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BN Briefing: Trump bans 12 countries from US; Zuma on Shivambu; and Danny Jordaan’s grilling

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In today’s BizNews Briefing, Bronwyn Nielsen reports on Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban and MK Party turbulence as Floyd Shivambu is redeployed to parliament amid party infighting. Julius Malema weighs in with scathing commentary. Meanwhile, Danny Jordaan is grilled in Parliament over football leadership failures, and Bloomberg explores looming US-China trade tensions and Meta’s metaverse ambitions.

5 Jun 2025 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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