Humans will be extinct by 2026 – doom and gloom prophet Prof McPherson on abrupt climate change BizNewsTv 2026-09-21 | Humans will be extinct by 2026 – doom and gloom prophet Prof McPherson on abrupt climate change
DA to win SA’s Metros? Polling guru Van Onselen says big changes on cards BizNewsTv 2025-08-26 | Polling expert Gareth van Onselen unpacks the DA’s surge in South Africa’s key metros, saying the ANC’s steep urban decline could put standalone DA governments within reach. From Tshwane to Johannesburg and beyond, Van Onselen explains why local elections favour opposition parties, the ANC’s coalition struggles, and what big shifts may lie ahead for SA’s political landscape.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Zille slams DA poll, Pandor’s truth bombs, licence backlog chaos and Trump’s bold deals BizNewsTv 2025-08-26 | Political fireworks and hard truths dominate today’s BN Briefing. Helen Zille slams a DA poll she calls “nonsense,” Naledi Pandor shocks her own party with brutally honest criticism, and SA’s licence backlog chaos drags on. Plus, Donald Trump makes bold moves on Ukraine and Gaza, while markets eye Palantir’s lofty valuation.Sources:The City Press reported over the weekend that Helen Zille has dismissed the latest internal DA poll indicating that ANC national voter support has fallen below 30%.SABC News - youtube.com/watch?v=gvjlpnVOMRAEyewitness News - youtube.com/watch?v=cVqZsrTZCYc&t=3526sVideo production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Secure 7–8% GBP returns offshore with Westbrooke Yield Plus BizNewsTv 2025-08-26 | Westbrooke Yield Plus is a UK-based private debt investment, offering South Africans access to stable, tax-efficient offshore returns. With a proven seven-year track record delivering 7–8% per annum in GBP, it lends to income-generating UK real estate. Managed by experts with deep market knowledge, Westbrooke Yield Plus provides diversification, capital preservation, and predictable income in a volatile global environment.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Jonas accuses SA insiders of treason, Trump ties, AI shake-up & Rassie’s comeback BizNewsTv 2025-08-25 | In today’s BizNews Briefing, MTN chairman Mcebisi Jonas claims he is the target of a treasonous “info war” undermining US–SA ties, while critics question his diplomatic role and MTN’s dealings in Iran. DA’s Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink stresses why citizen engagement is vital to fixing broken cities. On the global stage, Apple weighs using Google’s Gemini AI for Siri, and markets dissect Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole message. Evelyn Farkas examines Russia’s grip on Trump and security guarantees for Ukraine. Plus, Rassie Erasmus reflects on the Springboks’ gritty 30–22 win over Australia in Cape Town.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources:Democratic Alliance - youtube.com/watch?v=OxkuhgtK-YkForever Sports - youtu.be/3d2Et7pC4VY?si=mKowvLGoWYazIIU6
The Sunday Show - Renaldo Gouws: “Bleeding” ANC on the brink and Afrikaners under siege… BizNewsTv 2025-08-24 | In the latest Sunday Show, Chris Steyn hosts Renaldo Gouws, former Parliamentarian, podcaster and industrial psychologist. He speaks about the litany of woes besetting the once mighty African National Congress (ANC) that is now “bleeding” support: the breaking of ranks by Senzo Mchunu, the Police Minister on special leave, and long-time Jacob Zuma ally Malusi Gigaba. He warns that the raging factional battles in the party could force out President Cyril Ramaphosa if a secret ballot is allowed in the upcoming Vote of No Confidence. Gouws questions the “attempted hijacking” narrative around the attack on Police Portfolio Committee Chair Ian Cameron, as well as the political relevance of Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa who threw an on-air tantrum last week. Gouws further dissects the “double standards” at the heart of the saga of Kleinfontein, the Whites-only settlement threatened with demolition by the City of Tshwane. He also comments on his own Press Ombudsman victory against News24.Video production by Rex GeorgeSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Nicholas Reddick: “Iran used MTN to get money to fund terrorists that killed my clients…” BizNewsTv 2025-08-22 | With MTN facing mounting legal challenges because of its links to Iran, BizNews interviews US Attorney Nicholas Reddick whose firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher and partner firm Sparacino have filed five lawsuits on behalf of over 500 American veterans and family members who lost their loved ones in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “…there have been former employees or officials at MTN that have come forward and provided evidence that we believe establishes our allegations that MTN was knowingly supporting terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan…we believe we've obtained evidence and have, again, well-founded allegations that everyone at the highest levels of MTN knew what was going on”. Asked if President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name features in the lawsuits, Reddick says: “Yes, so he does appear in our complaint. You know, he was heavily involved in the leadership at MTN for a time.” As for the US Government’s Grand Jury investigation into MTN, Reddick - a former Department of Justice Prosecutor - says: “Typically when the department opens a grand jury investigation, it's because they believe they have well founded evidence of wrongdoing.” Read MTN's full response to the interview here: biznews.com/sa-investing/right-reply-mtn-group-rejects-claims-terrorism-supportVideo production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Cape vultures killed for muti find young protectors in Limpopo – Keri Wolter BizNewsTv 2025-08-22 | Many African cultures use body parts, claws, teeth and hides in rituals. Vultures are often targeted because their keen eyesight is believed to grant clairvoyance. In Limpopo’s Blouberg Nature Reserve, VulPro is raising awareness of vultures’ vital role; community involvement and youth engagement have reduced muti‑related killings. CEO Keri Wolter told BizNews that school programmes have shifted young people’s attitudes — more now report sightings and value vulture protection. Wolter says vultures uniquely consume diseased carcasses and that her interest began after raising an abandoned chick. She said Vulpro is hoping to use the success of the Limpopo project to other hot spots area of South Africa where there is side-by-side living with culture colonies.