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Ian Cameron Mashatile’s blue light “Thugs”, the Hennops river cops - and Police Portfolio Committee priorities
Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, has been the target of a virulent attack by The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) for labelling as “thugs” Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection officers who were involved in a “brutal” assault on “innocent” civilians next to…
Westbrooke Yield Plus: Delivering stable 8% sterling returns through private credit in a volatile market
In a shifting global financial landscape marked by volatility and rising investor caution, Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management's Yield Plus fund is offering a compelling solution. Targeting private credit opportunities in the UK, the fund delivers a stable, net return of approximately 8% in hard currency, underpinned by asset-backed loans and…
BN Briefing: SA nuclear innovation goes global; Mashatile's security "thugs"; Afrikaner-ANC tensions
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg unpacks a wave of major developments - from ASP Isotopes’ remarkable rise from Pelindaba labs to NASDAQ and a pending JSE debut, to the DA’s renewed push to oust Johannesburg’s mayor. He also covers the uproar over Deputy President Mashatile's bodyguards, Afrikaners seeking asylum…
De Beer: Mashatile’s “thugs”; CR's “reign of disaster”; Afrikaner refugees; and “mass economic emigration”…
In his latest Sunday Show, Neil De Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM) gives BizNews viewers his take on Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s pledge to protect the R100 billion Transformation Fund from corruption, the acquittal of his VIP Protection Officers of assault in an internal police disciplinary…
ASP Isotopes: The SA nuclear tech maverick disrupting a Russian-dominated industry - Paul Mann
ASP Isotopes CEO Paul Mann is building laser-powered nuclear facilities in South Africa to produce rare isotopes critical to quantum computing, cancer treatment, and advanced semiconductors - taking on Russian dominance and reshaping global supply chains, all from Pretoria.
Frans Cronje’s epic vision: Transforming Senekal into a thriving town and global filming hub
Senekal, a small town in South Africa’s Free State, became the centre of racial tensions in 2020 following the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner. In response, local leaders formed the Senekal/Mtwabeng Community Forum to encourage dialogue and reconciliation. Among those drawn to the town’s transformation was filmmaker Frans Cronje,…
BizNews Rugby: Niels Momberg returns to talk URC crunch time, bruised Leinster, and SA Schoolboy Stars to watch
In this week’s BizNews Rugby Show, SuperSport Schools commentator and "rugby encyclopedia" Niels Momberg returns to talk all things rugby with insider Rory Steyn and co-host Patrick Kidd. With Round 17 of the United Rugby Championship kicking off today, the trio dissects the playoff permutations, offers fearless predictions (including a…
Afrikaans at 100: CEO doubts EWC hits white farmers, urges afrikaner-black alliances
As the Afrikaans language turns 100 today amid great turbulence in Afrikaner politics, Leon Louw, CEO of the Freedom Foundation, expresses doubt that any real Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC) will ever happen in South Africa against white commercial Afrikaans farmers. “I think that probably nothing will come of it. I…
Caucus Leader on DA’s new Joburg strategy: Eject mayor now or “won’t be much left to govern in 2026”
The accelerating drift of Joburg, whose implosion from a “world class African city” to widespread dysfunction is overseen by an ANC-led coalition, is well documented. After hitting roadblocks, the Democratic Alliance’s approach of demanding dissolution of the council to trigger a re-run of the 2021 election was this week replaced…
BN Briefing: Cape Town is a SURE bet; Can the courts save SA? JHB Mayor in firing line
In this BizNews Briefing, Bronwyn Nielsen covers Cape Town’s credit rating win under Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, a rare meeting between Afrikaner leaders and ANC NEC members, and a legal challenge by the DA against employment equity quotas. Russell Lamberti and Prof. Koos Malan discuss whether the courts can save South…
Prof. Koos Malan: “Weak” courts can’t fix State failures - but the private sector “stands in”…
Litigation has become the go-to weapon to fight unconstitutional laws, lack of service delivery, abuse of power. In this interview with BizNews, constitutional law expert Professor Koos Malan says: “…we have such large scale malfunctioning of the executive, such large scale malfunctioning of the administration, covering each and every aspect…
Top Afrikaner leaders & ANC NEC members meet…
“Robust” talks have been held between top Afrikaner leaders - including Kallie Kriel, Flip Buys and Dirk Hermann, and African National Congress (ANC) NEC members. In this interview with BizNews, Dr. Theuns Eloff of the Afrikaner Leadership Network describes how the meeting was set up and facilitated the Pan Africanist…
Washington’s inside track - what US Government really wants, and how SA can turn defeat into victory
California-based Saffer Anthony Ginsberg, who has been in the US for a quarter century, met with political movers and shakers in Washington to understand what Pretoria must do to avoid the massive job losses that would accompany a proposed 30% Trump Tariff to be implemented in two months. The successful…
BN Briefing: GHL on America; Insider from Washington; Argie copper boom; Palantir; US/China talking
In today’s BizNews Briefing, host Alec Hogg shares highlights from powerful interviews with Cape Town executive mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and California-based Anthony Ginsberg of GinsGlobal; and we hear from BizNews partners Bloomberg and the Financial Times about what is possible if Pretoria gets into step with global changes - a…
CT Mayor GHL on coping with mass semigration, CT rating upgrade, Trojan horses, working with the US
One of the brightest stars in South Africa’s political firmament, 38-year-old Geordin Hill-Lewis opens up here on how his current responsibility - the City of Cape Town - is surprising everyone on the upside. The executive mayor celebrated a huge win this week after getting ratings agencies to differentiate between…
Stellies DA councillor’s gun death “looks like a hit”…
Just as the Democratic Alliance (DA) was making good gains in the long-turbulent township of Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, its Mayco member for Community Services and PR Councillor Xolile Kalipa was gunned down. In this interview with BizNews, Koos Steyn, the DA’s West Region Chairperson, says although he does not wish to…
BN Briefing: Breytenbach slams SA's ‘republic of no consequences’; Trump rattles film industry; Apple
In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg spotlights a riveting interview between Chris Steyn and former prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach, who discusses the absence of consequences for state capture crimes, and her call for a justice-led political reset. Breytenbach also reflects on the country’s “republic of no consequences” and…
Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach: The TRC & the Zondo Commission - The long, hard fight for justice
The State's failure to both prosecute Apartheid-era crimes and effectively pursue Zondo Commission State Capture accused, is back in the spotlight. For decades, allegations have persisted that the National Party (NP) and the African National Congress (ANC) cut a secret deal to avoid prosecutions on both sides following testimony at…
BN Briefing - Cronje: GNU in race against the clock; Zille: We will see a DA president for SA
In today's BizNews Briefing, Dr Frans Cronjé emphasises the urgent need for the Government of National Unity to restore investor confidence and catalyse fixed-investment spending. As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to meet with US President Donald Trump, retired Colonel Chris Wyatt offers strategic counsel on advancing bilateral relations and addressing…
The Sunday Show - Neil De Beer: Motsepe, MK’s latest victory, Marikana warning for Afrikaners, Cyril’s Apartheid move...
In the latest edition of the Sunday Show with Neil De Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), he speaks about the role of money in the race for the next president of the African National Congress (ANC) just as billionaire Patrice Motsepe emerges as another likely contender…