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Why SA “irritates” “most” African countries…
The African National Congress (ANC) has acted like “they're powerful players on the African stage”, but South Africa “really irritates most” other African countries because “they're always sticking their noses in everywhere”. So says the former Director of African Studies at the U.S. Army War College, retired Colonel Chris Wyatt,…
Trump & Biden: The Cover-ups - with Colonel Chris Wyatt
Kimberly Cheatle - who has resigned as the Director of the Secret Service - following the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump should be charged criminally for negligence, dereliction of duty, and also perjury before Congress. This is the call from Colonel Chris Wyatt, the former Director of…
Springbok songbird KB Motsilanyane storm the business world, inspired by Kolisi and ‘uncle Rassie’ Keabetswe ‘KB’ Motsil
Keabetswe ‘KB’ Motsilanyane led her compatriots in a stirring rendition of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika before the Loftus clash between the Boks and Ireland. On social media, it has been described as “the greatest ever.” KB read the crowd exceptionally well, a skill that will serve her well as she pivots…
Magnus Heystek sees hope for SA's economic revival: Calls for bold tax reforms
In an interview with BizNews, Magnus Heystek urges South Africa to embrace bold economic reforms, suggesting radical tax breaks as a key strategy to rejuvenate the struggling economy. Heystek argues that by adopting innovative policies, such as offering flat-rate taxes to attract high-net-worth individuals and businesses, South Africa could significantly…
’Kasipreneur Tsitso Setai of Lokshin Auctions - turning forgotten assets into cash, in one location after another
As GG Alcock keeps reminding us, there a lot happening in areas ignored by the formal sector. In this interview he introduces us to the man introducing the auctioneering into South African townships, Tsitso Setai of Lokshin Auctions. Given wealth disparities and the way auctions turn one person’s unwanted into…
Pragmatic Mashaba on ANC deal: We’re rescuing Joburg from political power-mongering
Action SA founder and leader Herman Mashaba has shown pretty much anything is possible in South Africa’s new-look political arena. This week the man who has maintained a virulently anti-ANC stance, turned pragmatic by striking a deal with his avowed rival - in the interests, he says, of breaking the…
Olympic surprises? Assessing SA’s swimming, rowing gold medalists and the emerging talent
South African swimmers and rowers have overachieved in recent Olympics, delivering the lion’s share of the nation’s few medal winners. Tokyo 2021 gold and silver medalist Tatjana Smith (nee Shoenmaker) leads the country’s 12 swimmers while 2012 gold medal winning John Smith is one of three SA rowers at Paris…
Dirty war: Organised Crime v/s SARS & the citizens of SA
The recent attempted assassination attempt on a SARS advocate and the still unsolved assassinations of liquidator Cloete Murray and his son who who had done work for SARS have shone the spotlight on the threats faced by SARS for going after organised criminals for tax evasion. In this interview with…
Security guru Rory Steyn on Olympics; getting F1 back to Kyalami and protecting against assassins
Given recent news flow this is a highly topical interview featuring international expert Rory Steyn, co-founder of NSA Global Security Consultants. Best known to the public for his role as Nelson Mandela’s bodyguard, since leaving the VIP protection team in the late 1990s Steyn and his partners built NSA into…
De Beer: The GNU v/s the Deep State… & international crime cartels
“There is a scenario of a dark side within the GNU that is going to do everything possible to break this Government of National Unity.” That is the warning from Neil De Beer, the President of United Independent Movement (UIM). In this interview with BizNews, he reacts to charges that…
Hitmen as cheap as R5 000… as SARS advocate is gunned down
To hire a hitman in South Africa has become “very cheap”, says Yusuf Abramjee of Tax Justice South Africa. According to his information, an assassin can be hired for as little as between R5,000 and R100,000. He speaks to BizNews following the attempted assassination of South African Revenue Service (SARS)…
Humbled Cyril is warned: BOSA will be watching…
When President Cyril Ramaphosa made his last State of the National Address (SONA), the outraged reaction of Ayanda Allie of Build One South Africa (BOSA) went viral. Now a Gauteng MPL, BizNews got her reaction to his first opening address to Parliament under the new Government of National Unity (GNU)…
30 years of ANC misrule in Gauteng, but the DA has a game plan…
In this interview with BizNews, veteran Democratic Alliance (DA) politician Jack Bloom takes viewers through the Gauteng premierships of Tokyo Sexwale, Mathole Motshekga, Mbhazima Shilowa, Paul Mashatile, Nomvula Mokonyane, David Makhura and Panyaza Lesufi. “Each ANC premier can only get worse. They might start off speaking about radical changes and…
David Shapiro forecasts resource revival and bond market surge
In an interview with BizNews, David Shapiro, a renowned market analyst from Sasfin Securities, shared insights on the potential resurgence of resource stocks amid global economic shifts. He highlighted optimism around platinum investments and discussed the evolving dynamics in luxury brands like Hermes and Ferrari. Shapiro also delved into the…
Cadre deployment, cross-border crime - and a R6-million funeral, but there’s hope in the Free State…
In this interview with BizNews, Roy Jankielsohn, the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader in the Free State, gives an update on political developments in the province. He expresses the hope that with the arrest - and impending extradition from the US - of Ace Magashule’s former PA, that there will be…
AGOA & Trump, the GNU & foreign policy - Colonel Chris Wyatt
The United States House of Representatives has voted for a full review of US-SA relations, but retired Colonel Chris Wyatt, the former Director of African Studies at the US Army War College, says he does not believe the US will remove South Africa from AGOA because it is really just…
The shot that could seal a Trump presidency…
Retired Colonel Chris Wyatt, the former Director of African Studies at the U.S. Army War College, has called for heads to roll following the failed assassination attempt on former US President and Presidential hopeful Donald Trump. “The Secret Service has failed in epic proportions…if not for windage, if not for…
DE BEER: Trump, Malema, Zuma - what's next…
In this interview with BizNews, Neil de Beer, President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), speaks about the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump and the iconic photo of him pumping his fist with blood streaming down his face and the US flag fluttering behind him. “…this scenario,…
Magda Uncut: Zille should go, ESG meaningless, SA’s irrelevance and more
In a riveting interview, Sygnia Limited CEO Magda Wierzycka discusses her controversial views on ESG investing, emphasising the need for genuine impact investing. She highlights the importance of tackling global issues like food security, renewable energy, and healthcare innovation, particularly through ventures emerging from Oxford University. She discusses SA's new…
SA Online tool StudyStar guides on their education journey towards jobs Sou
SA Online tool StudyStart holds students hands on their education journey towards jobs South Africa faces a significant skills mismatch. The graduate unemployment rate continues to rise, reaching 11.8% in the first quarter of this year, according to Statistics South Africa—an increase of 2.3 percentage points from the fourth quarter…