Some online articles, including one published on Zerode.co.za, have said South Africa is implementing sweeping pension reforms – most notably a uniform retirement age of 65 for all citizens regardless of gender or employment sector, and effective from 30 May 2025.
The fuel levy increase vs VAT hike explained

1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

While South Africans breathed a sigh of relief at the passing of the 2025 National Budget – and the relegation of the proposed VAT increase – one announcement of note was an increase in the fuel levy. While far less politically contentious than a VAT hike, debate has emerged over whether the fuel levy increase is, in fact, a ‘stealth VAT’. It’s a shift that raises valid questions about regressivity, affordability, and who will bear the brunt of the cost.
SA's third fiscal offering for 2025 is a stopgap, not a solution

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

After months of political brinkmanship, a VAT revolt, and two failed attempts, South Africa’s third fiscal offering for 2025 has passed — not with vision, but with just enough duct tape to hold the economy together. Budget 3.0 isn’t a blueprint for growth — it’s a ceasefire between warring coalition partners, a lifeline for markets and a Band-Aid for a battered economy. Whether it holds, or builds, remains to be seen. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana opened his address in Parliament on Wednesday.
Capital Markets Day: Sasol’s big pitch

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

At its 2025 Capital Markets Day, a somewhat beleaguered Sasol unveiled a cautious but significant overhaul spanning a revised dividend policy, major emissions roadmap changes and a wide-reaching operational reset - arguably a necessity after a decade marked by cost overruns, ESG pressures and volatile returns.
Strong earnings, rapid expansion, market risks

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

The recently listed vehicle retailer posted R508-million in core headline earnings, declared its second dividend and expanded its national footprint – but as interest rates rise and political uncertainty deepens, is this growth model more fragile than it looks? From niche operator to market juggernaut in fewer than five years, WeBuyCars now commands the country’s most-visited car retail platform. Just more than a year since its listing on the JSE on 11 April 2024, the company has scaled rapidly.
Sweeping SA vehicle recalls — airbag ruptures, brake failures, battery fires

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

CAR CHECK Illustrative image | Jeep Wrangler | Audi RS7 | Mercedes-Benz CLA | Volvo XC90.
The Africrypt files, Part 2 - The Cajee brothers’ ‘escape’ plan

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

In the second part of Daily Maverick’s investigation into Africrypt, we show how Raees and Ameer Cajee appear to have executed what may be one of SA’s swiftest financial exits in recent memory Part 1 of this story established the scale and structure of the cryptocurrency scam, and Part 2 investigates how the exit unfolded – and why, despite so many red flags, no major legal consequences have followed. Read more: How Africrypt investors were fleeced and left high and dryDon't want to see this?
To crypto or not to crypto - a personal finance perspective

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Yeshiel Panchia

From Pick n Pay to Trump, cryptocurrency is edging further into the mainstream, promising freedom from banks, big returns… and big risks. The question is: should it play a role in your personal finances? In a recent Money Cents webinar, Business Maverick editor Neesa Moodley chatted to senior journalist Lindsey Schutters to address the question that won’t go away: how does Bitcoin fit in your investment portfolio, and what do you need to know? Don't want to see this?

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Yeshiel @ypanchia

6 May 25

RT @SibaMadikizela: So I just decided to just read her Wikipedia page. Her teacher was W.E.B Du Bois omg 😭😭😭😭 yho 😳

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23 Apr 25

RT @PLMyburgh: If you’re wondering what those fake whatsapp messages were all about… Here’s the story that triggered it all. #IDT #TebogoMa…

Yeshiel @ypanchia

15 Apr 25

Small but feasible sample. No indication of control or weighting according to the metrics such as race, gender and age, response bias, methodology... 160 mil registered voters and double that number of citizens in US. Not really sure this is representative.