BN Briefing: Cronjé - DA must stick to VAT guns; McKenzie fears Zuma; Gore on NHI; Neil de Beer’s Parly choice

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In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, Dr Frans Cronjé explains why those urging the DA to swallow the ANC-driven VAT increase are wrong; Conversely, Gayton McKenzie argues why it would be wrong to sacrifice the GNU over a half percent VAT increase; Discovery founder Adrian Gore believes middle ground will be found on NHI; Neil de Beer’s ‘brother’ on the Sunday Show star being wooed by political parties; Col Chris Wyatt on how the US/SA relationship can be fixed; and the latest news headlines.

19 Mar 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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