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BN Briefing: RW Johnson on BEE, Trump - Russia's 50-day ultimatum, Ukraine arms, Nvidia, Bitcoin
In today's BizNews Briefing, US President Donald Trump has warned Russia of 100% secondary tariffs unless a Ukraine deal is reached within 50 days, while pledging advanced US weapons to Ukraine, with NATO footing the bill. Meanwhile, RW Johnson says Trump’s push to exempt US firms from South Africa’s BEE…
BN Briefing: Cyril suspends Mchunu; DA says action needed against all corrupt ministers
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Cyril Ramaphosa places Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave amid organised crime allegations. Ian Cameron says Ramaphosa missed a chance to tackle SA’s crime crisis, while John Steenhuisen questions why other corrupt ministers remain untouched. Also in this episode: praise for top cop Mkwanazi, Kganyago on…
Ian Cameron: Police Capture and State involvement - Cyril fails to draw the line
President Cyril Ramaphosa has missed a “golden opportunity to draw the line in the sand” with regards to organised crime. So says Democratic Alliance (DA) Spokesperson on Police, Ian Cameron, in his reaction to the President’s appointment of a Commmissioner of Inquiry to investigate allegations of links between the underworld…
Lesetja Kganyago on Trump tariffs and SA's growth gamble: “Uncertainty is the only certainty”
In this wide-ranging interview, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago speaks to Bronwyn Nielsen ahead of the impact of the Trump tariffs on Asa’s agricultural and auto sector, the push to modernise payments, and why central banks are struggling to model a future clouded by global uncertainty. Kganyago also unpacks opportunistic…
Willem Els: The Commander who trained Genl. Mkhwanazi to handle bombs…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is “not scared of all types of bombs”. So says former police commander Willem Els, who is now with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) as Senior Training Coordinator in the ENACT organised crime programme. Els tells BizNews that the “bomb” dropped by the…
Wine came south, now South Africans are introducing ‘le braai’ and ‘can-do’ spirit to France – Carel Nolte
Centuries ago, the French Huguenots sowed the seeds of winemaking in South Africa. Now, the tables have turned—South Africans are bringing a taste of their own culture back to French soil. One of them is South African businessman Christo Lindeque, who, along with his wife Elbe, breathed new life into…
US dollar's 14-year run hits 'immovable' Trump - structural shift underway
Ninety One, managing £130.8bn, released a white paper, “The Unstoppable Dollar Meets the Immovable Mr Trump,” predicting the end of a 14-year US dollar upcycle. Sahil Mahtani, Head of Macro Research, told BizNews the dollar faces an inflection point driven by geopolitics, interest rates, investment trends, and currency interventions. He…
Lamberti on Sakeliga/Neasa interdicting employee race quotas: An attempt to head off more ANC lunacy
The pot-boiling strategy of destructive ANC economic policies is typified in its approach to employment equity, a quota-based employment system that SA businesses are obliged to implement from September. Sakeliga executive director Russell Lamberti explains why his organisation and Neasa are approaching the courts to block the ANC’s most granular…
South Africa’s R5 trillion loss: Investec’s Mazwai calls for urgent 3–5% growth to close global gap
South Africa’s sluggish economic growth since 2010 has left its citizens 40% poorer than the global average. Osagyefo Mazwai, investment strategist at Investec Wealth & Investment International told BizNews in an interview that the country’s GDP per capita decoupled from global peers in 2010, with growth averaging just 1% annually…
Wayne Sussman: Mkhwanazi demolition, Mamelodi assassination - and the latest by-elections
In his latest interview with BizNews, Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman explains why KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Press Conference was “absolutely devastating”. He says the General’s claims “go to the heart of the challenge of the ANC, that President Ramaphosa was going to reform the ANC and course correct after…
BN Briefing: Cyril takes on Trump, DA says PIC is corrupt and Canada’s bold energy plans
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Cyril Ramaphosa lashes out at Donald Trump over BRICS trade threats; economist Dawie Roodt unpacks the bleak outlook for South Africa’s growth; the DA slams the Public Investment Corporation as corrupt; Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie questions official unemployment stats; and Canada reveals sweeping new energy reforms…
Not all B-BBEE is bad: It can be a competitive advantage for businesses, lifeline for young unemployed – Gary Bannatyne
With the Ramaphosa government digging in its heels over black empowerment rules amid increasing pressure to abolish regulations that have advantaged a small percentage of black business leaders in South Africa, Gary Bannatyne, Managing Director of Shaper, has challenged some of the negative perceptions surrounding Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)…
Emerging sector champions Gerrie Fourie, GG Alcock answer the hand-wringing “30% unemployment” question
Derangement describes the detached armchair observers who judge those in the arena. Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie and Kasinomics author GG Alcock have had their fill of these critics - and explain why to BizNews editor Alec Hogg in this forthright interview about the unappreciated slug of South Africa’s economy. The…
Bheki Mahlobo: SA is an ‘own goal specialist’ losing 10-0 - can win just by copying India, not Iran.
Evidence-based insights into the latest Trump Tariffs from California-based Bheki Mahlobo, economist and partner at Frans Cronjé Private Clients. His conclusion: South Africa is a mountain of missed opportunities, the result of own goals scored through poor decisions. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
BN Briefing: Trump's peace pipe, 'Deep State' uncorked, new patronage networks, Tesla, Meta, Apple
In today's BizNews Briefing, Donald Trump earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for his peacemaking efforts as the Israel-Hamas truce talks progressed. In South Africa, Aubrey Matshiqi exposes a “deep state” of rogue politicians and business figures looting the nation. Sakeliga’s Piet le Roux critiques…
Wandile Sihlobo: China is no replacement for the US in SA agri
The primary focus for South African trade this week is on United States policy and tariffs. In this interview with BIzNews, Wandile Sihlobo, the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), warns that South Africa “cannot just substitute the US” and that “it's really about listening…
BN Briefing: SA’s White House flop - 30% tariff set, Mkhwanazi opens Pandora's box, Musk vs Trump
In today's BizNews Briefing, South Africa faces a 30% US tariff, among 14 countries, despite President Ramaphosa’s claims of a successful White House meeting. Plus a potential BRICS surcharge. Joel Pollak told BizNews’ Alec Hogg that tensions stem from South Africa’s land reform policies and its ICJ case against Israel,…
Pollak after last night’s focus on SA in updated Trump Tariffs: 30% + 10% BRICS surcharge from 1 Aug
South Africa was singled out for special mention by US President Donald Trump in the White House last night when he announced an extension of its ‘reciprocal’ tariffs deadline by three weeks. Trump said SA goods would be hit by a 30% tariff from 1 August. Breitbart senior editor Joel…
BN Briefing: Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen word spar; GNU from De Beer, Mashatile sidelines; orange tariffs
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Cyril Ramaphosa vows the national dialogue will proceed without the DA, as John Steenhuisen hits back at Thabo Mbeki’s criticism. Deputy President Paul Mashatile highlights tensions threatening the GNU’s stability, while Trump’s looming tariffs send shockwaves through South Africa’s citrus industry. Plus, Bloomberg questions whether BRICS…
Ian Cameron: Mkhwanazi v/s "Underworld" Mchunu: parties rally behind the brave general
There has been a swell of public and Parliamentary party political support for KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi after he made explosive allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. In this interview with BizNews, Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson on Police, Ian Cameron says: “..all…