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Abedian on MTN and SANDF boss’s Iranian “toenadering” - Govt has to come clean, one way or the other BizNewsTv 2025-08-21 | Iranian-born and bred economist Dr Iraj Abedian is baffled by loyalty expressed by SANDF general to his homeland’s theocratic regime - arguing it carries zero upside and substantial downside for South Africans. Abedian says those who pay General Rudzani Maphwanya’s salary - and soon his generous pension - should be demanding an explanation. In this insightful interview, the academic-turned-entrepreneur also offers context on the significant challenges its Iranian connection is causing MTN. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.Timestamps:00:00 – General Maphwanya’s Iran trip shocks SA01:00 – Who is General Maphwanya? Combat record and influence02:10 – History of SA’s shifting ties with Iran05:40 – MTN’s entry into Iran and business links06:00 – Iran today: population, geography, culture07:25 – Iran’s system: theocracy not democracy09:15 – “You can’t argue with God” – Abedian on repression10:15 – Why would SA’s defence chief back Tehran?12:15 – Zero benefit, huge risk for South Africa13:10 – Government silence and possible US exposure15:30 – Opposition muted, ANC veterans’ ideology17:20 – Cabinet incoherence and dangerous timing18:25 – Dirco turmoil: Director-General job hunt19:30 – Ramaphosa faces a test of leadership21:00 – South Africans pay the bill – taxpayers’ reminder21:45 – MTN’s Iran partner tied to Revolutionary Guard23:30 – Tech used to suppress Iranians and fuel terror25:25 – MTN faces US court cases and class actions26:25 – Best way forward: transparency or consequences27:10 – Closing thoughts – Abedian on truth and damage controlVideo production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Mike Bolhuis: Sextortion rakes in many millions for SA Mafiosi… BizNewsTv 2025-08-21 | Multi millions of Rands are lost to sextorion, extortion, and extreme extortion by police impersonators and corrupt cops in South Africa. So says Specialist Investigator Mike Bolhuis who has investigated many such cases. “It is too much to count and it's too difficult to give the statistics, but just to shock the public: We have more than I would say 10 million photos, if not more, during the last 20 years of sextortion alone, which we have stored and kept and which we keep as to see if they're going to be used again.” Bolhuis further describes how kidnappers are weaponising sexual violence for extortion by filming threats of rape or actual rape to ensure a bigger faster payout from the family who would want to prevent distribution of the material. He reveals that in 90% high-level kidnappings, the ransoms are paid out. He says the kingpins walk free because these organised crime syndicates have all the facets of a Mafioso infrastructure organisation. “It is so strong that it hijacks the country; it completely controls the country - and it is untouchable.” However he expresses the hope that the recent allegations by whistleblowing General “Lucky” Mkhwanazi will “will implode and explode this complete stronghold that this organised crime gang, Mafioso group, has in our country.” Meanwhile, Bolhuis has some advice for especially the rich and famous on how best to protect themselves.Timestamps00:00 – Intro: New Kidnapping Tactics 00:28 – Digital Tools Used by Criminals 02:51 – Cybercrime and AI in Crime 04:53 – Weaponising Sexual Violence in Kidnappings 07:30 – Why Ransoms Are Often Paid 09:33 – Rise of Sextortion in South Africa 12:30 – Syndicates Linked to Prisons 14:55 – AI-Generated Fake Content for Extortion 15:30 – Why Kingpins Aren’t Arrested 18:08 – Corruption Enables Organised Crime 22:42 – How to Protect Yourself from Kidnapping 27:55 – What Happens Once You're Kidnapped 29:53 – Digital Sextortion: Red Flags & Advice 32:00 – Phone Security & Go-To Contacts 33:31 – Conclusion & Final AdviceVideo production by Siziphiwe NtlaningesheSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Black Billionaire Empowerment, Cape Independence gains US interest, Mining strangled BizNewsTv 2025-08-21 | In today's BizNews Briefing, South Africa’s BEE debate intensifies as Dawie Roodt warns of “black billionaire empowerment,” while Cape independence draws fresh attention from Washington. Mining expert Peter Major likens ANC exploration policy to a “tourniquet” choking the sector’s lifeblood, and columnist William Saunderson-Meyer cautions that the nation is in a “very dangerous place.” Plus, Bloomberg exposes gaming of the US work visa system, Spur and Exxaro release results, and Atterbury battles boardroom upheaval - all wrapped up with a light-hearted viral clip of a singing dog.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Miningweb Weekly: Peter Major on Anglo American; DRD; SA exploration, rare earths and bad governance BizNewsTv 2025-08-20 | In the debut episode of Miningweb.com’s flagship show featuring inimitable Peter Major, the conversation covers topical developments of interest to investors. This week’s menu kicks off with Anglo American’s results and an aborted coal sale to Peabody and accelerates. Major spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Straight-talking Dawie Roodt says penny finally dropping on BEE, labour legislation and job losses BizNewsTv 2025-08-20 | South Africa’s economic chickens are coming home to roost. Economist Dawie Roodt warns that Black Economic Empowerment has enriched a politically connected elite while leaving the majority trapped in poverty. He says powerful trade unions are pricing workers out of jobs and strangling productivity, while the state is failing in its most basic duty to keep citizens safe. For Roodt, the penny is finally dropping - South Africans are waking up to the link between bad policy, job losses, and a shrinking economy.Timestamps00:00 – South Africans starting to join the dots00:41 – The Economist slams BEE, says it makes SA