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PA’s Charles Cilliers: Smaller parties wield greater clout after Zuma game changer
Patriotic Alliance co-founder and strategic advisor Charles Cilliers reckons it’s impossible to overstate the importance of Jacob Zuma’s re-entry onto the political stage. Cilliers admits he underestimated the impact but says party president Gayton Mackenzie, who knows Zuma well, has long predicted this would be a game changer that will…
It is easier for prisoners to vote than South Africans Abroad – DA Deputy Shadow Minister Adrian Rose
There is a growing dispute between the Democratic Alliance, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) regarding the difficulties faced by South Africans living abroad when trying to register and vote at overseas missions. This issue could potentially result in a case before…
Frans Cronje unpacks Zuma “gamechanger” sending ANC election prospects tumbling
The Social Research Foundation polled Jacob Zuma’s popularity in his home province of KZN just days before the popular politician announced his support for the new;t formed MK party in opposition to the ANC. SRF chairman Dr Frans Cronje says the data shows Zuma’s re-entry is a “game changer” for…
ANC going for green energy, permanent basic income grant, Ramaphosa back for SONA 2.0 - Prof Theo Venter
Despite surveys and polls indicating that the ANC’s support in the coming elections could drop to below 50%, Prof Theo Venter, a political analyst at the University of Johannesburg expects President Cyril Ramaphosa to be back in Parliament to deliver the second SONA after the election. In a post-SONA interview…
RW Johnson on Russia’s ANC funding, its Middle East gambit and the Zuma impact
Political scientist, historian and former Oxford Don RW Johnson unpacks the likely impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC’s 2024 Election prospects after the former president’s new party this week drew 20% of the vote in the first by-election it contested. This wide-ranging interview also provides context on the most…
De Beer: “Defeated” Cyril’s “disaster SONA & the comeback of his “worst nemesis” Zuma
A “defeated” President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a “disaster” State of the Nation Address (SONA) as his “worst nemesis” former President Jacob Zuma is staging a spectacular comeback. Neil De Beer, the president of the United Independent Movement (UIM), a party in the Multi-Party Charter (MPC), dissects the SONA for BizNews…
Deep-fake Elon Musk uses Rupert & Oppenheimer names to scam investors...
A deep-fake video using the doctored image and voice of South African billionaire Elon Musk has fooled investors across the world. In one video created for the South African market and regularly flighted on social media channels, “Musk” outrageously and falsely claims that SA billionaires Nicky Oppenheimer and Johann Rupert…
Fallout of Musk’s Tesla pay defeat: Investors gain tools, CEO pay benchmark nullified - Jeroen van Kwawegen
In a landmark ruling, a Delaware court cancelled Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation package from Tesla following a lawsuit by a shareholder who argued that Musk’s pay package was excessive - an argument that found favour with the judge. These implications of the court case are far-reaching for companies…
Portugal still ‘top of the pops’ for Golden Visa despite rule changes - Andrew Rissik
The Portugal Golden Visa has long been a sought-after option for non-EU citizens, including several South Africans, looking for residency abroad. Launched in 2012 by the Portuguese government, the program aimed to attract foreign investment. However, concerns about escalating property prices led to changes in the Golden Visa’s rules. In…
ANC elites use ‘land restitution’ to capture mineral riches on ancestral land…
Land Restitution consultant Jan Wessels shares an “uber truth” in this powerful interview where he exposes one of the ugliest of the ANC’s dirty secrets. He claims the political party’s top dogs have long applied a deliberate strategy through the ‘land restitution’ process to capture rich mineral wealth on ancestral…
SA’s City of Hope - Mayor GHL on the rise and rise of Cape Town
In December, 317,000 international visitors landed in Cape Town, a record for a single month. The multiplier effect on the local economy of so many visitors spending hard currency is enormous, supporting a virtuous cycle confirming good governance’s dividend. The city’s executive mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis (37), fresh from a mini-speaking…
Portugal still ‘top of the pops’ for Golden Visa despite rule changes - Andrew Rissik
The Portugal Golden Visa has long been a sought-after option for non-EU citizens, including several South Africans, looking for residency abroad. Launched in 2012 by the Portuguese government, the program aimed to attract foreign investment. However, concerns about escalating property prices led to changes in the Golden Visa's rules. In…
Peregrine’s Conradie: Home run with AI in ’23 - SA, China and stock picking for ’24
After delivering double the stock market’s returns for investors last year, for 2024, South Africa’s oldest and largest hedge fund is excited about opportunities in its backyard. In this review of Peregrine Capital’s annual Investor Letter, CEO Jacques Conradie looks back to another stellar year (helped by Meta….) and looks…
Corion’s Bacher wades into Cricket SA over Teeger: “Grow some balls….”
Although best known nowadays for his investment prowess, Corion co-founder David Bacher also possesses a deep cricketing pedigree. In this month’s analysis of the markets, he applies analogies from the sport - and concludes by posing pointed questions to Cricket South Africa’s hierarchy over its “firing” of national Under19 captain…
Winning the Away Games: Bob Skinstad chats to successful Telecom exec Ettienne Brandt
Join host Bob Skinstad in a captivating conversation with Ettienne Brandt, an accomplished telecom executive who made the leap from the UK to the U.S., now spearheading Frontier Communications in Dallas, Texas. Ettienne shares his incredible journey – from humble beginnings in Port Elizabeth to managing a $10.5 billion P&L…
Death and Despair in Durban
A young woman with a bucket shot dead in a queue for water at a communal water tank in a dispute over water….She will forever stand as a symbol of just how bad the water crisis in the Durban area has become. Speaking to BizNews, Democratic Alliance (DA) Councillor Nicole…
Pringle Bay wildfires: Amidst arson suspicions, community resilience mirrors fynbos – Mayor Annelie Rabie
Firefighters have been battling raging fires in multiple areas of the Western Cape. The worst hit are Pringle Bay and Betty’s Bay, where the fires prompted precautionary evacuation notices. In an interview with BizNews, Overstrand Mayor Annelie Rabie recounted how overstretched firefighting teams in the area were as they battled…
SA’s top banks analyst on Hamas allegations, Sanlam’s Indian “Tencent” and Assupol
Four times rated the world’s top investment analyst of financial companies, Kokkie Kooyman stands head and shoulders above his local peers, so he is our obvious go-to guy for context on accusations that three local banks have badly misbehaved. In this fascinating interview, Denker Capital’s co-founder provides context on the…
Duduzane Zuma: Vociferously “pro-business” - the fix SA desperately needs
Former SA president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane is jumping into the political fray with a novel message for one from a hard-boiled ANC household - it’s business, not politics, that holds the key to a successful South Africa. Zuma Jr - who has formed his own party All Game Changers…
André de Ruyter: More Truth to Power
No-one shone a brighter light on the corruption at ESKOM than former CEO André de Ruyter who had to leave South Africa for his own safety. Speaking to BizNews from the United States, he says the corruption at ESKOM continues “by and large unabated” - enabled by the procurement policy…