Bizskoops - 22 May 2025

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On the show today …
# We take a look at this afternoon’s budget speech
# The annual consumer price inflation for April shows a marginal increase
# The economist Waldo Krugell also talks about the budget.
# In international business news… Elon Musk says he plans to scale back his political donations
# In investment-news…. Sasol’s shares surged over 12 percent yesterday
And, we’ll check in with Chris Hatting from the Center for Risk Analysis to talk about among others the meeting between president Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump this evening and Ramaphosa’s surprise visit to Nampo 2025.

22 May English South Africa Business News · Business

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