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Juanita Du Preez: How the keepers of each other's' secrets have ruined a country

Some of the dirtiest secrets of South African politics and policing are being laid before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament's Ad Hoc committee. In this interview, Action Society’s Juanita du Preez tells Chris Steyn "It's almost sickening that people can have so much against another person that they…
15 Oct 2025 11AM 26 min

Fort Hare: The story behind the flames of fury with the VC - Grant Abbott

An estimated half a billion rands worth of damages have been caused to the historic Fort Hare University following violent protests and arson. In his latest BizNews interview, Grant Abbott, the General Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union, tells Chris Steyn why Fort Hare cannot be rebuilt with VC…
14 Oct 2025 10AM 15 min

Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Tuesday 14 October 2025

South Africa, unspun. Since its launch in 2013, BizNews has covered the issues and asked the questions others tiptoe around. Every week the team led by Alec Hogg sit down with the people who actually move markets and shape policy: CEOs, investors, economists, constitutional lawyers and the politicians brave enough…
14 Oct 2025 7AM 13 min

Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Monday 13 October 2025

South Africa, unspun. Since its launch in 2013, BizNews has covered the issues and asked the questions others tiptoe around. Every week the team led by Alec Hogg sit down with the people who actually move markets and shape policy: CEOs, investors, economists, constitutional lawyers and the politicians brave enough…
13 Oct 2025 7AM 12 min

Olha Reshetylova: This war won’t end without South Africa

Ukraine’s first Military Ombudsman, Olha Reshetylova, has been hosted by South Africa - along with Military Ombuds from across the world. In this interview with BizNews, she speaks about President Cyril Ramaphosa's role as mediator - and says: “…this war won't end without South Africa. We need your participation. We…
13 Oct 2025 6AM 19 min

Paul O’Sullivan answers Mkhwanazi: Is the General really SA’s New Hope or a dire threat to justice?

In this conversation, Alec Hogg interviews Forensic Investigator Paul O’Sullivan, a prominent figure in South Africa’s fight against corruption, particularly within the police force. The discussion revolves around the controversial figure of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the KZN police chief, who has made significant allegations against various officials, including O’Sullivan…
12 Oct 2025 10AM 1 hr 10 min

Biotech startup Altera lands R29m to pioneer Africa’s first universal donor cell platform

In a historic leap for biotech in Africa, Pretoria-based Altera Biosciences has secured R29 million in pre-seed funding to develop a universal donor cell platform aimed at revolutionising transplant medicine. The technology could enable off-the-shelf cell therapies to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges: donor–recipient matching - a problem particularly…
10 Oct 2025 6AM 22 min

Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Thursday 9 October 2025

South Africa, unspun. Since its launch in 2013, BizNews has covered the issues and asked the questions others tiptoe around. Every week the team led by Alec Hogg sit down with the people who actually move markets and shape policy: CEOs, investors, economists, constitutional lawyers and the politicians brave enough…
9 Oct 2025 10AM 10 min

Chris Oxtoby: Malema’s JSC membership in the balance over legal woes…

A series of adverse legal findings has put both Julius Malema’s seat in Parliament and his position on the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) in jeopardy. Should he be served a severe sentence for his firearm offences, he will be disqualified from being a member of the National Assembly. Meanwhile, Chris…
9 Oct 2025 8AM 18 min

BN Briefing: Mkhwanazi on SA's Big Five cartel, Sibanye's new CEO and Nvidia's AI bet

In today's briefing, Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi faces parliament, naming two of the alleged 'Big Five' behind the country's drug cartels and revealing the other three are well-known 'tenderpreneurs'. From the Joburg Indaba, Sibanye-Stillwater's new CEO, Richard Stewart, discusses the mining industry's challenges and the vast opportunities awaiting South Africa if…
9 Oct 2025 7AM 16 min

Juanita du Preez: Mkhwanazi stands strong as the nervous scramble for cover...

Whistleblowing Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi continues dropping bombs, this time at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee - following his explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission. In this BizNews interview, Action Society’s Juanita Du Preez tells Chris Steyn that the general comes across as “believable and credible” and is staying “cool and calm”…
8 Oct 2025 9AM 17 min

BN Briefing: The lowdown on SA’s land expropriation; Bitcoin at all time highs

In today's BizNews Briefing: We deep-dive into a critical land expropriation test case in Boksburg and its implications for property rights under the new 2024 Act. Stafford Masie argues why Bitcoin is "perfect money" and inevitable. From the Joburg Mining Indaba, Alec Hogg reports on the industry's plea for regulatory…
8 Oct 2025 8AM 21 min
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