BN Briefing: MTN's Iran "complicity" - Dr Abedian; Normandien Farms CEO on parly "raid"; Trump and the Strait of Hormuz

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Tonight’s BizNews Briefing opens with Normandien Farms’ Sean Hoatson, who describes what he says was an unlawful and intimidating incursion at the group’s Newcastle operations. We then move to a mixed JSE update, with Woolworths, Quilter and Cashbuild showing resilience while AfroCentric swings to a heavy loss. Dr Iraj Abedian follows with a sharp critique of MTN’s continued Iran exposure, before Bloomberg reports on President Trump’s plan to support tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
4 Mar 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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