BN Briefing: Emma Powell betrayed; Mkhwanzi watershed; What’s next for PHSG, Trump Tariffs; Palantir

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In today’s BizNews Briefing: Longtime columnist William Saunderson-Meyer unpacks Emma Powell’s political humiliation amid DA tensions; Dr Lennit Max sheds light on SAPS dysfunction and the ANC’s anti-corruption retreat; more insight from the Pretoria Girls High controversy; and the future of Trump’s global tariffs is explored. Plus, Palantir discussions from Bloomberg and The Financial Times - and a Cape Town influencer finds herself in sewage water...

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