poorer01:39 – Dawie on BEE: “Black Billionaire Empowerment”03:55 – Did Ramaphosa create wealth or just benefit from deals?05:30 – Real empowerment: skills, education, infrastructure, safety07:13 – State failure and the broken social pact09:18 – General Mkhwanazi calls out unions and wage hikes11:22 – Dawie warns: unions have too much power13:15 – Teachers overpaid, education outcomes collapsing15:13 – Military meddling and SA’s fragile political stability17:34 – Coup unlikely, but political collapse a risk18:18 – Foreign investors chasing SA’s high bond yields20:15 – Why SA’s markets still attract global money21:03 – The wealth effect of a competent government22:19 – Dawie sees hope: South Africans talking to each other23:04 – Closing thoughts: better times possible if we actVideo production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Anti-BEE goes global; Cameron survives attack; Mkhwanazi links crime with labour laws BizNewsTv 2025-08-20 | In today’s BizNews Briefing, The Economist delivers a stinging critique of South Africa’s BEE policies, warning they enrich the few while impoverishing the nation. Generals Maphwanya and Mkhwanazi dominate headlines - one for a controversial trip to Iran during tense US trade negotiations, the other for exposing deep collusion between politicians, unions, and criminals. Meanwhile, parliamentary oversight comes under fire - literally - as Ian Cameron and colleagues are attacked during a SAPS visit. On the business front, DRD Gold posts robust dividends, Naspers veteran Koos Bekker’s lieutenant steps down a billionaire, and AI stocks face a sharp Wall Street correction. The National Dialogue also takes heat, this time from a young student leader giving voice to South Africa’s frustrated youth.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Ian Cameron vows to continue his work - after horror attack BizNewsTv 2025-08-20 | Ian Cameron, the Chair of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police and the Democratic Alliance Spokesperson on Police, has vowed to continue his work following a horror attack on his life in which two of his colleagues were also injured. In this interview with BizNews, he describes the violent attack following an oversight visit to the Phillipi SAPS Training Academy that has been mired in allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Despite previous Threat and Risk assessments done by the police that indicated that some kind of protection was necessary for Cameron, that has still not been implemented. As for the motive behind yesterday’s attack, Cameron says: “It's not going to stop us, whether it was targeted or not. We're going to continue doing what we do.” At the time of interview two of the three attackers were in custody, one - shot by Cameron - in a critical condition under police guard, while the third was being traced.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Clive Lazurus: The sale of the Gupta’s State Capture HQ - with many empty bank bags BizNewsTv 2025-08-19 | A lot of empty plastic bank bags were among the expensive bottles of whiskey and boxes of cigars left behind by the Guptas when they fled South Africa. So says Clive Lazarus, the Director of Park Village Auctions (PVA), the house that has sold the infamous Gupta compound where politicians and businessmen entertained lavishly during the State Capture era. The compound’ three properties, numbers 3, 5, and 7 Saxonwold Drive, Sandton, Gauteng, and their contents of furniture and appliances fetched an estimated total of R34,500,000. To date, PVA, on behalf of the Business Rescue Practitioners, has successfully disposed of Gupta-owned assets previously belonging to Confident Concept, Islandsite Investments, Koornfontein Mines, Optimum Coal Mine, Optimum Coal Terminal, The New Age Medial and VR Laser Services, clawing back “maybe in the hundreds of millions,” says Lazarus, adding, however: ”but the Business Rescue Practitioners have sold a lot privately, not through auction. That amount I wouldn't be able to give you, but it's a considerable amount of money. I would presume in the hundreds of millions of rands.” He notes that PVA is “proud” to be involved in many State Capture auctions.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: ANC implodes? Gigaba, Mchunu slam party, Gayton faces racism probe, YouTube eyes Oscars BizNewsTv 2025-08-19 | South Africa’s political turbulence intensifies as ANC heavyweights Malusi Gigaba and Senzo Mchunu spark disciplinary backlash, raising doubts about Cyril Ramaphosa’s grip on the party. Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie faces a formal Human Rights Commission probe over alleged racist remarks, while DA-led Midvaal stands out with clean audits and energy independence. On the corporate front, MTN reshuffles leadership, Sibanye Stillwater warns of restructuring, and Shoprite expands its logistics muscle. Internationally, Donald Trump pushes for a Zelensky-Putin summit, and YouTube eyes Academy Awards broadcast rights in a move that could transform Hollywood’s biggest night.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources:Democratic Alliance - youtube.com/watch?v=Sffwgw2MWjA
Cape Independence momentum grows: Disparate groups unite after Washington support as SA chaos grows BizNewsTv 2025-08-19 | Despite being the focus of a concerted campaign to eject him from the country, Western Cape Independence protagonist Phil Craig is continuing his fight to get the province out of the country tacked together in 1910 by a colonial power. In this interview with BizNews editor Alec Hogg, the co-founder of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group explains how a five-week working trip to the US - and continued own-goals by Pretoria - has injected fresh momentum into the project.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
