Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk on THAT $10.6bn Tencent sale, scaling up e-commerce

In today's BizNews Briefing, NEASA CEO Gerard Papenfuss takes aim at mining minister Gwede Mantashe in a pointed open letter on BEE. Veteran money manager and RECM founder Piet Viljoen argues that South African assets remain undervalued relative to an overowned US market, while the bearish Magnus Heystek urges caution…

In his latest interview with BizNews, MKP Founder Jabulani Khumalo warns that former President Jacob Zuma could be trying to build his own military wing. He spoke to Chris Steyn about a leaked letter purportedly written by Zuma to the Russian Defence Minister in which he stated that the 18…

In today’s Editor's Desk, Alec Hogg dives into the shifting tides at the World Economic Forum, where entrepreneur Fabricio Bloisi is redefining the Naspers/Prosus playbook. As the group pivots from selling Tencent shares to offloading underperforming assets, Alec asks the pointed question: is the South African media portfolio next on…

In this edition of BizNews Daybreak, Alec Hogg unpacks the global and local stories moving the markets this morning: Diplomatic Friction: Tensions between the US and the EU escalate while South Africa's own relationship with Washington deteriorates over Iranian participation in naval exercises. Retired US intelligence analyst Col. Chris Wyatt…

In this episode, we unpack Donald Trump’s audacious move to acquire Greenland and the "madman theory" strategy behind it. We also look at the escalating tensions in Iran, where the regime faces a legitimacy crisis amidst mass protests and US military pressure. On the local front, David Shapiro explains why…