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Chatsworth scientist scoops prestige UK prize with Moon survival tech

A groundbreaking technology developed by a South African entrepreneur has won the UK Space Agency-funded Aqualunar Challenge. Lolan Naicker’s SonoChem device took the top prize in a competition that featured scientists from some of the UK’s leading universities. His invention uses microwaves to melt ice and ultrasound to filter out…
25 Apr 2025 7AM 13 min

URC's 'moving weekend' - Niels Momberg unpacks the race for the top eight

This week on the BizNews Rugby Show, guest Niels Momberg – CSA Youth Manager, SA Schools rugby commentator, and "rugby encyclopaedia" – joins Rory Steyn and Patrick Kidd to break down Round 16 of the URC. With the race for the knockouts heating up, the trio dives into key match-ups,…
25 Apr 2025 6AM 49 min

Missed opportunities and mounting pressure: Kevin Lings on SA’s economic crossroads

In this incisive interview, Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib, unpacks South Africa’s fiscal crossroads, political uncertainty, and the looming VAT hike. He critiques the Government of National Unity’s instability, the ANC’s policy missteps, and missed opportunities for economic reform. Lings calls for urgent, credible growth strategies to restore investor…
23 Apr 2025 5AM 20 min

Sakeliga v/s The State’s “targeted domestic sanctions”…

A strong legal challenge is being launched against the Government’s new racial hiring policies effectively prohibiting companies with 50 or more employees to appoint white males beyond a certain level. In this interview with BizNews, Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux calls it “a form of expropriation” and “targeted economic sanctions…domestically…
22 Apr 2025 11AM 16 min

VAT wars, political shifts, and economic storms: Dawie Roodt unpacks SA’s fiscal future

Economist Dawie Roodt joins Bronwyn Nielsen to discuss South Africa’s VAT hike, political tensions, and economic stagnation. He critiques government spending, warns of investor flight, and calls for urgent tax reform. A sharp, insightful take on the country’s fiscal future and the growing pressure on the ANC-led coalition government.
22 Apr 2025 6AM 14 min

CR slammed for “protecting” Simelane as she is hit with corruption charges

President Cyril Ramaphosa “stumbles through life under the misapprehension that he's not accountable to South Africans for what he does, forgetting who put him there in the first place. South Africans.” This is the charge from Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach. She spoke to BizNews after the DA…
17 Apr 2025 8AM 9 min

BizNews Rugby: URC insights from Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn

In this episode of the BizNews Rugby Show, Glasgow Warriors captain and Scotland international Kyle Steyn joins Patrick Kidd and Rory Steyn to discuss the Warriors’ focus shift to the United Rugby Championship after a tough European exit. Kyle shares insight into preparations at Scotstoun, the challenge of facing a…
17 Apr 2025 7AM 21 min
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