WSM on chilling actions by untouchable SANDF chief’s Iranian visit that multiplies SA economic chaos BizNewsTv 2025-08-19 | General Rudzani Maphwanya, whose surname in his native Venda means “to crush”, is far from the politically appointed puppet assumed by many commentators. He is a battle-hardened warrior who commanded SA’s most significant military action since 1994 when 200 SANDF troops defended the CAR president against 7,000 rebels for three days. This reality introduces a chilling aspect to statements the General made during last week’s visit to Iran, an act threatening to torpedo SA’s diplomatic efforts to moderate US tariffs that threaten a hundred thousand jobs in the motor industry and agricultural sectors. William Saunderson-Meyer, author of the Jaundiced Eye, discusses the implications with BizNews editor Alec Hogg.For more information on the Battle in Bangui, listen to our explainer podcast below:Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3qD89zRpS3Gk7AZQN6yTKA?si=AyP1rWFjSqSXoi3dcVYG0wApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-price-of-ambition-how-200-south-african/id1441394221?i=1000722666929IONO: https://iono.fm/e/1588322Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Stateproofing expert wins big in BEE High Court challenge - Sakeliga boss Piet le Roux with context BizNewsTv 2025-08-18 | In this vibrant discussion on a major court victory against South Africa's racist laws that moves into Government over-reach, Lichtenberg's collapse, Cape Independence, Steenhuisen's attack and even Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux shares his insights with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Joins many dots.Timestamps00:00 – Alec Hogg: “What the heck are we doing as citizens?”01:19 – Why South Africans empower failing leaders02:26 – Piet le Roux: South Africa’s broken political order04:24 – Collapse of Lichtenburg municipality05:31 – “What the heck” moment: failed towns and failed policies06:29 – Piet on John Steenhuisen’s policy failures08:03 – The Pretoria High Court BEE case09:24 – How Sakeliga stopped race-based air licensing11:44 – Hogg: “That’s flat out racist”12:19 – Le Roux: BEE as domestic sanctions13:58 – Scaling up litigation beyond BEE14:19 – Piet on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged15:34 – Hogg: Rand’s impact on free enterprise16:35 – Are South Africans waking up to BEE?17:22 – Cape independence and decentralisation19:07 – ANC’s outdated ideology and looming undoing19:41 – The power of 100 NEC members vs 60 million citizens20:58 – State-proofing as a national survival strategy22:28 – “The state cannot balance itself, we must balance it from outside”Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Chaos erupts - National Dialogue falters, SANDF Iran blunder, Trump-Putin, Bok shock! BizNewsTv 2025-08-18 | Today’s BizNews Briefing unpacks the turmoil at South Africa’s national dialogue after walkouts, protests, and sharp criticism from Moletsi Mbeki. We also look at the SANDF chief’s controversial Iran visit that rattled Pretoria’s US ties, insights into Trump’s Alaska meeting with Putin, Israel’s latest settlement push, and China’s robotics rise. Plus, Rassie Erasmus admits to one of the Springboks’ most embarrassing defeats as the Wallabies claim a historic Ellis Park win.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources: Forever Sports - youtube.com/watch?v=LdxOYkNt4Y8SABC News - youtube.com/watch?v=PDvLdnQZ8EsDaily Updates ZA - youtube.com/watch?v=pvnxRnsDZloeNCA News - facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v&v=973658898171810Gauteng Newspaper News - facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=710556435318764&rdid=e205fXbVNItai8Qv
The Sunday Show - Renaldo Gouws : SA’s “Hollywood”-style politics: Cyril & Gayton & Co-stars… BizNewsTv 2025-08-17 | In the latest Sunday Show on BizNews, Chris Steyn hosts Renaldo Gouws, former Parliamentarian, industrial psychologist and Podcaster to talk about another tumultuous week in South African politics. He examines the motives of the African National Congress (ANC) with the National Dialogue and its move to control the Parliamentary Inquiry into the allegations made by the whistleblowing KZN General “Lucky” Mkhwanazi. “…Ramaphosa has never been the President of South Africa. Cyril Ramaphosa has always tried to be the President of the ANC and trying to save the ANC.” Meanwhile, people have also become “gatvol” of the Government of National Unity (GNU). “So the boogeyman that has been created by political parties, especially the DA, is that we need to stay in the GNU because we're keeping the real enemies out. What real enemies, though, if you've already passed the BELA Act, the NHI Act, the Expropriation Act? What more is there that the opposition would have stood against if you didn't pass what you've passed?” Gouws delves deeply into the racist tweet storm that has hit Sports, Arts and Culture Minister and the Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie. As for the visit to Iran by South Africa’s top SANDF general and the misaligned spin from DIRCO, the Minister and the President, he says “…this just reinforces the belief that Cyril Ramaphosa is the weakest president that we've had in this country”.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Washington thinktank exec shares US view on SANDF Chief “solidarity” visit to Iran - it’s not pretty BizNewsTv 2025-08-15 | Washington’s patience with Pretoria is wearing thin. Senior fellow Joshua Meservey of the Hudson Institute warns that the head of South Africa’s defence force, General Rudzani Maphwanya, may have dealt a fresh blow to US–SA relations with his recent trip to Iran and remarks in solidarity with its regime. In conversation with Alec Hogg, Meservey unpacks why the incident - whether sanctioned or not - will deepen mistrust, complicate trade negotiations, and feed growing US frustration over Pretoria’s political choices.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
How Yaya’s Rusks dipped into South Africa’s love for “Beskuit” and went viral - Nelia Ngulube & Kate BizNewsTv 2025-08-15 | South Africans love their rusks - or “beskuit,” as we say in Afrikaans. It’s a ritual we can hardly imagine our morning coffee without. It was a habit embraced by most of the families Nelia Ngulube, affectionately known as Yaya, worked for - one that eventually prompted her to start baking her own. Yaya’s Rusk has now grown into a thriving business and a fast-growing online presence. What began as a financial lifeline quickly snowballed into a social media phenomenon, with Yaya’s Rusks gaining thousands of followers and orders within weeks. In this interview with Biznews, Yaya and her social media mentor Kate Wilkinson share the story behind South Africa’s beloved Chief Rusk Officer - and what’s next for her delicious empire.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
