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Tony Leon warns: SA's aggressive stance risks financial and diplomatic fallout with US
In an insightful interview, former South African ambassador Tony Leon critiques the country's handling of its tense relationship with the United States. He highlights the weak response to the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool, the potential economic fallout from escalating tensions, and the risks of provoking a global superpower. Leon emphasises…
BNC#7: Neil De Beer - Leadership; speaking truth to power; and fighting for a better South Africa
At the seventh BizNews Conference BNC#7 in Hermanus, United Independent Movement (UIM) President Neil de Beer shared his unfiltered insights with BizNews journalist and Sunday Show host Chris Steyn. From the inner workings of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the DA-ANC relationship to Jacob Zuma’s MK party and…
BN Briefing: ANC’s Sandton rename stirs US fury; Leon flags IMF, World Bank risks
In this BizNews Briefing, Bronwyn Nielsen delves into the debate over renaming Sandton Drive to Leila Khalid Drive. Former DA leader Tony Leon and political scientist Dr. Frans Cronje warn of serious consequences for South Africa’s ties with the US if tensions persist. Hudson Institute’s Josh Meservey offers a Washington…
US Think Tank: Financially sanction anti-American ANC leaders in a personal capacity
A leading opinion former in Washington, the 64-year-old Hudson Institute, is calling for personal sanctions. One of the US’s leading Think Tanks, it argues that decades long attacks by the ANC justifies the Global Magnitsky Act to be used against the party’s current and former leaders, including those exposed by…
The making of Neil de Beer - ‘brother’ shares story behind SA’s fearless activist
UIM president Neil de Beer’s hugely popular Sunday Show with Chris Steyn has catapulted the former intelligence operative into the public limelight - skyrocketing demand for a five-year-old book. In this interview, De Beer’s ‘brother’ Bradley Steyn (no relation to Chris), who wrote ‘Undercover With Mandela’s Spies', shares stories of…
BNC#7: Rob Hersov - SA must win the ideological battle, reject ANC socialism and embrace capitalism
Global entrepreneur and capitalist activist Rob Hersov delivered a striking keynote at BNC#7 in Hermanus, declaring that the ANC’s ideological model has failed as it has run out of money. He emphasised that South Africa is at a turning point and called for an ideological battle against socialism, advocating for…
Dr Frans Cronjé: DA has no choice - it MUST reject VAT increase or SA will fail
With his typically no-nonsense approach to important national issues, political scientist Dr Frans Cronjé explains why the Democratic Alliance is right to risk sacrificing the Government of National Unity by steadfastly rejecting the ANC’s proposed VAT increase. He says there are many other ways of addressing the matter - but…
BN Briefing: Cronjé - DA must stick to VAT guns; McKenzie fears Zuma; Gore on NHI; Neil de Beer’s Parly choice
In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, Dr Frans Cronjé explains why those urging the DA to swallow the ANC-driven VAT increase are wrong; Conversely, Gayton McKenzie argues why it would be wrong to sacrifice the GNU over a half percent VAT increase; Discovery founder Adrian Gore believes middle ground…
BNC#7: Paul Mashatile - The GNU; US-SA relations; Iran; Budget; Gauteng; corruption; EFF/MK; the future of the ANC
In his keynote address at BNC#7 in Hermanus, South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile unpacked the ongoing efforts of the nation's Government of National Unity (GNU). Reflecting on the nation’s economic journey, he outlined the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) ambitious plans to tackle poverty, inequality, and unemployment through structural…
BNC#7: Discovery CEO Adrian Gore - Driving economic growth in SA; NHI; Covid; entrepreneurship; AI; and more
In his keynote at BNC#7 in Hermanus, Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore made a compelling case for a leadership approach that "holds the middle" in South Africa’s complex socio-economic landscape. Backed by data, Gore highlighted the country’s significant assets, from a resilient economy to declining crime trends, while acknowledging its…
Colonel Chris Wyatt slams SA’s “venomous” and “lying” politicians…
In his latest interview with BizNews, United States intelligence analyst, retired Colonel Chris Wyatt, calls the City of Johannesburg’s decision to rename Sandton Drive - where the US consulate is - in honour of Palestinian activist Leila Khaled “an own goal of epic proportions”. He says: “It's being done now…
BNC#7: Gayton McKenzie - Behind the scenes of the GNU; Jacob Zuma; implementing 'DOGE' in his ministry; and more
In a bold keynote address at BNC#7 in Hermanus, South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, delivered eye-opening predictions about the political landscape leading up to the next elections - providing detailed analyses on the EFF, DA and ANC. McKenzie highlighted the importance of the Government of…
BN Briefing: Sandton Drive in global headlines; Coalition politics era begins; Eskom NOT overstaffed - Marokane
In this episode of BizNews Briefing, the US ambassador-in-waiting’s comments on Sandton Drive renaming picked up internationally; Helen Zille explains why Budget sparked SA’s new ‘coalition era’; CEO Dan Marokane addresses misinformation about Eskom being “overstaffed”; Jack Ma, AliBaba rehabilitated by Beijing; BYD; and SpaceX’s astronaut rescue.
