Category: Syndication
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BN Daybreak: Oil rallies; Anthropic deal; Intel $20B sale; Berkshire buybacks
Listen here Today’s BizNews Daybreak covers Donald Trump’s stance on Iran and rising oil prices driving Brent crude past $87. Tech highlights include Anthropic’s $9.1 billion data center deal with Riot Platforms, Intel raising $20 billion through share sales, and security risks of rogue AI models. Plus, Berkshire Hathaway accelerates share buybacks to $4.5 billion.…
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NdB Sunday Show: A year without Neil de Beer – remembering the man who never backed down
Nearly a year after Neil de Beer’s death, the NdB Sunday Show looks back at the moments that made him impossible to ignore. From tearing into the NHI Bill to naming his own “ten most wanted” list of state capture figures, de Beer never softened a line for anybody. What most of his audience didn’t…
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And the next president will be….. my son?: John Matisonn
Jacob Zuma has removed impeached former judge John Hlophe as Mkhonto weSizwe Party deputy president, replacing him with his son, Duduzane. It is an appointment likely to stick, unlike the party’s many other reversed decisions this year. MK remains a force in KwaZulu-Natal, polling as the largest party in eThekwini on 33%, and holding steady…
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BN Daybreak: SA migration debates; Hormuz shipping deal; Fed rates; Elon Musk on SpaceX
Listen here Today’s episode covers South Africa’s immigration debate as Solly Moeng addresses local employment realities. We examine global tensions, including Iran’s Strait of Hormuz deal and oil market impacts. Plus, updates on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s inflation strategy, OpenAI’s upcoming 2027 smart device, Elon Musk’s massive SpaceX and Starlink V3 expansion plans, and…
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BN Daybreak: Google DeepMind shakeup; Joburg election poll; Expropriation; Uber update
Listen here Today’s episode covers Google’s AI leadership shakeup, vishing cyberattacks targeting major Wall Street hedge funds and Meta’s AI testing breach. Locally, Jacob Zuma appoints his son Duduzane as MKP deputy president while Ramaphosa holds back an interim commission report. Plus, SRF polling reveals the ANC collapsing in Johannesburg, Kallie Kriel dives into property…
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Solly Moeng: Zuma & Duduzane, Cyril & Madlanga, Bozell & Lamola…
Listen here In their latest weekly chat, Chris Steyn and political commentator Solly Moeng talk about the headline-grabbing actions of former President Jacob Zuma and the headline grabbing non-action of current President Cyril Ramaphosa: Zuma appointing his son, Duduzane, as MKP’s Deputy President while Ramaphosa has been sitting on the second interim report of the…
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BN Daybreak: AfriForum targets Malema; Nedbank surges; SA pitches power to China; SpaceX
Listen here In todays Daybreak, AfriForum’s CEO reveals an upcoming contempt of court case against Julius Malema for land grab calls. Paramount Group’s founder warns of a potential uprising in South Africa. Locally, Nedbank report strong interim results, while a scam victim shares his R450,000 loss. Globally, SpaceX and AMD release earnings, and South Africa…
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Stroke victim loses R450,000 disability money on online trading platform
Listen here Another BizNews tribe member has suffered a huge online trading platform loss. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Tommy Salem describes how he ended up on the FXSI platform after clicking on a clip showing AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel before losing R450 000 in two months. It was money Tommy could ill afford to…
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The defence industrialist warning South Africa is out of time, and what it stands to lose.