SAs land invasions are real - gone-viral doccie has compelling evidence on how bad laws spark them BizNewsTv 2025-08-14 | Filmmaker and YouTuber Joe Emilio speaks to Alec Hogg about his viral documentary on the Tygerberg Raceway land invasion. He says a 1998 law meant to protect the vulnerable has instead eroded property rights and fuelled a nationwide wave of land grabs.Watch the Documentary in full here: youtube.com/watch?v=u4XZaRrhaZMVideo production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Failing SOE bosses paid millions; National Dialogue boycotts; Trump-Putin; Bok fever BizNewsTv 2025-08-14 | Today’s BizNews Briefing spotlights multimillion-rand salaries for underperforming SOE bosses, more political parties withdrawing from the national dialogue, and PRASA’s R2.5bn refurbishment scandal. Internationally, Donald Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin, while markets eye possible Fed rate cuts. Plus, Apple readies ambitious AI-powered devices, and the Springboks gear up for their Rugby Championship clash with Australia at Ellis Park.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources:Radio 702 - youtube.com/watch?v=nUA0paYaM1QSABC News - youtube.com/watch?v=xbY7Qkh7sqwDemocratic Alliance - youtube.com/watch?v=76l_n9HHez4IOL - youtube.com/watch?v=FkgQxlPzV5k
US ups the ante in SA fight in updated State Dept’s Human Rights report BizNewsTv 2025-08-13 | South Africa's human rights landscape is a complex and highly contested terrain, marked by a sharp divergence in perspectives between international observers and the national government. A 2024 US Human Rights Report paints a grim picture of deterioration, citing significant concerns over land rights, violence, and state conduct. Conversely, the South African government has strongly refuted these claims, labeling the report "inaccurate and deeply flawed" and part of a "campaign of misinformation." This briefing examines the key themes of this debate, drawing from the US report, government rebuttals, independent fact-checking, and media coverage.Timestamps00:00 – Alec Hogg on US human rights report targeting South Africa02:55 – US allegations: land seizures, abuses & minority repression04:05 – SA government fights back, UN backs Land Act06:13 – Pig farm murders case & racial tensions08:16 – Farm murders: myths vs. verified data11:52 – July 2021 unrest & SA’s security reformsVideo production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Cape Town’s dirty secret: Daily cocktail of sewage, chemicals is fouling ocean, threatening tourism BizNewsTv 2025-08-13 | A sea-cavorting social media influencer's "swimming in poo" video has sparked a much more serious problem for the tourism magnet that is Cape Town - its centuries-old practice of pumping sewerage into the sea is posing an increasing threat to its tourism boom. One of SA's leading water scientists, Prof Leslie Petrik, unpacks the issue with BizNews editor Alec Hogg.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Dr Theuns Eloff: ANC capture of National Dialogue for election campaign BizNewsTv 2025-08-13 | More and more parties and organisations are withdrawing from the National Convention amid fears that the National Dialogue will become an African National Congress (ANC) monologue. In this interview with BizNews, Dr Theuns Eloff of the Afrikaner Leadership Network (ALN) says: “There are, for good reason, fears and suspicions that the Presidency has taken this over, not as a Government of National Unity, but as an ANC Presidency to steer this process into a certain way and to avert any negative criticism that can come to the ANC.” On top of that there is a real fear that the ANC could misuse the dialogue to boost its chances in local government elections next year. “It's like the ANC says we don't have enough money in our own coffers to run a campaign, let us use the National Dialogue for that. And if the ANC goes ahead alone with these things with public money, then they have a campaign. They can wage their campaign without interference from anyone else.” Furthermore, Dr Eloff expresses concern that President Cyril Ramaphosa sees the National Dialogue as his personal legacy. “It’s said in the Presidency that he wants a thousand people there because he wants to make a speech. Now that is not a National Dialogue. That is exactly an ANC monologue.” Meanwhile, Dr Eloff outlines the dialogue options open to civil society organisations.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: US-SA trade tensions, GNU expansion warning, Cyril vs. Gayton, Evergrandes collapse BizNewsTv 2025-08-13 | In today's BizNews Briefing: The DTIC outlines US-SA trade relations amid looming tariffs, DA leader John Steenhuisen warns against expanding the GNU, and Cape Town’s mayor prioritises job creation and basic services. Sports Minister Gayton Mackenzie faces backlash over resurfaced racial slur tweets, while JP Morgan predicts a possible Fed rate cut in September. Elon Musk threatens legal action against Apple over OpenAI preference, and China’s Evergrande prepares to delist in a dramatic property market collapse.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources: Democratic Alliance - youtube.com/watch?v=iHhbWDHz4QESABC News - youtube.com/watch?v=EhELDHd65eMSABC News - youtube.com/watch?v=8ErCRJlLYd4SABC News - youtube.com/live/zgma-HigcLc
