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Director’s Cut: Dylan Bradfield - Blue Label’s “electricity unicorn” and the next big SA breakout
Blue Label’s long-awaited reset is underway. In this Director’s Cut, Sharenet Wealth portfolio manager Dylan Bradfield unpacks Cell C’s first post-listing results, Telkom’s resurgence through Openserve, and the potentially game-changing move: Blue Label selling independent power to municipalities. With dividend potential, fintech growth and energy optionality all in play, Bradfield…
Pangea Wealth unlocks R1bn of Section 12B tax deductions for HNWs
In South Africa, high earners face a 45% marginal rate with limited deductions, making Section 12B of the Income Tax Act a powerful tool to ease the tax burden while investing in renewable energy. In an interview with Biznews, Mitchel Fieldgate, wealth manager and alternative investment lead at Pangea Wealth,…
The Editor's Desk - Wed 18 Feb 2026: South Africa's shifting middle class and the "Republic of no consequences"
In today’s edition, Alec Hogg explores a significant demographic milestone: new data reveals that African and white households are now level-pegging in South Africa’s upper-middle-class income bracket. We delve into the implications of this shift, the migration of taxpayers from Johannesburg to Cape Town, and a critical look at Cyril…
BN Daybreak Wed 18 Feb: Water wars, MTN’s $2.2bn mega-deal; Blue Label’s power play
South Africa’s water crisis is becoming the new electricity crisis – with Joburg losing nearly half its supply to leaks. We unpack the DA’s urgent warning. Meanwhile, corporate SA makes bold moves: MTN announces a massive all-cash deal to control its African towers, and Blue Label Telecoms gets the green…
BN Briefing: Inside look at Tongaat-Hulett; AI chip shortage; UK property; BHP, AfriMat, Blue Label
In tonight's BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg leads with a SENS-driven round-up: BHP’s copper-led earnings, Afrimat’s mixed operating picture and Blue Label’s new energy-trading licence. David Woollam then weighs in on Tongaat Hulett, saying accountability gaps remain despite heavy professional-fee spend. Dino Zuccollo explains why UK property-backed private debt still appeals…
Director’s Cut: David Woollam – Inside the Tongaat collapse & the R4.5bn KZN sugar crisis
After seven years sounding the alarm, analyst David Woollam breaks down Tongaat Hulett’s implosion, the controversial Vision consortium takeover, and the looming economic fallout for KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast. With billions at stake and livelihoods on the line, this is the inside story of governance failure, corporate manoeuvring and what happens…
Stephen Moore: Water crisis could swing Local Government Elections
From loadshedding electricity to load shifting water…The water supply crisis in many parts of South Africa against the background of the threat of global water bankruptcy - and the upcoming Local Government Elections is the topic of Chris Steyn’s interview with Stephen Moore, the Democratic Alliance's spokesperson on Water and…
The Editor's Desk - Tue 17 Feb 2026: Taxing the rich, the AI hysteria, and the end of the prime rate
In today’s premium briefing, we dive into why the "rich getting richer" narrative fails when viewed on a post-tax basis and why entrepreneurs are reaching a breaking point with global tax hikes. Alec also explores the long-term reality of the AI revolution and a significant shift in South African monetary…
BN Daybreak Tues 17 Feb: DA’s “Perilous Moment”; Motsepe Steps Back; AI Panic Rattles Wall St
Frans Cronje analyses the DA's high-stakes future following John Steenhuisen’s exit; Patrice Motsepe retires as ARM executive chair; and the WeBuyCars founders move to take RMBH private. Plus, Telkom and AECI surge on turnaround results, the final chapter for Tongaat Hulett, and how an obscure AI white paper triggered a…
BN Briefing: SA-China trade doubts, AI cloud in space, Alphabet’s 100-year bond, and SA's teen Winter Olympian
On tonight's BizNews Briefing: Donald MacKay questions the practical value of South Africa’s proposed China trade framework; Bloomberg examines whether AI data centres in space can scale; investors weigh Alphabet’s 100-year bond risk; and teen skier Thomas Weir shares his Winter Olympics journey for South Africa.