Listen here Ivor Ichikowitz turns sixty this year, and by his own account he’s never felt more energised. As founder of Paramount, the defence and aerospace group he built into a business operating in twenty countries, he’s used to controversy. But in this conversation with Alec Hogg, he’s not talking weapons. He’s talking about what…
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BizNews Edge: SA is sitting on a defence asset it doesn’t know it has; Malema; Tshwane and more
Listen here Thirteen votes vanish, a city manager gets his job back, and Tshwane’s bondholders are left wondering what happens to every tender signed while he was out. Kallie Kriel tells Chris Steyn that AfriForum is coming for Julius Malema again, and this time the government’s in the crosshairs too. Then Ivor Ichikowitz, the famously…
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Kallie Kriel: AfriForum’s legal eagles to swoop on “Land Grab” Malema
Listen here In this interview with Chris Steyn, Kallie Kriel, the CEO of AfriForum, describes the legal battle being fought against the Expropriation Act in the Cape High Court this week. Detailing the implications of the act in current form, Kriel warns that after the Local Government Elections in November, municipalities under MK control could…
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BN Daybreak: Record FSCA fines; New police bosses; US-China AI rivalries; Trump warns Iran
Listen here In today’s episode, we cover South Africa’s crowning as Africa’s ransomware capital and the FSCA’s record R2.8 billion in fines, including action against the Banxso deepfake scam. We also discuss the appointment of seasoned provincial police commissioners and new anti-corruption progress. Globally, we unpack President Trump’s tariff lawsuits, OpenAI’s security briefing following the…
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Dr Lennit Max: Non-racial, merit-based appointments of four new police commissioners
Listen here In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, former Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner, Dr. Lennit Max hails the appointments of four new provincial commissioners. “This time around I am very pleased that the Acting National Commissioner in her wisdom decided that there’s merit among people of colour.” He points out that all four…
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Madlanga fells another giant, but where should the buck stop?: John Matisonn
IDAC head Andrea Johnson resigned this week after the Madlanga Commission exposed a fabricated affidavit, an admitted cover-up of her closeness to suspended crime intelligence general Feroz Khan, and baseless charges against police commissioner Fannie Masemola. A leaked recording caught her mocking the commission and scheming to shield a key witness. John Matisonn argues this…
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BizNews Edge: Second prosecution boss falls at Madlanga Commission; ANC heads into a tough November
Two prosecution bosses down, and counting. The Madlanga Commission has just claimed its second casualty, and a leaked recording shows exactly how bad it got. Meanwhile fresh polling suggests the ANC is about to lose over 500 council seats, Interpol has crowned South Africa the ransomware capital of the continent, and the FSCA has landed…
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BN Daybreak: SA corruption probes; Trump’s Iran pause; SpaceX upcoming earnings, FIFA backlash
Listen here Today’s BizNews Daybreak examines Japan’s US-coordinated currency intervention, OPEC+ production increases, and energy lobby opposition to US biofuels legislation. South Africa’s corruption commission delivers unprecedented accountability, while Donald Trump pauses planned Iran strikes pending rapid talks. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 opens at 7,489 and SpaceX prepares for a high-stakes earnings call this Wednesday.…
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The NdB Sunday Show – The fall of Malema’s “Winnie” Johnson – and an Arab Spring brewing…
Listen here In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Chris Steyn and Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, talk about the fall of Investigations Directorate Against Organised Crime (IDAC) Chief Andrea Johnson – whom Economic Freedom (EFF) Fighter CIC Julius Malema likened to the late Winnie Mandela – and who was tipped to…
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BN Daybreak: Apple earnings; Amazon AWS; RMB housing; Anglo’s SA exit; Tesla China sale
Listen here Today’s BizNews Daybreak covers Apple’s quarterly results, Rivian’s SUV success, and Anthropic’s AI breach, alongside a semiconductor rally driven by Microsoft and Oracle. Football federations oppose FIFA selling World Cup stakes, while Donald Trump claims a Gaza disarmament agreement. Meanwhile, Alec Hogg discusses Anglo American’s South Africa exit, RMB launches a R1bn housing…
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Cityboy is back: his tip to win big in financial services? Trade your soul
Listen here A former top-ranked City of London stockbroker has written a manual for winning at business, politics and life. There’s just one catch: to follow it, you’d have to think like a psychopath. Geraint Anderson, the man behind the legendary “Cityboy” column, tells BizNews editor Alec Hogg why he built his new book around…
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R1-billion blended finance programme to transform real estate – Alessandro Scalco
Listen here In this interview with Chris Steyn, Alessandro Scalco of RMB Sustainable Finance shares the details of a R1 billion Blended Finance Programme to formalise and scale South Africa’s burgeoning affordable rental market. Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has partnered with INDLU, a property financial technology company that empowers landowners to build, manage, and earn…