BN Briefing: SA/US fight gets personal; NdB tributes; Gold soars not diamonds ; SHP, GLN, MTH; SAvNZ

In today’s BizNews Briefing, tributes continue to pour in for Neil de Beer, while intrigue between Pretoria and Washington deepens with allegations of influence campaigns involving South Africans abroad. We cover the bizarre battle over the body of Zambia’s late president, weigh gold’s record-breaking rally against diamonds dragging Botswana’s economy, and unpack Shoprite’s robust results alongside Glencore’s ferrochrome retreat. Plus, all eyes turn to Eden Park as the Springboks prepare for their biggest clash since the Rugby World Cup final.