Category: Syndication
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BN Daybreak – Mon 15 June 2026: US-Iran peace deal; Ramaphosa impeachment fight; Cape Town Mayor; Old School SA
Listen here In today’s BizNews Daybreak: Global markets react to a historic US-Iran peace deal halting fighting for 60 days, while the Federal Reserve faces a high-stakes interest rate decision amidst rising inflation. Closer to home, President Cyril Ramaphosa scrambles to block a politically dangerous parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal. Plus, Cape…
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The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia – “Scrambling” Cyril, Witness I & a “criminal enterprise” government
Listen here: Edited transcript of the interview Chris Steyn (00:01.196) Welcome to the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn and Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement. Morning, Lauren. Lauren (00:11.815) Morning Chris. I’m looking forward to discussing what’s on the agenda for today. Another exciting week in South Africa. And you know,…
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Mayor first, party leader second: Geordin Hill-Lewis on why Cape Town beats a cabinet seat
Listen here Geordin Hill-Lewis says he has the best job in South African politics – and he’s not giving it up. The DA leader explains why he’s staying on as Cape Town mayor, tackles criticism of DA ministers, outlines bold plans to build a city detective branch, and shares his vision for expanding the party…
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Old School SA’s Stellenbosch brothers riding Bafana Bafana fever sweeping the country
Listen here Stef and Daneel Steinmann couldn’t buy the vintage Springbok jerseys they kept seeing around Stellenbosch in 2019, a Rugby World Cup year when green and gold were everywhere, so after roughly 100 emails they found a supplier and started their own brand, Old School SA. Six years on, Old School holds official partnerships…
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BN Daybreak – Fri 12 June 2026: Trump halts Iran strikes; SA’s overlooked gold fortune; PA surge; World Cup fees
Listen here In today’s BizNews Daybreak: Global markets rallied after President Trump halted planned military strikes against Iran. In South Africa, the Patriotic Alliance clinched a major by-election victory in Malmesbury, weakening established parties. Meanwhile, Alec Hogg unpacked South Africa’s overlooked multi-billion rand gold mining fortune. Finally, we highlight Adobe’s executive shakeup amid strong AI…
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Wayne Sussman – Gayton’s PA continues “weakening” the DA and the ANC (and all the mayoral dramas)
Listen here In the latest Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn, Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman describes how Gayton MacKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance (PA) is continuing to march onwards and upwards “weakening” both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape. In the latest by-election, the PA won 53% of the…
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BN Daybreak – Thu 11 June 2026: US-Iran clashes spurn inflation; SA Cops threatened; Spar rallies
Listen here In today’s BizNews Daybreak: Oil spikes after the US military launched retaliatory strikes on Iran, pushing May US inflation to a three-year high of 4.2%. Meanwhile, Oracle shares dipped 6% over cloud capex fears, Bill Gates testified on Capitol Hill regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and SpaceX’s historic IPO drew $250 billion in institutional demand.…
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Jonathan Deal – Fight against “disarmament” of citizens as another top cop falls…
Listen here Fears of an agenda to disarm private citizens are growing along with jaw-dropping allegations of criminal activity by top cops. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, warns that the public is not properly and fully informed on public safety, and takes viewers through the implications…
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Yusuf Abramjee – How police general and kingpin plotted to “f… up” anti-crime activist
Listen here A top South African cop, Major General Feroz Khan of Crime Intelligence, and a tobacco kingpin, Mohamed Sayed, plotted to “f….up well known anti-crime activist and Tax Justice SA Founder, Yusuf Abramjee. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Abramjee details a litany of shocking revelations in a 750-page bundle released by the Madlanga…
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Boardroom Talk: Joburg in freefall — who has the will — and the skill — to fix it?
