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Endres: How ANC jumps in this pivotal moment will determine SA’s future
Since 1929, the Institute of Race Relations has delivered the facts and provided evidence-based guidance, serving SA as the ultimate ’truth to power” voice. In this interview, CEO John Endres explains why we are at a pivotal moment, and how it happened that the country’s future has been entrusted to…
Hersov: Zuma’s MK is much more scary than EFF; cut it and KZN loose from SA
In typically outspoken style, business activist Rob Hersov airs uncomfortable truths in this interview - warning that the Kremlin-funded MK party poses a massive threat to the rest of South Africa. His forthright advice to the ANC leadership and their still-to-be-confirmed coalition partners is to support KZN’s secession from SA…
RW Johnson: Why an ANC deal with the DA now makes the most sense
Popular BizNews Premium columnist RW Johnson has been deeply involved in this year’s Election, working behind the scenes at broadcaster eNCA. Now the dust has settled, he outlines the key consequences - explaining why the ANC will partner with the DA; and an MK/IFP coalition work together to run an…
De Beer: SA - a new radical, separatist State
The South African political era has now moved into a radical and separatist State. That is the warning from Neil de Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM). In this interview with BizNews, De Beer says: “MK, ANC, EFF, PA are no doubt radical parties. They are a…
Cronje on Election’24: SA’s historic opportunity - if ANC avoids Chernobyl option
With results of South Africa’s watershed election now baked in, political scientist Dr Frans Cronje says the country faces a one-off, historic opportunity to catapult ahead. Whether or not it happens depends entirely on which way a badly bruised ANC jumps. The High Road lies in an ANC which opts…
SA enters phase of “necessary uncertainty”…
South Africa is entering a phase of “necessary uncertainty” following the ruling African National Congress’ (ANC) poor performance in the elections and the surge of former President Jacob Zuma’s new MK party. So says Dr Ina Gouws of the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the…
Dr Corne’ Mulder outlines options for lawmakers during SA’s critical next two weeks
The Election’24 collapse of a once-impregnable ANC has thrown up numerous options for South Africa - and politicians entrusted by the electorate to turn around a country that has been sliding for over a decade. The longest serving Member of South Africa’s Parliament, Dr Corne’ Mulder of FF+, explains the…
PA’s Cilliers on party’s big breakthrough, assesses Election’24 as “triumph for democracy”
Among the major stories of Election’24 is a surging Patriotic Alliance, the ten year old political party which will now be sending its first MPs to the National Assembly - and also filling a significant number of seats in provincial parliaments. The PA’s strategist Charles Cilliers speaks to us from…
MK hurts ANC’s chances of national majority…
An “astonishing” performance by former President Jacob Zuma’s MK party means the ruling African National Congress (ANC) might lose its majority in KZN - and fail to reach a national majority. In this interview with BizNews, Ray Hartley of the Brenthurst Foundation says that - with about 13% of votes…
Ansara on Election’24 early results: ANC slide, MK boom - coalitions, Stateproofing in SA’s future
With around a fifth of the votes counted, Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara offers some early conclusions on South Africa’s historic Election’24. With the ANC set to lose 60 of its 230 seats (of 400 in total), Jacob Zuma’s well funded MK and to a lesser extent the breakout…
NHI law drives health workers and retirees to consider immigration
President Cyril Ramaphosa enacted the NHI law during the election campaign, representing the biggest shake-up in South Africa’s healthcare system since the dawn of democracy. Critics have warned that the scheme is hugely expensive and could fuel corruption, with opposition parties describing it as a "death warrant" for healthcare in…
Alec Hogg: A rational perspective of Election’24 - and what to watch for
A 21% jump in Special Votes and near trebling of the out-of-country votes provides clear evidence of a surge in interest around Election’24. In this special broadcast, we hear from two Smart Alecs - the Financial Times’s foreign editor Alec Russell and his namesake, BizNews editor Alec Hogg. The FT…
NHI law drives health workers and retirees to consider immigration - Andrew Rissik, Sable International
President Cyril Ramaphosa enacted the NHI law during the election campaign, representing the biggest shake-up in South Africa’s healthcare system since the dawn of democracy. Critics have warned that the scheme is hugely expensive and could fuel corruption, with opposition parties describing it as a "death warrant" for healthcare in…
Private sector partnership reduced load shedding, next targets: Transnet, logistics, crime, corruption - James McKay
We have passed 50 days without load shedding in South Africa, even as the cold of winter begins to bite when electricity demand normally increases. The CEO of the Energy Council, James McKay, told BizNews in an interview that the lack of load shedding is due to a partnership that…
Local v Offshore R1m Challenge: Magnus’s jockey back on, Piet still has handy lead
At the halfway mark in the Local v Offshore investment challenge, Magnus Heystek’s foreign holdings have recovered from an appalling start to move into positive territory. Piet Viljoen’s SA-focused portfolio, however, still has a handy lead although is enjoying “a breather” ahead of a potential surge on the Election’24 results…
Gayton “9/9” McKenzie predicts 25 PA MPs, very bad Election’24 for ANC/DA
After recording just 6 660 votes in the 2019 National election, Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie forecasts a massive breakthough in Election’24. The PA leader predicts his party will receive around 1m votes and secure 25 Members of Parliament in the National Assembly. McKenzie believes this will be a watershed…
FF+’s Mulder: DA to lose its W Cape majority in Election’24 - and that’s a good thing
One of the toughest battles in Election’24 is the Democratic Alliance’s bid to schieve more than 50% of the Western Cape votes - the only province where it currently governs. South Africa’s longest serving member of Paliament, FF+ Chief Whip Dr Corne’ Mulder, believes with his party, the Patriotic Alliance…
De Beer: The dark & dirty games of Election ’24…
“…there are people that are rising and there are people that are falling…the dirty games are coming out...It's a nasty campaign, it's a dark campaign, and I predict in the next three days it's going to get worse.” These are the words of Neil de Beer, the President of the…
Hlabisa: IFP surpassing long-term targets - expects to lead new KZN govt after Election’24
While Jacob Zuma’s recently launched MK Party has drawn a lot of airtime, at the coalface the IFP is confident of continuing a resurgence reflected in its 15-1 winning record against the ANC in post November 2021 by-elections. Leader Velenkosini Hlabisa says another pointer to a superior performance in Election’24…
ActionSA agric, finmin nominees reflect SA Parly’s 2024 talent upgrade
Over the past few weeks we’ve highlighted how South Africa is poised for a massive upgrade in the talent occupying its Parliamentary benches. As political competition intensifies with the imminent loss of the ANC’s majority, new faces and new parties are being drawn in. Among them are ActionSA’s Athol Trollip…