The Editor's Desk - Thur 15 Jan 2026: Two red flags - flow-driven markets and SA’s foot-and-mouth vaccine mess

In today's episode, the NPA formally drops corruption charges against high-ranking police officers following unravelling testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Meanwhile, an MP breaks his silence on his fintech, Kastelo, explaining its cryptocurrency arbitrage model and denying accusations of siphoning money out of South Africa. Finally, we cover Wall Street's…

“Oily, sneaky. I think if he was in the Wild West in America, he would make a very good snake oil salesman.” That is the verdict by Safe Citizen Founder Jonathan Deal on suspended MP Fadiel Adams testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. In Deal’s latest appearance on the…

South African swimming legend Chad le Clos has made history, becoming the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history with 21 medals., In this interview with Biznews, Chad and his father, Bert, reflect on a nine-year quest to reach this milestone, which is a journey Chad says ranks alongside his…

Mark Burke discusses Kastelo’s regulatory dispute with the South African Reserve Bank, explaining the company’s compliance processes, client mandates, offshore investment transactions and decision to halt operations amid the blocking order. He also addresses the political fallout, media coverage and his decision to step back from the DA’s finance cluster…

He spent three months convincing two reluctant shareholders to sell. He drove across the Hong Kong border in a train packed "like sardines" to negotiate with four young founders through an interpreter. He talked Naspers into betting $32 million it barely had on a loss-making Chinese chat app called QQ…