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Emma van der Walt: South Africans in dramatic escape from cryptocurrency scam compound
41 South African men and women were among about 1,000 human trafficking victims who made a dramatic escape in Southeast Asia the past week. In this interview with BizNews, Emma van der Walt, the Founder of Brave to Love, the Counter Trafficking NGO that is working to bring them home,…
Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Monday 27th of October 2025
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Prof. DQ Mabunda: Mkhwanazi has given SA a chance to fix itself
As South Africans brace themselves for another week of revelations about police capture and political capture, Chris Steyn speaks to Professor DQ Mabunda, a former police officer, now lecturing in Police Practice at the School of Law at UNISA. He says if a lower-ranking officer had tried to stand up…
Zunaid Moti on Mantengu CEO Miller: “Game ranger turned corporate poacher is another Markus Jooste.”
In a fiery right of reply, businessman Zunaid Moti hits back at Mantengu Mining CEO Mike Miller, calling him “a game ranger turned corporate poacher” and likening him to “another Markus Jooste.” Moti dismantles Miller’s fraud allegations, accusing him instead of misrepresentation, insider dealing, and “running a penny-stock circus.” From…
BN Briefing: Zille’s Joburg business blueprint; PnP’s profit push; Moti on Miller, Mantengu
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Helen Zille reveals her blueprint to rescue Johannesburg - from stabilising finances to eradicating corruption. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers reports major progress in his turnaround strategy, with losses sharply reduced and optimism returning to investors. Zunaid Moti comments on Mantengu allegations, and Javier Milei…
Inside Pick n Pay’s turnaround: Sean Summers says the mountain climb has just begun
In this conversation, Sean Summers, CEO of Pick and Pay, discusses the significant turnaround the company has experienced over the past two years. He highlights the improved energy within the stores, the financial performance, and the importance of community engagement through sponsorships. Summers emphasises the strategic vision for Pick and…
Helen Zille: DA has a clear path to victory in Joburg + why I’m confident we can rescue my hometown
Helen Zille, former Cape Town mayor and Western Cape premier, has entered the Johannesburg mayoral race, pledging to restore service delivery, tackle corruption, and stabilise fragile coalitions. In an interview with Alec Hogg, she outlined her plan to boost voter turnout, strengthen governance, and rescue South Africa’s economic hub -…
NdB Sunday Show RORY STEYN “Radical courage” & “more Mkhwanazis” can root out cop rot
On this edition of the NdB Sunday Show Rory Steyn, the former Chief of Security for the late President Nelson Mandela, calls for special legislation that denies any police officer a political affiliation. Steyn is speaking in the wake of another week of increasingly jaw-dropping evidence heard at the Madlanga…
Willem Els: Operation Catalyst nets 83 terror-funding suspects
A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and the identification of 160 persons of interest. In this interview with BizNews, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) shares details of the two-month Operation Catalyst, jointly coordinated by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL,…
Turning rural school kids into investment champions - Sizwe Mtsweni of Mpumelelo Secondary School
A rural school in Mpumalanga, Mpumelelo Secondary, has repeatedly performed in the JSE Investment Challenge, a national competition where young people engage in simulated trading using virtual portfolios valued at R1 million. The challenge runs from March to September and attracts more than 66,000 participants from 859 schools and universities…
Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Thursday 23rd of October 2025
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Miningweb Weekly: Gold crashes, China tightens its grip, and South Africa sleeps through the boom
As gold prices tumble and China cements its rare-earth dominance, veteran mining analyst Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to cut through the noise. In this hard-hitting episode, Major explains why gold’s fall could spark opportunity, how America and China’s minerals war is reshaping the world, and why South Africa’s leaders…
Juanita Du Preez: Witness A - Prepared to die for the truth!
There are those in the South African Police Force who are prepared to kill to hide the truth. And then there are those who are prepared to die to expose the truth. And one of those is Witness A, who delivered chilling evidence to the Madlanga Commission this week. In…
Addressing gossipers in Parly, social media, elsewhere: The truth about O’Sullivan, Moti and BizNews
In this conversation with Chris Steyn, BizNews Founder and Editor Alec Hogg addresses rumours on social media and in Parliament that forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan has undue influence over BizNews - as well speculation that he might be funding the news outlet. He also sets out the reasons for BizNews…
Yusuf Abramjee: Mkhwanazi, Mchunu, Mogotsi, Molefe, Madlanga & all the turmoil at the top
In his latest interview with BizNews, veteran Crime Activist Yusuf Abramjee gives his take on testimony of staggering corruption and deep rot being led at two high profile enquiries. “What we are seeing playing out, both at the Madlanga Commission and at the Ad Hoc Committee, is something that we…
Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Tuesday 21th October 2025
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Meet Colin Bell: First Botswana, now SA - An Eco-Tourism template for a job-creating boom
From flipping a coin that landed him in Botswana’s Okavango Delta to co-founding two of Africa’s most successful conservation-driven tourism empires, Colin Bell has built a business model that proves saving nature can also create jobs. In this episode, he tells Alec Hogg how Natural Selection is redefining eco-tourism -…
Mat Cuthbert: National mood change on BEE is confronting selfish Ramaphosa and his connected elites
In this conversation, Alec Hogg interviews Mat Cuthbert, the DA's head of policy, discussing the contentious issue of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa. Cuthbert critiques the current BEE policies, arguing they have failed to uplift the majority of Black South Africans and instead benefited a small elite. He…
Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Monday 20th October 2025
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Dr. Reinder Nauta's R200/month health plan: Could this be South Africa’s private NHI alternative?
As South Africa grapples with the National Health Insurance (NHI) proposal, one doctor is pioneering a private-sector alternative aimed at the millions who find medical aid too expensive. Dr. Reinder Nauta, founder of the National Healthcare Group , is building a new low-cost model targeting a price point of around…