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BizNews Briefing: Steenhuisen v/s Trollip; Alcock on Spaza poisoned food; Bacher on 2025 outlook
In the first BizNews Briefing of 2025, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen and ActionSA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip go toe to toe on luxury blue light vehicles; GG Alcock unpacks the destructive reaction to the ‘Spaza poisoned food’ fracas; David Bacher looks at the 2025 investment outlook; and our partners…
GG Alcock: Ignorance shaped destructive reaction to ‘Spaza poisoned food’ fracas
Informal sector expert GG Alcock is appalled at the ignorance on display from politicians who tried to intervene in the recent poisoned snack food scandal that killed 23 children. He explains how the reaction was driven by a populist political agenda rather than any intention to address the underlying problem…
Corion, Bacher's 2025 investment outlook: Stability over risk, and diversification is key
David Bacher, CIO of Corion Capital, reflects on the wild market swings of 2024, highlighting the importance of strategic bets on South African assets like bonds and property. Looking ahead to 2025, he advises a balanced, diversified approach to navigate potential volatility and uncertain global conditions.
De Beer: 2025’s opening moves by Cyril, Mashatile, Ndlozi - and The Donald
In the first Sunday Show of 2025, Neil de Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), comments on the opening moves of 2025 by politicians like President Cyril Ramaphosa, Vice President Paul Mashatile, former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Dr. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and US President-Elect Donald Trump. Dissecting…
Athol Trollip: Why Steenhuisen is dead wrong about ActionSA - and his blue lights
A sensationalistic press release from Action SA referencing Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s vehicles was countered by the DA Leader this week. But in this interview, ActionSA parliamentary head Athol Trollip - himself an erstwhile DA Leader - argues that Steenhuisen’s allegations were off-beam and that he avoided the real issue…
John Smit on Springbok sale; what SA provinces need to conquer Europe
This week’s BizNews Sports Show features rugby legend turned corporate CEO John Smit on the hot topics around SA rugby. It includes insights on the Ackerley private equity deal and what SA provinces need to do to be competitive in the ICC - rugby’s equivalent of soccer’s UEFA Champions League…
Steenhuisen on his “luxury blue-light SUVs”; championing agriculture; Mansfield
The leader of South Africa’s Official Opposition has been given an especially rough ride since his party helped form the Government of National Unity. Latest is manufactured outrage about a fictional “multi-million rand blue light luxury SUV fleet”. In this interview, John Steenhuisen, Agriculture Minister in South Africa’s Government of…
De Beer: The ANC - just a “carcass” celebrating its 113th birthday
With the African National Congress (ANC) turning 113 today, United Independent Movement (UIM) President Neil De Beer - who spent 34 years in the party - takes BizNews readers through the fall of the oldest liberation movement in the world: He says Vice President Paul Mashatile being chased out of…
O’Sullivan goes after “corrupt” cop appointments
With Police Minister Senzo Mchunu having ordered a halt to the filling of vacant posts at Crime Intelligence, Forensics for Justice founder Paul O’Sullivan is fighting the “parachuted” appointment two months ago of a 29-year-old brigadier who allegedly has no police training or experience, no driver’s license, no firearms training, no specialised skills - and…
National Dialogue: SA’s last chance to avoid Armageddon
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that a National Dialogue will be held next year to determine the path the nation will take, BizNews spoke to former Statistician-General Dr. Pali Lehohla. He says: “So the solutions are in leadership. It must be a two-month discussion, ensuring what leadership it…
Transforming the Eastern Cape into the next Kruger Park with ‘Big Seven’ - Paul Gardiner
The Eastern Cape in South Africa was once home to lions, black rhinos, and elephants. Early British settler records describe frequent encounters with these animals, but much of the land was later converted into farmland. Adrian Gardiner sought to reverse this trend, spearheading efforts to rewild the region by founding…
The Kiffness: Trump, Sooliman & Malema - The back stories
In a year of historic elections across the world, one of the most unforgettable moments in a debate was Donald Trump saying “they're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats”. But it took a South African musician David Scott, AKA The Kiffness, to turn that into a viral hit viewed…
De Beer: Malema, Zuma, Godongwana, Ramokgopa, Mchunu, Schreiber - and the ANC’s “Green Communists”
On the last Sunday Show of 2024, Neil de Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), issues a stern warning to Julius Malema, the re-elected President of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), over his latest “derogatory, violent and revolutionary speech”: “Ons sal jou moer. We will not allow you…
Gayton McKenzie: From a prisoner in chains to a popular politician to a possible president…
At the end of a dramatic election year, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie gives BizNews an insider’s view of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and its future - and reminds viewers of what an alternative government with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and MKP would be like…
BizNews Briefing - DiData ‘Protagonists’ tried another dodgy deal; Bitcoin reserve for SA; De Lille on caught at ORT
In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, the last one of 2024, host Alec Hogg shares highlights of tonight’s two Premieres - Another dodgy deal attempted by the DiData executives lambasted in the recent judgement on a big BEE transaction that wasn’t; Stafford Masie (and Rob Hersov) are engaging with…
'Bitcoin maximalist' Stafford Masie: Donald Trump, "digital gold", and strategic Bitcoin reserves
Stafford Masie, a technologist and Bitcoin advocate, explores the global shift towards digital currencies and what it means for South Africa’s economic future. Is Bitcoin the key to national prosperity or a missed opportunity?
DiData protagonists in second dodgy deal attempt at time of Campus ‘BEE transaction’
At the same time former Didata chairman Jeremy Ord and fellow ‘protagonists’ were trying to push through a BEE transaction that wasn’t - according to Judge Denise Fisher - the same actors were conducting ‘lawfare’ against the owners of the RandView Datacentre. In this explosive interview, small businessmen Gerry Comninos…
Minister de Lille slams O.R. Tambo “absolute chaos”; clears visa path for Indian tourism and business
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille described the “absolute chaos” at O.R. Tambo International Airport, where flights were delayed due to aircraft refuelling problems during South Africa’s peak tourism season, as both very disappointing and worrying. In an interview with BizNews, De Lille criticised the Airports Company of South Africa for failing…
BizNews Briefing - Bitcoin’s Promise, Israel ends Syria’s military capacity, Trump to run economy on X
In today’s BizNews Briefing: Bitcoin’s transformative potential takes center stage, Israel decisively eliminates Syria’s military capabilities, and Donald Trump signals his intent to steer U.S. economy on X.
Saffer Murray Roos is driving the cattle market from the 90s into the digital age
While stock exchanges and marketplaces have embraced digital transformation, it’s hard to believe that some sectors have yet to follow suit. One such sector is the cattle market, which has remained largely unchanged since the 1990s. It still features familiar personalities—agents and brokers—alongside the bustling atmosphere of on-the-ground livestock auctions,…