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The NdB Sunday Show: Prof. Theo Venter - Cat’s Metro Capture, Gigaba’s fall, Trump’s G20 boycott - and the GNU
In the latest edition of the NDB Sunday Show, Political Analyst Professor Theo Venter, tells Chris Steyn that evidence emerging at the Madlanga Commission shows how crime networks were not only working towards the Tembisa Hospital, and were not only influencing the police at certain levels, but they had also…
Creating an island of hope for under-resourced schools in Franschhoek – Catherine Janse van Rensburg
In the under-resourced communities of the Western Cape, places where poverty, overcrowding, and limited access to safe outdoor spaces are daily realities—children don’t always get the chance to enjoy the beauty and nature that this part of the world has to offer. The Bridges Outdoor Education Programme aims to change…
Daily Insider podcast - Friday 7 November 2025
After a dozen years, it’s all change with the Daily Insider as my podcast message replaces those few paras - and today there’s great news about BNC and the Neil de Beer-inspired Liberty Conference.
BN Briefing: Rare earths boom - Inside South Africa’s untapped mineral treasure at Steenkampskraal
In today's BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg explores South Africa’s rare earths opportunity with Steenkampskraal CEO Graham Soden. As global powers clash over strategic minerals essential for chips, drones and defence tech, this little-known mine in the Western Cape could become a major player - generating hundreds of millions in foreign…
Defections, domination, dates - and Des van Rooyen: The Electoral Road Show with Wayne Sussman
In the latest edition of Electoral Road Show with Analyst Wayne Sussman, he talks to Chris Steyn about the group of high-profile defectors that have just abandoned the African National Congress (ANC) for the Democratic Alliance (ANC) in the Western Cape, with the Western Cape’s “Fikile Mbalula”, ANC Provincial Secretary…
Miningweb Weekly: Peter Major - “Gold’s peaked, but South Africa’s next big bet is rare earths”
In this week’s Miningweb Weekly, veteran analyst Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to unpack the latest in the global commodities rollercoaster. From gold and Bitcoin’s cooling rally to South Africa’s rare earth jackpot at Steenkampskraal, Major explains why investors should brace for a three-year plateau in precious metals - and…
Director’s Cut: Glynnis Breytenbach - “You can’t fix the rot gently. Fire them all and start over.”
In this explosive Director’s Cut interview, DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach tells Alec Hogg why South Africa’s criminal justice system remains deeply captured - and what it will take to clean it up. From her years at the NPA to her current seat on Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Breytenbach pulls no…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Wednesday 5 November 2025
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BN Briefing: Breytenbach exposes decaying SA justice system, and questions Mkhwanazi’s motives
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg speaks with DA justice spokesperson and former prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach, who’s been sitting through weeks of testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee and the Madlanga Commission. Breytenbach unpacks the deep fractures inside South Africa’s criminal justice system, offers a rare skeptical view of General…
Juanita du Preez: A “staged assassination”, a General driving a criminal’s car and a mysterious white bag…
A variety of vehicles have been at the centre of some of the most dramatic developments in the police and political capture saga that is playing out at the Madlanga Commission and at the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament. Chris Steyn talks to Juanita du Preez of Action Society about…
Director's Cut: Unearthing SA’s rare earth power - Graham Soden on Steenkampskraal, thorium, and global geopolitics
Alec Hogg speaks with Graham Soden, CEO of Steenkampskraal Mine , about the growing geopolitical significance of rare earth elements and South Africa’s potential role in this global race. Soden reflects on his journey in mining, the promise of the Steenkampskraal project, and the rising demand for thorium and radium…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Tuesday 4 November 2025
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Director's Cut: Matt Chancey - How Trump’s new man in Pretoria could shake up US-SA relations
Financial strategist and American analyst Matt Chancey joins Alec Hogg to unpack the significance of Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell. Known for his fierce media criticism and conservative influence, Bozell’s arrival could mark a turning point in US-SA relations. Chancey explains what Bozell’s appointment…
BN Briefing: Trump’s new US ambassador to SA - What does Brent Bozell’s arrival entail
In today's BizNews Briefing: Donald Trump reshapes his diplomatic team, media mogul Brent Bozell is poised to become America’s new ambassador to South Africa. Alec Hogg speaks with Washington insider Matt Chancey about Bozell’s background, Trump’s Africa strategy, and how this appointment could redefine Pretoria–Washington relations amid a growing global…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Monday 3 November 2025
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BN Briefing: Deep dive with Dawie Roodt, Treasury overspending ahead of medium-term budget
In today's BizNews Briefing: Ahead of next week’s medium-term budget, economist Dawie Roodt joins Alec Hogg to unpack South Africa’s fiscal tightrope - from government overspending and tax fatigue to the limits of squeezing more revenue out of a struggling economy. A reflection on why bread-and-butter issues are finally starting…
Dawie Roodt: “South Africa’s economy is running out of road - and the ANC’s out of ideas”
South Africa’s fiscal alarm bells are ringing again. With debt soaring, growth stalling, and the Minister of Finance running out of tax options, economist Dawie Roodt lays out the hard truth: “You can’t tax a broken economy back to life.” In this frank conversation with Alec Hogg, Roodt explains why…
Jonathan Deal: Warning of large-scale public disobedience over ANC’s “disarmament agenda”…
Millions of private gun owners are living in fear that they will be disarmed and left defenceless by legislation in the making. In this interview with BizNews, Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, tells Chris Steyn that the proposed legislation would be “unenforceable” - and warns that it “would…
The NdB Sunday Show: Prof Theo Venter - Mkhwanazi, Mchunu, Masemola, Matlala, Maumela, Mogotsi, Mofele & Sibiya
In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Political and Policy Analyst Professor Theo Venter tells Chris Steyn why former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s position is “fatal”; where things went “very wrong” for suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya accused of massive corruption by tenderpreneur “Cat Matlala”; why KZN…
Kempton Park teacher Giba Mahlangu’s quest to convert pupils into market-minded entrepreneurs
South Africa’s next generation of investors has outpaced the broader market in this year’s JSE Investment Challenge, delivering returns that eclipsed the All-Share Index’s 23% gain during the competition period. The top-performing team in the schools’ income portfolio category was “Cheslin Kolbe 1st Try” from Hoërskool Birchleigh in Kempton Park…