Meet PL Myburgh, exposer of industrial scale plunder at Govt’s R5bn a year schools, clinics builder BizNewsTv 2025-08-12 | In an explosive interview, investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh unpacks his undercover work that exposed rot at the Independent Development Trust — a state entity meant to serve South Africa’s poorest. From a brazen R60,000 cash bribe to offers of tender kickbacks, Myburgh details how public funds meant for clinics, schools, and oxygen plants were looted, and why corruption thrives under a culture of impunity.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Martin Meyer: Radical corruption-busting & cost-cutting in KZN BizNewsTv 2025-08-12 | The KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure Department has been hard at work the past few months to turn around the dysfunction there. In this interview with BizNews, MEC Martin Meyer gives an update of the milestones reached. He says the rot was “deep” regarding corruption and maladministration. “And even though it was a small group of officials, they were well embedded and we had to take some very strong action regarding those officials…Currently, our HOD is going through his disciplinary and four other senior officials were successfully prosecuted within the department and their services with us terminated.” He further lists various radical cost-cutting measures - including moving away from consultants - to save millions. Meanwhile, huge progress has been made to pay contractors, some of whom had been waiting five years. Furthermore, a proactive stance against the Construction Mafia has resulted in “many arrests…, and the NPA is now charging people…and in the last six months we've had zero disruptions at any of our building sites”.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Myburgh, Groenewald, Meyer - beating crime; Barrick in Mali; China spikes US chip deal BizNewsTv 2025-08-12 | Today’s BizNews Briefing features Pieter-Louis Myburgh on exposing IDT graft, Dr. Pieter Groenewald’s thoughts on revisiting the death penalty, and KZN MEC Martin Meyer on fighting corruption. Plus, Donald Trump’s controversial 15% levy on Nvidia chips to China, Taiwan’s semiconductor snub to South Africa, and Mark Bristow’s diplomatic spin after Barrick’s billion-dollar Mali mine loss.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
SA Prisons Minister addresses death penalty, corporal punishment and broken Criminal Justice system BizNewsTv 2025-08-11 | Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald opens up to BizNews on South Africa’s broken prison system – from inmates languishing for years over R100 bail, to overcrowded cells, foreign nationals draining millions, and his controversial call to revisit corporal punishment and even the death penalty.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Katzenellenbogen: Mbeki v Cyril; Lesetja v Enoch; Trump v Mbalula; Putin v Zelensky; IDF v Netanyahu BizNewsTv 2025-08-11 | Big disagreements and divisions are at the heart of some major current political developments here in South Africa and abroad. We speak to columnist and commentator Jonathan Katzenellenbogen. He dissects the row between former president Thabo Mbeki and President Cyril Ramaphosa over the process for the National Dialogue; the row between Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana over prospects for a tighter inflation target; US President Donald Trump’s ongoing Tariff War and African National Congress (ANC) SG Fikile Mbalula’s defiance over possible sanctions against the party’s leaders; Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin from which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Europeans are excluded; as well as divisions that have emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) chiefs and allies over Gaza.Video production by Siziphiwe Ntlaningeshe Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: De Beer tells Cyril to resign; OSullivan on Mkhwanazi; Lamola and the Taiwan chip row BizNewsTv 2025-08-11 | In today's BizNews Briefing: Neil de Beer demands President Ramaphosa’s resignation, while Paul O’Sullivan brands SAPS head Mkhwanazi a criminal. Plus, why South Africa’s Taiwan downgrade risks cutting off critical semiconductor supplies - and how AI is already shaking India’s outsourcing industry.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
The Sunday Show - Neil de Beer: A “Voetsek” to Cyril and a call for civilian action… BizNewsTv 2025-08-10 | After an absence of four Sundays, Neil De Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), was back on the Sunday Show today with Chris Steyn. Calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down, he says: “… Wake up, resign…Mr. Ramaphosa, can't you see the signs? Can't you see they don't like you? Can't you see that they are conspiring against you?” With legacy foundations deserting the preparatory task team of Ramaphosa’s National Dialogue, De Beer says: “…slowly but surely all of them will leave the rat's cage”. Responding to the charge that he himself is spearheading the #ANCMustFall movement, De Beer says: “…the ANC is doing it themselves to themselves…” He urges both the President and his party to “Voetsek”. Commenting on the crisis in SAPS, he says: “I see ourselves having to totally, totally re-educate and totally rebuild the policing service of this country. They've annihilated themselves.” As for the latest Commission of Inquiry appointed by the President, De Beer says: “..they’re not commissions, they’re complications because they are a way that Cyril puts things aside…if we don't have civilian action against these people, we're not going to get action at all”.Video production by Rex GeorgeSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Wildebeest on a Brakpan mine dump: DRDGold’s plan to reverse gold mining legacy – CEO Niël Pretorius BizNewsTv 2025-08-08 | More than a century of mining in the Witwatersrand has left behind vast mine dumps stretching from Randfontein to Springs. But at the Brakpan tailings facility, wildlife is making a comeback. Mining company DRDGold has rehabilitated the site by cladding mine waste with soil, allowing natural vegetation to return spontaneously. This, in turn, has attracted wildlife back to the area—prompting the company to reintroduce zebras, blesbok, and wildebeest. In an interview with BizNews, CEO Niël Pretorius said the initiative is part of a broader effort to reverse the environmental legacy of over a century of gold mining. Next on his rehabilitation list: the Russell Stream, which runs from Braamfontein to Orlando. Pretorius also shared how DRDGold has benefited from the financial windfall of soaring gold prices, which have climbed from R65,000 to R1.9 million. This surge, he said, is enabling significant capital investments.