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Director’s Cut: Dr Theo de Jager – How foot-and-mouth disease exposed South Africa’s broken state
In this Director’s Cut, Dr Theo de Jager, chair of the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI), tells Alec Hogg how the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has laid bare the collapse of South Africa’s agricultural command systems. Once tightly managed through roadblocks, military coordination, and traceability controls, the state has now…
BN Briefing: Competition heat on JSE - A2X claims monopoly costs retirees billions
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange faces a potential R300 million fine after A2X accused it of monopolistic practices. CEO Kevin Brady claims South African retirees lost R14 billion over the last decade due to inflated fees. We explore the battle, the stakes for employees, and what a fairer market could mean…
Ian Cameron - You will not take our guns!
Millions of South Africans fear that they will be disarmed and left defenseless in crime-ridden South Africa by possible new legislation. But in his latest interview with Chris Steyn, a defiant Ian Cameron, the Democratic Alliance's Spokesperson on Police and Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, issues this challenge:…
BN Briefing: SA’s foot-and-mouth crisis: How state failure threatens farmers and food Security
South Africa is grappling with its worst foot-and-mouth outbreak in decades, threatening farmers’ livelihoods, pushing up food risks, and triggering export bans from countries like China and Zimbabwe. In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg speaks with agricultural leader Dr Theo de Jager about how state failure, slow intervention, and a…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Monday 17 November 2025
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Daily Insider podcast - Monday 17 November 2025
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The NdB Sunday Show: Jonathan Deal - How law and order has been auctioned off
In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Safe Citizen Founder Jonathan Deal talks to Chris Steyn about police- and political capture by cartels, corruption, cadre deployment - martyred whistleblowers. He warns that the country’s is on a knife's edge - and that public revolt over the rot is “a…
Anthony Ginsberg – Trump’s tariffs, SA’s trade gamble and why we’re in the “Dog Box"
South African-born Wall Street veteran Anthony Ginsberg, founder of GinsGlobal, unpacks what Trump’s new trade team really thinks of South Africa, BRICS, and AGOA. From behind-closed-doors insights at the YPO Summit in Los Angeles, Ginsberg tells Alec Hogg why SA’s missing ambassador, misunderstood BEE policies, and Washington’s anti-China pivot could…
Traditional tracking skills join Kruger National Park’s rhino fight – Alex van den Heever (Tracker Academy)
Rangers are fighting an uphill battle against rhino poaching in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, poaching is expected to spike, as it did in 2024. Despite dehorning programmes and stronger arrests, convictions, and prosecutions, 35 rhinos were lost in the first weeks of…
Director’s Cut: Masterclass in financial sector disruption from Easy Equities founder Charles Savage
In this Director’s Cut, Alec Hogg sits down with EasyEquities CEO Charles Savage to unpack how South Africa is turning a corner — and how his fintech powerhouse is leading the charge. Savage explains why he’s “overwhelmed with optimism” about the economy, reveals EasyEquities’ breakthrough to one million active investors,…
Miningweb Weekly: Peter Major – China’s $15bn iron gamble and SA’s 3% inflation shock
From hopes of turning South Africa into “Africa’s Switzerland” to fears over China’s mega mine in Guinea, mining veteran Peter Major joins Alec Hogg for a fiery Miningweb Weekly. They unpack how the Reserve Bank’s bold 3% inflation target could reshape mining, why Eskom and Transnet remain the industry’s biggest…
BN Briefing: Forecasting 20x growth in a decade - SA’s Champion financial disruptor wants much more
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg speaks with Charles Savage, founder and CEO of Purple Group - the force behind EasyEquities. From humble beginnings with just R2 million in seed capital 11 years ago, the platform has grown into a R4.5 billion success story. Savage shares the X factor behind…
Juanita du Preez: The “Cat” that almost captured the country…
More jaw-dropping details are emerging of the links between underworld boss “Cat” Matlala and law enforcement officers. In her latest interview with BizNews, Juanita Du Preez of Action Society tells Chris Steyn that she felt sure he looked so grim in court the past week because “he thought he knows…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Thursday 13 November 2025
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Daily Insider podcast - Thursday 13 November 2025
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BN Briefing: Mini-Budget breakthrough: No VAT hike, smarter SARS, and a GNU that’s working
BizNews founder Alec Hogg unpacks the Medium-Term Budget’s surprisingly upbeat message. With the Government of National Unity presenting a unified front, Treasury reported a R20 billion revenue overrun, a narrowing deficit, and no need for a VAT increase. SARS’ new AI-driven systems are delivering results, Eskom’s reliability is improving, and…
Ian Cameron : The leadership collapse in SA’s broken police force…
In his latest interview with BizNews, Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police and the Democratic Alliance’s Police Spokesperson, talks to Chris Steyn about the Madlanga Commission and Parliament Ad Hoc Committee hearings and some of the key players, including former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and suspended…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Wednesday 12 November 2025
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IN FULL: Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement press conference
Listen to the full recording of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement press conference.
Daily Insider podcast - Wednesday 12 November 2025
From the lock-up in Parliament, I share why this may be the first genuinely good-news budget in years.