Johannesburg is facing a fiscal reckoning. With a R220 billion infrastructure backlog, soaring debt impairment costs, and local elections on the horizon, BizNews editor Alec Hogg digs into the city’s own budget documents to ask the question no one wants to answer: can any incoming administration actually fix this? By Alec Hogg There’s a document…
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The Daily Edge: Gold at $4,100 and SA is sitting on a fortune it can’t see
Listen here BizNews editor Alec Hogg opens with a thesis from Merrill Lynch veteran Dr. Duarte de Silva: South Africa’s abandoned gold mines and tailings dumps — written off at $300–$800/oz — are generating margins above $3,000 per ounce at today’s prices. The Witwatersrand Basin still holds as much gold as has ever been extracted…
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Rob Rose: The Competition Tribunal is holding South Africa back
Listen here A six-year delay, constitutional criticism, and allegations of misleading the court – Rob Rose’s investigation into South Africa’s Competition Tribunal raises serious questions about accountability and economic governance. In this hard-hitting discussion with Alec Hogg, Rose unpacks how regulatory paralysis, questionable decision-making, and a lack of consequences are undermining business confidence and investment.…
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BN Daybreak – Wed 10 June 2026: US strikes Iran; SpaceX demand; Joburg budget woes; SA Competition Court backlog
Listen here In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, US forces strike Iran after a helicopter downing, SpaceX’s IPO sees massive demand, and IBM bets billions on quantum computing. In South Africa, the Competition Appeal Court slams egregious six-year delays crippling corporate deals, while Johannesburg’s bleak budget exposes critical cash shortages and severe utility infrastructure backlogs.…
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Solly Moeng: Vote out “all these mad men and women in politics”…
Listen here In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s poor handling of the immigration (and other) crisis; the mysterious social media campaign to position Freedom Front Plus Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald as a future president; questions about the R30 million “donation” to Rise Mzansi,…
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BN Power Lunch: Joburg’s Budget crisis, the $3tn IPO wave, and what it means for SA markets
Listen here Johannesburg’s new budget lays bare a city in financial distress: less than 10 days of cash reserves, a R220 billion infrastructure backlog, and revenue targets that ignore the fact that nearly half its water never gets billed. Alec Hogg dissects the numbers that every ratepayer and bondholder should see. Then: Jubilee Metals tries…
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BN Daybreak – Tue 9 June 2026: OpenAI and SpaceX IPOs; Israel-Iran truce; PPC profits; FIFA tourism struggles
Listen here In today’s Daybreak episode, OpenAI files for a fall IPO and SpaceX’s oversubscribed listing targets a $1.8 trillion valuation. Meanwhile, Israel and Iran ease strikes after Trump’s intervention. Locally, a new AGOA proposal allows South African firms to opt out of BEE to avoid US tariffs, PPC’s 84% profit surge triggers stock volatility,…
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The loudest room in South African finance: JSE floor traders reunite 30 years after the screen took over
Listen here In June 1996, the JSE’s open-outcry trading floor fell silent forever. Thirty years on, Irakli speaks to Bernie Montgomery — clerk-turned-broker — who recalls the chaos, camaraderie, and colourful lunches that defined an era before the screen took over.
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BizNews Power Lunch: Markets don’t reward good results — they reward surprises
Listen here Omnia and Sygnia deliver standout half-year numbers and shareholders cheer. PPC posts 84% profit growth and the stock drops 3.5%. Alec Hogg unpacks three SENS announcements that tell you everything about how markets actually work — and why beating expectations matters more than beating last year.
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Hartford: The struggle generation that built non-racial SA — and the movement that betrayed it
A quiet commemoration at Wits University last month marked the life of Fink Haysom — lawyer, activist, constitution-builder, and one of the great non-racial voices of the 1980s democratic struggle. Opened by President Ramaphosa, the event was as much a eulogy for a lost political era as it was for the man himself. The values…
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BN Daybreak – Mon 8 June 2026: Oil rises; R2bn hospital scandal; AGOA off-ramp proposal; Apple AI
Listen here This morning’s Daybreak covers global market movements as oil ticks up amid Middle East tensions and tech shares slump globally. Meanwhile, Apple prepares to unveil its overhauled Siri and new AI features at WWDC. Locally, Lauren Evanthia addresses a massive R2 billion South African hospital scandal, Tara Roos breaks down Johannesburg’s R200 billion…