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Lamola’s semiconductor blunder: reaction by insulted Taiwan now threatens SA manufacturing disaster BizNewsTv 2025-08-08 | In an interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Ryan Smith, the DA's new Spokesperson on International Relations and Cooperation, discusses his challenging roles and South Africa's foreign policy 'follies'. He criticises ruinous 30% Trump tariffs, citing negotiation failures. Smith strongly condemns Ronald Lamola's "ridiculous decision" to downgrade the Taiwanese embassy. He highlights Taiwan's crucial role as the sole supplier of vital semiconductor chips (TSMC), arguing this alienates essential trade, hindering SA's manufacturing and job creation efforts. Smith advocates for a truly non-aligned, South Africa-first foreign policy driven by economic development, not ANC party interests, stressing the need for career diplomats. The DA seeks new agricultural markets to offset these challenges.Video production by Rex GeorgeSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Willie Aucamp: Emma reveals DA support and the party refutes ANC rubber stamping BizNewsTv 2025-08-07 | The Democratic Alliance (DA) has put an end to speculation around the resignation of International Relations spokesperson Emma Powell who cited threats and intimidation. Speaking to BizNews, the party’s National Spokesperson Willie Aucamp read out a message in which she denied a lack of support. It read “This is complete and utter nonsense. I've had nothing but support from the party and took the decision to step back for purely personal reasons.” Aucamp commented: “You can imagine the amount of pressure that was applied on Emma Powell to find out that you are being surveilled by the State Security services…” Aucamp also addresses charges that his party has sold its liberal soul for power. Listing all the DA wins in the Government of National Unity (GNU), he stated: “… to say that the DA or to imply that the DA has been co-opted and that we are a rubber stamp for the ANC is simply just not true”. Commenting on the African National Congress (ANC) NEC’s move to “reset” the GNU and is talking to other parties, Aucamp states: “that (Sufficient Consensus) clause is very clear that there must be sufficient consensus when decisions are made and that sufficient consensus only occurs when parties within the GNU representing at least 60% of the votes in the National Assembly agrees. So there's no way that the ANC, together with all the other parties within the GNU currently, reaches that threshold. The only way that sufficient consensus can be reached is if the ANC and the DA at least agrees on something.”Video production by Rex GeorgeSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Willem Els: Terror funding and organised crime thriving on poor governance BizNewsTv 2025-08-07 | Billions of rands are being sent out of South Africa annually to fund terror activities. In this interview with BizNews, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) dissects the nexus between organised crime and terror funding. “Organised crime can do without terrorism. They can live without terrorism, they can survive without terrorism, but terrorism cannot survive without organised crime and using them.” He notes that neither group can operate with impunity without high-level protection either. “And in South Africa, the prevalence of your State-embedded actors on a very high political level and on operations level is way above the average for Africa.” Nel lists poor governance, limited resources, and limited use of technology as the reasons why Africa has become such a hub for terror financing. He outlines what measures South Africa will have to take to get off the Grey List later this year - and what it would have to do to prevent relisting. He also gives a run-down on recent terror-related cases, and describes the implementation of Sharia Law in Johannesburg, and the use of assassinations and extortion by an ISIS-linked to raise funds for terror.Video production by Rex GeorgeSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Paul O’Sullivan joins dots, drops bombshell: “Here’s your proof - Mkhwanazi a crook, Trollip a liar” BizNewsTv 2025-08-07 | Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has come out swinging - accusing KwaZulu-Natal police boss Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of criminality and calling ActionSA’s Athol Trollip a liar. In an explosive 18-page dossier and this follow-up interview with Alec Hogg, O’Sullivan lays out his case: a police service captured at the highest level, a slush fund ballooning to R600 million, luxury gifts from shady suppliers, extrajudicial killings, and a nation dangerously fooled by a uniform. He joins the dots - and what emerges is nothing short of a bombshell.Video production by Asime Nyide Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Joburgs R22bn crisis, Lesufi’s window-dressing shuffle, Gaytons leadership blasted BizNewsTv 2025-08-07 | In this BizNews Briefing, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi reshuffles his top team after R1.3bn goes unspent - but critics slam it as window-dressing. Johannesburg scrambles to account for R22bn in irregular spending ahead of November’s G20 summit. Diplomatic tensions rise with the US, and political analyst Phapano Phasha blasts Gayton McKenzie’s leadership. Plus, Uber’s earnings surprise and Trump eyes a new Fed Chair.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources:GovernmentZA - youtube.com/live/2rloZpPTk44Newslive SA - youtube.com/live/djkzi_HDMywGauteng Provincial Legislature - youtube.com/watch?v=OLEI2ko2vxE
