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Director's Cut: Unearthing SA’s rare earth power - Graham Soden on Steenkampskraal, thorium, and global geopolitics
Alec Hogg speaks with Graham Soden, CEO of Steenkampskraal Mine , about the growing geopolitical significance of rare earth elements and South Africa’s potential role in this global race. Soden reflects on his journey in mining, the promise of the Steenkampskraal project, and the rising demand for thorium and radium…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Tuesday 4 November 2025
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Director's Cut: Matt Chancey - How Trump’s new man in Pretoria could shake up US-SA relations
Financial strategist and American analyst Matt Chancey joins Alec Hogg to unpack the significance of Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell. Known for his fierce media criticism and conservative influence, Bozell’s arrival could mark a turning point in US-SA relations. Chancey explains what Bozell’s appointment…
BN Briefing: Trump’s new US ambassador to SA - What does Brent Bozell’s arrival entail
In today's BizNews Briefing: Donald Trump reshapes his diplomatic team, media mogul Brent Bozell is poised to become America’s new ambassador to South Africa. Alec Hogg speaks with Washington insider Matt Chancey about Bozell’s background, Trump’s Africa strategy, and how this appointment could redefine Pretoria–Washington relations amid a growing global…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Monday 3 November 2025
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BN Briefing: Deep dive with Dawie Roodt, Treasury overspending ahead of medium-term budget
In today's BizNews Briefing: Ahead of next week’s medium-term budget, economist Dawie Roodt joins Alec Hogg to unpack South Africa’s fiscal tightrope - from government overspending and tax fatigue to the limits of squeezing more revenue out of a struggling economy. A reflection on why bread-and-butter issues are finally starting…
Dawie Roodt: “South Africa’s economy is running out of road - and the ANC’s out of ideas”
South Africa’s fiscal alarm bells are ringing again. With debt soaring, growth stalling, and the Minister of Finance running out of tax options, economist Dawie Roodt lays out the hard truth: “You can’t tax a broken economy back to life.” In this frank conversation with Alec Hogg, Roodt explains why…
Jonathan Deal: Warning of large-scale public disobedience over ANC’s “disarmament agenda”…
Millions of private gun owners are living in fear that they will be disarmed and left defenceless by legislation in the making. In this interview with BizNews, Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, tells Chris Steyn that the proposed legislation would be “unenforceable” - and warns that it “would…
The NdB Sunday Show: Prof Theo Venter - Mkhwanazi, Mchunu, Masemola, Matlala, Maumela, Mogotsi, Mofele & Sibiya
In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Political and Policy Analyst Professor Theo Venter tells Chris Steyn why former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s position is “fatal”; where things went “very wrong” for suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya accused of massive corruption by tenderpreneur “Cat Matlala”; why KZN…
Kempton Park teacher Giba Mahlangu’s quest to convert pupils into market-minded entrepreneurs
South Africa’s next generation of investors has outpaced the broader market in this year’s JSE Investment Challenge, delivering returns that eclipsed the All-Share Index’s 23% gain during the competition period. The top-performing team in the schools’ income portfolio category was “Cheslin Kolbe 1st Try” from Hoërskool Birchleigh in Kempton Park…
Meservey on Trump’s man for Pretoria, Islamists blocking Mozambique’s massive gas field endowment
US-South Africa relations stand at a pivotal moment, shaped by the arrival of a new US ambassador and the shifting balance of power between Washington and Beijing. Meanwhile, Mozambique’s embattled gas projects face mounting terrorist threats, raising urgent questions about South Africa’s regional influence, economic resilience, and the growing pressures…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Thursday 30 October 2025
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BN Briefing: Trump, Xi ease trade tensions; Mozambique gas revival falters; Google, Microsoft, Meta
In today's BizNews Briefing: Mozambique’s $50 billion gas project - touted to double the nation’s economy - hits new turbulence as ExxonMobil withdraws, despite TotalEnergies lifting a years-long force majeure. Donald Trump and China’s President Xi strike a surprisingly positive tone in their long-awaited meeting, calming global trade fears, while…
Juanita Du Preez: Sibiya and Mchunu - The “Cat” is out of the bag
Another week of startling allegations of police and political capture by crime bosses have South Africans glued to their screen. Chris Steyn speaks to Juanita Du Preez of Action Society about testimony by Witness C who told the Madlanga Commission that tenderpreneur “Cat” Matlala told him that he had given…
Dr Christian Ani: The black axe and law enforcement in SA
Nigerian confraternities operating in South Africa have become mired in transnational organised crime. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Dr. Christian Ani of the ENACT programme at the Institute for Security Studies in Abuja, describes their modus operandi in South Africa - and reveals their links to law enforcement officials…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Wednesday 29th of October 2025
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Inside Ukraine’s drone war and daily grit — with filmmaker Ronnie Apteker
South African entrepreneur and filmmaker Ronnie Apteker joins Alec Hogg to reflect on Ukraine’s transformation from vibrant tech hub to war-torn nation. In this deeply moving conversation, he shares the inspiration behind his documentary Kiev of Mine, exploring the country’s resilience, trauma, and fragile hope amid devastation - and why…
BN Briefing: Zille vs Mashaba heats up Joburg race; ANC’s chrome tax slammed; Renergen updates
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg unpacks the fiery showdown between Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba as the battle for Johannesburg’s mayorship kicks into gear a year ahead of the elections. The war of words between the DA and ActionSA leaders signals an intense contest ahead. Also in the spotlight,…
IRR’s Hermann Pretorius: ‘BEE is legalised theft - South Africa must wake up.’”
In a fearless conversation with Alec Hogg, IRR strategist Hermann Pretorius tears into the myths behind South Africa’s empowerment policies, calling BEE a system of legalised theft that enriches elites while bankrupting the state. He reveals the IRR’s Value for Money Bill - a blueprint to end race-based procurement, restore…
Unpaid fines could paralyse businesses under new AARTO demerit system – Barry Berman (SA Fines)
South Africa’s long-awaited Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system takes effect on 1 December 2025 in 69 municipalities, including Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, with smaller regions to follow in April. Barry Berman, CEO of traffic fine platform Fines SA, says he expects the current fine settlement rate,…