The M&G's top read stories in 2023

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Fri 29 Dec Welcome to our final newsletter of 2023. In case you missed it, today’s edition brings you the M&G‘s top read stories of 2023. From scams, politics and interest rates to tiny bugs, we are sure you will find a story of great interest to you. In 2024, we will continue to hold the powerful to account and help create Africa’s Better Future through our reporting. We would also like to thank you for your continued support in 2023 and wish you happy new year! Cool beans! Eyaaz Matwadia | Senior online producer and content analyst Premium [How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients]( British citizen Richard Marsden apparently orchestrated the defrauding of clients at FNB, Absa and Rand Merchant Bank [// Read more]( Premium [Standard Bank employee ‘steals’ R6.3 million in clever scam]( Henry McMurray allegedly added zeros to amounts as low as R47 in the apparent theft [// Read more]( [Tiny bugs reduce water hyacinth on Hartbeespoort Dam to 5%]( Biological control is effective but the real solution would be to fix wastewater treatment plants in Joburg and Pretoria and stop sewage spills [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [Senzo Meyiwa trial: Accused made calls to Kelly Khumalo’s phone]( Police data analyst told the court there had also been cellphone communication between the five men on trial [// Read more]( Premium [Ace turns on ANC in R102m election debt case]( Ezulweni’s owner also charges Fikile Mbalula for claiming the banner deal was corrupt [// Read more]( [Chaos, violence on major Cape Town roads as taxis go on strike]( There have been reports of looting and the setting alight of vehicles since Thursday afternoon [// Read more]( Premium [‘Former Chiefs spin doctor was sheltered by Shepherd Bushiri’]( Louis Tshakoane and his son, held over fraud after four years as fugitives, were allegedly harboured by the self-proclaimed prophet in Malawi and South Africa [// Read more]( Premium [SA banks brace for interest rate bust-up]( A higher cost of borrowing is generally good for bank profit margins – until it isn’t [// Read more]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( The Mail & Guardian · The Metal Box · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, GP 2001 · South Africa