BN Briefing: Chief Rabbi on "cursed" Ramaphosa; Hekpoort squatter crisis; Trump's corporate backlash

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In today's BizNews Briefing, Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein breaks ranks with a bold rebuke following SA’s Oval Office humiliation. Neil de Beer weighs in on who should have been there. Hekpoort reels from a squatter crisis, Trump faces corporate backlash, and Elon Musk lashes out in Qatar. Plus: Coronation, Stefanutti, Pepkor results, and Rupert’s final break from tobacco.

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