Hersov changes tack on DiData after digging deeper into the BEE fronting scandal BizNewsTv 2025-08-06 | Businessman and BizNews regular Rob Hersov has changed his tune on the so-called Dimension Data Six, once damning in his critique of the executives accused of fraud in a scathing High Court judgment. In this follow-up conversation with Alec Hogg, Hersov urges caution, arguing the case was unfairly decided on affidavits alone and deserves to be aired properly in open court. He says reputations, justice and the integrity of South African business are all on the line.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Phapano Phasha: We are led by the worst in society BizNewsTv 2025-08-06 | President Cyril Ramaphosa is surrounded by advisors that are “mainly inept”. So says political commentator Phapano Phasha. She says he has “juniorised” his office with people “who cannot lead”. Meanwhile, the President is also “highly embedded” in the narrative surrounding allegations of police capture made by General “Lucky” Mkhwanazi. Phasha predicts that “whoever has the money will likely win the ANC conference and become the next ANC president”. In this factional race, SG Fikile Mbalula “has everything intact because he's got external people who support him. He is in charge of branches. But he's the weakest of them all.” Commenting on former President Jacob Zuma’s threat of further legal action and political mobilisation unless the President resigns by Friday, Phasha says his MKP is on a collision course. “It's like the Titanic… that kind of organisation, it will eventually break. But for now, I think it's a necessary irritation because what we're having is we're having a GNU and this GNU is unfortunately not able to hold the ANC accountable.” Meanwhile, she warns that the Democratic Alliance (DA) is likely to be punished in the next election. “I had hoped that the NEC would agree to kick off the DA out of the GNU because what you would then have is a more robust Democratic Alliance.” She also blasts Gayton McKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance (PA) as a party that would not be in Parliament in a “seasoned democracy”. “But unfortunately, this is where we are. Our politics are mediocre. We are led by the worst in society. Professionals, academics and business people, the patriotic intelligentsia has taken a backseat and allowed this type of people to lead our country.”Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
WSM: How subservient DA is enabling ANC acceleration of the hard left National Democratic Revolution BizNewsTv 2025-08-06 | Veteran columnist William Saunderson-Meyer, in conversation with Alec Hogg, delivers a scathing critique of the Democratic Alliance’s role in the Government of National Unity. From the sidelining of Emma Powell to its silence over Pretoria Girls High, Saunderson-Meyer warns that the DA's 'cabinet cabal' has traded its liberal soul for power — enabling while Ramaphosa quietly accelerates the ANC’s National Democratic Revolution.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Emma Powell betrayed; Mkhwanzi watershed; What’s next for PHSG, Trump Tariffs; Palantir BizNewsTv 2025-08-06 | In today’s BizNews Briefing: Longtime columnist William Saunderson-Meyer unpacks Emma Powell’s political humiliation amid DA tensions; Dr Lennit Max sheds light on SAPS dysfunction and the ANC’s anti-corruption retreat; more insight from the Pretoria Girls High controversy; and the future of Trump’s global tariffs is explored. Plus, Palantir discussions from Bloomberg and The Financial Times - and a Cape Town influencer finds herself in sewage water...Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSources:Daily Mail - instagram.com/reel/DMalvo_MTwm/?igsh=YjBqdTFlbTczNW9k
Principal’s husband, SGB chairman speak out over Gauteng ANC’s ongoing attack on Pretoria Girls High BizNewsTv 2025-08-05 | In a bizarre turn of events, Gauteng’s Education Department suspended the headmistress of Pretoria High School for Girls over garden maintenance. Alec Hogg speaks to her husband Mike Erasmus and school governing body chair Craig Hezlett, exposing what appears to be a political vendetta wrapped in bureaucratic overreach.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
Dr Lennit Max: To save SAPS, purge the politics… BizNewsTv 2025-08-05 | The only way to save the South African Police Service (SAPS) is to “sanitise” it from political interference and put proper management in place. So says former Western Province Provincial Police Commissioner, Dr. Lennit Max. He points out that currently, the National Commissioner, his deputies and the nine provincial commissioners are black. He says in terms of current regulations, the National Commissioner can only appoint from Major General upwards in consultation with the Minister. “that… is in itself political interference where the Minister must agree to an appointment”. Dr Max describes a breakdown in trust between Minister Senzo Mchunu - now on special leave - and National Commissioner Fannie Masemola - and says one of them will have to leave otherwise it will “affect the rest of the police and ultimately negatively affecting service delivery to the people”. He estimates that public trust in the police has dropped below 20% following the explosive allegations of police capture made by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Dr Max also outlines the various legal mandates of the police as SAPS faces civil claims of more than R14 billion for unlawful arrests and detentions and another R741 million for shooting incidents involving members of the public.Video production by Rex GeorgeSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
BN Briefing: Pretoria Girls; Newcastle steel plant; Aussies want Darwin back; Palantir boom; Nedbank BizNewsTv 2025-08-05 | Today’s BizNews Briefing features the latest news on Pretoria High School for Girls; the Newcastle Steel plant set for closure on September 30; Aussies wanting to buy back its port of Darwin from China; Nedbank struggles, Palantir booms and Gwyneth Paltrow transforms steps Coldplay C-Suite affair disaster into a marketing opportunity.Video production by Ruan ErasmusSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/joinSource:The Independent - youtube.com/watch?v=cvgK8MrjKWU
ArcelorMittal CEO Kobus Verster warns of 80,000 job fallout without government action BizNewsTv 2025-08-04 | On BizNews’ 12th birthday, Alec Hogg speaks with ArcelorMittal SA CEO Kobus Verster about the possible shutdown of its Newcastle steel plant. With 80,000 jobs at stake and Transnet, Eskom, and scrap metal policy failures bleeding the company dry, Verster says the IDC and government must act by 30 September or risk a social and economic disaster. The steel boss lays bare South Africa’s crumbling industrial backbone - and offers a last-ditch plan to save it.Video production by Asime NyideSupport South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - bit.ly/4ifcIWOYour early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - bit.ly/3is4b7lJoin this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3Ng/join