Jabulani Khumalo: Arrest the untouchable MKP “thugs”!
Following talks between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the South African men sold into combat in Russia are being processed for their return. In his latest interview with BizNews, the real founder of MKP, Jabulani Khumalo - who has been supporting the families - calls for the…
The Editor's Desk - Mon 16 Jan 2026: Why South Africa is playing 2D chess in a 5D world
In today’s Editor's Desk, Alec Hogg explores the internal tensions within the Democratic Alliance as John Steenhuisen warns against a "death wish" exit from the Government of National Unity. We also take a deep dive into South Africa's complex trade negotiations with China, the potential rise of a BRICS currency,…
BN Daybreak Mon 16 Feb: SANDF’s dangerous Cape Flats admission; China trade deal ‘nonsense’; Hungary sex tape blackmail
In today’s episode, retired US Colonel Chris Wyatt delivers a withering critique of the SANDF’s deployment to the Cape Flats, labelling it a “dangerous admission of failure” by a government kicking the can down the road. Trade expert Donald MacKay pours cold water on the proposed SA-China trade framework being…
The NdB Sunday Show: Ret.) Col Chris Wyatt - Cyril "Stalingrad Presidency", Steenhuisen’s "missed mission" - and refugee
In the latest NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, US intelligence analyst, retired Colonel Chris Wyatt comments on the likelihood of US President Donald Trump imposing personal sanctions on some South African politicians in the face of continued provocation from the African National Congress (ANC); President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA speech;…
Donald MacKay – SA’s China trade pivot makes no sense
Is Pretoria’s rushed China framework a strategic masterstroke or political posturing amid rising US tensions? Trade expert Donald MacKay warns the economics don’t add up and the risks could outlast Trump.
The Editor's Desk: Fri 13 Feb 2026 - Mining, markets, and the Epstein "tentacles"
In today’s Editor's Desk, Alec Hogg pulls back the curtain on the State of the Nation address, exploring why Pretoria may finally be waking up to the neglected potential of the mining sector. We dive into the "golden straitjacket" of international capital markets that is forcing a shift in South…
Teen snow star Thomas Weir hits the big runs for South Africa at the Winter Olympics
Seventeen‑year‑old Thomas Weir, born in Switzerland to a South African dad, is part of the country’s largest‑ever Winter Olympics team at Milano Cortina 2026. One of just five athletes and one of two teens, he’s racing in slalom and giant slalom, proudly putting South Africa on the winter map. Raised…
BN Daybreak Fri 13 Feb: SONA Reality Check on CR's Trillion Rand Promise; PA shocks DA; Shapiro on Roedean
In today's episode of BizNews Daybreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a "game of two halves" State of the Nation Address—promising a R1 trillion infrastructure drive while admitting water has replaced electricity as South Africa’s newest crisis. We dissect his branding of mining as a "sunrise industry" that just continues sliding…
BN Briefing: Roedean row; Major from the Mining Indaba; Gauteng water politics; Siemens CEO
Tonight’s Briefing moves from David Shapiro’s reaction to the Roedean–King David controversy to Peter Major’s Mining Indaba view on South Africa’s reform delays. Wayne Sussman then unpacks the political risk around Gauteng’s water crisis, before Siemens CEO Roland Busch tells Bloomberg that US data-centre demand remains strong.
Director’s Cut: Peter Major - Mining boom, policy bust and SA’s missed moment
As the world’s mining heavyweights packed Cape Town for the biggest Indaba yet, veteran mining analyst Peter Major delivered a blunt verdict: metal prices are booming, Africa is surging, but South Africa is still shackled by policy paralysis. In this Director’s Cut with Alec Hogg, Major unpacks the upbeat global…