Budget 2022: Restructuring public sector wage bill

Today’s BizNews Daybreak covers the latest global and local shifts, beginning with President Trump delaying an impending strike on Iran following appeals from Persian Gulf allies. In tech news, a jury has swiftly dismissed Elon Musk’s high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI on a statute of limitations technicality. Turning to South Africa,…

The fight over transformation policy in South Africa is intensifying as four of the biggest law firms legally challenge the new legal sector codes. Currency News Senior Editor Tim Cohen joins Irakli to discuss the deeper fault lines exposed by this clash, questioning whether the push for 50% black ownership…

The deepening crisis in the South African police force has seen generals toppled either through suspension or arrest. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Action Society's Juanita du Preez comments on the suspensions of the National Commissioner, the Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner, and the Head of Supply Chain Management, as well…

Five years after his explosive Voetsek ANC speech, global entrepreneur Rob Hersov returns to BizNews with a wide-ranging update on South Africa’s political and investment landscape. Speaking to BizNews editor Alec Hogg, Hersov weighs in on Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala troubles, the ANC’s decline, the GNU’s coming reckoning, Prince Mashele’s…

In today's BizNews Daybreak, the US and Iran's clash over the Strait of Hormuz continues, while the White House details a massive $17 billion agricultural trade agreement with China. Locally, Johannesburg faces a severe financial and governance crisis, risking a major Moody's credit downgrade over unfiled audited statements and billions…