BNC#7: Eskom CEO Dan Marokane - What it takes to keep the lights on in SA; the future of Net-zero; and more
Speaking at BNC#7 in Hermanus, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane outlined a bold vision for South Africa’s power utility, emphasizing operational recovery, industry reform, and financial independence. He detailed Eskom’s progress in reducing load shedding, the need for pragmatic energy transition strategies, and efforts to strengthen accountability within the company. With…
BNC#7: Helen Zille - The new global order; the DA's role in the GNU; and the future of South Africa
In the opening address of the seventh BizNews Conference BNC#7, Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, delivered a hard-hitting speech, dissecting the shifting global order and South Africa’s precarious position within it. From the rise of geopolitical oligarchs—Trump, Putin, and Xi—to the ANC’s foreign policy…
Joel Pollak: SA govt need to seriously rethink their approach to US-SA diplomacy following Rasool's expulsion
In an unprecedented diplomatic move, the US has expelled South Africa’s Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool following his inflammatory remarks about US President Donald Trump. This shocking development signals a deepening crisis in SA-US relations, with potential economic and political repercussions. Will Pretoria shift its foreign policy to mend ties, or are…
The illicit cigarette barons’ annual R29-billion tax robbery…
With the latest VAT increase, South Africa is set to lose R29 billion in excise tax revenue a year. In this interview, Johnny Moloto, the Sub-Saharan Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs of British American Tobacco (BAT), describes how the illicit cigarette trade exploded during the 2020 COVID-19 tobacco sales…
BN Briefing - Pollak: Rasool’s expulsion a warning to SA govt; Heystek: Protect yourself from ANC dysfunction
South Africa’s diplomatic tensions escalate as Ebrahim Rasool is expelled from the US. Bronwyn Nielsen speaks with Breitbart’s Joel Pollak for insights. Meanwhile, Neil de Beer weighs in on the situation during the Sunday Show with Chris Steyn. In economic news, opposition parties reject the latest budget, sparking debate. Highlights…
The Sunday Show: Neil de Beer on Rasool, Mashatile, Gayton, Hersov & Helen…
In the latest Sunday Show with BizNews, Neil De Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), rages about “the ultimate embarrassment and shame” of South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool getting expelled from the United States for race-baiting. “… this is while he's sitting in the USA, where he…
BNC#7: Budget Panel - Burke; Bernstein; Mashele; and Heystek on Treasury's controversial budget and what it means for SA
Closing out the seventh BizNews Conference BNC#7 in Hermanus, BizNews founder Alec Hogg sat down with the DA's finance spokesperson Mark Burke; Centre for Development and Enterprise CEO Ann Bernstein; political scientist Prince Mashele; and Magnus Heystek from Brenthurst Wealth. The panel unpacked Treasury's recently announced budget - which the…