BN Briefing: Load-shedding to return by 2029?; Nassim Taleb on AI risk; Dawie Roodt's Budget preview

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Tonight’s BizNews Briefing spans energy, markets and policy. Thomas Garner explains why Eskom warns load-shedding could return in 2029 and what needs to change to prevent it. A SENS round-up then tracks improving property momentum, Aveng’s return to profit, Super Group’s resilience and a sharp drop in liquidations data. Bloomberg’s Nassim Taleb warns that today’s AI leaders may not remain tomorrow’s winners, before Dawie Roodt previews Wednesday’s Budget — with the revenue overrun the key swing factor.
24 Feb 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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