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BN Briefing: Cyril’s suicidal foreign policy, SA Small Business Department blows R6bn a year
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Bronwyn Nielsen unpacks President Cyril Ramaphosa’s explosive critique of Israel and the U.S., with insights from economist Leon Louw, political scientist Dr. Frans Cronje, and Breitbart’s Joel Pollak. Plus, retired U.S. intelligence officer Colonel Wyatt weighs in. Also, Anne Bernstein argues for shutting down South Africa’s…
NEIL DE BEER - Sunday Show Enoch’s “balls & nuts”, Mchunu v/s Kriel, the “walking dead” Shaik, Shamila’s failures - and
In this latest edition of the Sunday Show. Neil de Beer says Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is licking his lips for the return of AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel from the Afrikaners’ latest mission to the US amid a dispute over farm murder statistics. “…there’s a little bit of a facial expression…
BizNews Rugby: Felix Jones returns to Boks' staff; home test match venues announced; and URC predictions
Springbok rugby gets a major boost with the return of Felix Jones to the coaching staff, reinforcing South Africa's ambitions for a historic three-peat at the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Meanwhile, Rory Steyn unpacks the recently announced home test venues for 2025, highlighting a crucial Rugby Championship showdown at Eden…
Nadia Lubowski's art-based approach to healing Trauma in Philippi's children
Nadia Lubowski, the director of the Anton Lubowski Educational Trust (ALET), faced the trauma of her father being assassinated in front of their home in Namibia when she was just nine years old. Having to deal with this trauma, she has adopted a leading art-based, trauma-informed approach to early childhood…
Cyril wants to be a martyr - but no-one is coming to rescue SA…
President Cyril Ramaphosa “just keeps upping the ante” in his dealings with US President Donald Trump, but he “has no advantage”. So says US intelligence analyst, retired Colonel Chris Wyatt. “I think that he wants sanctions…I think he wants to be punished so he can play the role of martyr…I…
US should react to Ramaphosa’s poke with financial sanctions against him, ANC bigwigs - Joel Pollak
The frontrunner for US Ambassador to South Africa says yesterday’s anti-US article in Foreign Policy deserves a strong response: targeted financial sanctions against its author Cyril Ramaphosa and wealthy ANC cadres. Johannesburg-born Joel Pollak, the senior editor at Breitbart, says publicly exposing the international financial assets of billionaire Ramaphosa and…
Frans Cronjé: Attack on Israel/US by Ramaphosa in yesterday’s FP will end very badly for SA
An aggressive attack on Israel and the US by Cyril Ramaphosa in yesterday’s Foreign Policy magazine is a doubling down in the ANC president’s conflict with the Trump Administration. Political scientist Dr Frans Cronjé says continuing to pull the tail feathers of the American Eagle is going to end very…
BN Briefing: Cronjé, Pollak on ANC poking Trump bear (again); DOGE; SA/Israel; Nvidia; Arsenal
Top news story of the moment is Cyril Ramaphosa’s aggressive anti-Israel/US/Trump article published yesterday in the influential Washington publication Foreign Policy. Highlights in this Briefing of our interviews on the probable fallout from SRF board chair Frans Cronjé; and Joel Pollak, front-runner to be the next US Ambassador to South…
Ramaphosa slammed for targeting Israel amid SA’s murder crisis: ‘Victims could fill FNB stadium’ – André Pienaar
In a recent Foreign Policy article, President Cyril Ramaphosa and co-authors condemned Israel’s military actions in Gaza, citing the estimated deaths of 61,000 Palestinians as violations of international law and calling for collective action to end impunity. However, André Pienaar, founder and CEO of C5 Capital and former founding member…
BN Briefing: MKP heading for split; E Cape farm invasion; SA digests Russia switching sides
In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, we provide context on breaking news of the day involving a looming split in the MK Party because of distress over its SG Floyd Shivambu; and the real story behind headlines of the Claremont farm invasion by 700 would-be new land owners in…
Zuma’s secretary warns of MKP split over Shivambu’s ‘celebrity’ chaos and Zuma-Sambudla’s whispers
“There's a real possibility that there will be a breakaway party soon from the MK party.” That is the warning from Isaac Leshona, former President Jacob Zuma’s private secretary. Leshona says Secretary General Floyd Shivambu is facing “a lot” of animosity. “He came in as a celebrity, unfortunately, and it's…
Behind the headlines: Invasion of Claremont farm in the Eastern Cape
Chairman of Afri Eastern Cape, Peter Cloete, explains the truth of the well publicised farm invasion near East London in the Eastern Cape. It’s serious but not catastrophic. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
Filatova to Pretoria: Drop slogans, hold your tongue, focus on SA economy
To suggest confusion reigns in Pretoria is an understatement. Donald Trump’s whirlwind start to his second presidency has hit few countries as hard as South Africa - with the shock illustrated by SA’s unprecedented UN vote this week FOR Ukraine in a resolution introduced by the US supporting Russia. In…
A very dark side to bureaucrat bashing, especially in SA which cannot afford DOGE - Schwella
With intense scrutiny being focused on SA’s bloated, cadre-stuffed public service, the country’s leading public administration academic warns against the danger of over-reacting. While agreeing with critics Rob Hersov and RW Johnson there are public servants appointed for ideological reasons, Prof Erwin Schwella says it is critical that SA does…
BN Briefing: RW Johnson, Hersov - why SA must cut State spending; Cameron on SAPS skills audit
This episode of the BizNews Briefing focuses on the urgent need for South Africa to cut State Spending with inputs from Oxford Don RW Johnson and capitalist activist Rob Hersov. Also - Ian Cameron shares some good news on the battle to turn SAPS around; Macron charms Trump; and Elon…
RW Johnson - SA’s parlous finances, ANC’s patronage network on collision course
Political scientist and long-time Oxford University scholar RW Johnson applies his mind to the key factors influencing South Africa’s immediate economic and political future. Cutting State spending is the obvious and urgent fix but enacting it will require backbone thus far absent from the ANC. Johnson also explains the European…
Ian Cameron: The inside story of the fight for a better police force…
In this wide-ranging interview with BizNews, Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, takes viewers behind the scenes in the fight for a better police force. He covers the latest crime statistics; upcoming skills audits; the “carnage and chaos” and “dirty political fight” at Crime Intelligence; the…
Rob Hersov - Budget debacle more proof SA needs business-type turnaround. Urgently.
In the Tuesday Show, capitalist activist Rob Hersov uses his experience at the tip of global business to outline a way that will save South Africa from its continued drift into penury. He also explains why there is a far better way to help SA than well-intentioned donations to charity…
New FF+ Leader bides time on GNU, demands ANC starts playing fair or it will defect
Saturday’s closely watched FF+ leadership election ended up as a no-contest with SA’s longest serving Parliamentarian Dr Corné Mulder appointed its new leader. In this wide-ranging interview Mulder explains how the party which champions minority rights will play its hand in future. While he insists on being responsible, the prospect…
SA’s most accurate poll shows ANC down to 32% - its populist gamble has backfired
The Social Research Foundation’s latest polling results should send shockwaves through the former ruling political party which has been gambling on populist ideas to get its vote share back above 50%. South African voters have swung the other way, dropping the ANC’s guaranteed support by 13 percentage points from 45%…