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BN Briefing: Southern Sun's big bet, Mining job cuts and Viljoen vs Heystek
Southern Sun’s October occupancy jumps to 73.3% – the highest since the 2010 World Cup – signalling a major recovery for South African tourism, with the group committing R500m to a 50-year Durban hotel lease. Pick n Pay stabilises as the Ackerman family backs the turnaround, while rising power tariffs…
Director’s Cut: Piet Viljoen vs Magnus Heystek – offshore or SA? The million-rand showdown
Alec Hogg hosts investing heavyweights Piet Viljoen and Magnus Heystek in a high-stakes Director’s Cut on their R1-million challenge — offshore vs South Africa. With one year to go, Viljoen’s SA-only portfolio still leads, while Heystek fights back after currency swings and market shocks. They clash on the rand, politics,…
Kallie Kriel: Rumours of an Afrikaner Armed Struggle are “ludicrous”!
“An armed struggle is not something that we would embark on - ever.” That was the assurance given by AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel when Chris Steyn asked him to comment on a screenshot of a post making the rounds on Social Media with claims from an unnamed intelligence officer that AfriForum…
The Editor's Desk - Wednesday 19 November 2025
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The Editor's Desk - Tuesday 18 November 2025
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Director’s Cut: Kevin Brady – How A2X forced the JSE to face real competition
A2X CEO Kevin Brady joins Alec Hogg for a director’s cut deep dive into the explosive Competition Commission ruling that threatens the JSE’s century-old dominance. Brady reveals how his team spent three years proving that the JSE was blocking competition by weaponising its outdated BDA system, and explains why regulators…
Director’s Cut: Dr Theo de Jager – How foot-and-mouth disease exposed South Africa’s broken state
In this Director’s Cut, Dr Theo de Jager, chair of the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI), tells Alec Hogg how the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has laid bare the collapse of South Africa’s agricultural command systems. Once tightly managed through roadblocks, military coordination, and traceability controls, the state has now…
BN Briefing: Competition heat on JSE - A2X claims monopoly costs retirees billions
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange faces a potential R300 million fine after A2X accused it of monopolistic practices. CEO Kevin Brady claims South African retirees lost R14 billion over the last decade due to inflated fees. We explore the battle, the stakes for employees, and what a fairer market could mean…
Ian Cameron - You will not take our guns!
Millions of South Africans fear that they will be disarmed and left defenseless in crime-ridden South Africa by possible new legislation. But in his latest interview with Chris Steyn, a defiant Ian Cameron, the Democratic Alliance's Spokesperson on Police and Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, issues this challenge:…
BN Briefing: SA’s foot-and-mouth crisis: How state failure threatens farmers and food Security
South Africa is grappling with its worst foot-and-mouth outbreak in decades, threatening farmers’ livelihoods, pushing up food risks, and triggering export bans from countries like China and Zimbabwe. In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg speaks with agricultural leader Dr Theo de Jager about how state failure, slow intervention, and a…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Monday 17 November 2025
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Daily Insider podcast - Monday 17 November 2025
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The NdB Sunday Show: Jonathan Deal - How law and order has been auctioned off
In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Safe Citizen Founder Jonathan Deal talks to Chris Steyn about police- and political capture by cartels, corruption, cadre deployment - martyred whistleblowers. He warns that the country’s is on a knife's edge - and that public revolt over the rot is “a…
Anthony Ginsberg – Trump’s tariffs, SA’s trade gamble and why we’re in the “Dog Box"
South African-born Wall Street veteran Anthony Ginsberg, founder of GinsGlobal, unpacks what Trump’s new trade team really thinks of South Africa, BRICS, and AGOA. From behind-closed-doors insights at the YPO Summit in Los Angeles, Ginsberg tells Alec Hogg why SA’s missing ambassador, misunderstood BEE policies, and Washington’s anti-China pivot could…
Traditional tracking skills join Kruger National Park’s rhino fight – Alex van den Heever (Tracker Academy)
Rangers are fighting an uphill battle against rhino poaching in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, poaching is expected to spike, as it did in 2024. Despite dehorning programmes and stronger arrests, convictions, and prosecutions, 35 rhinos were lost in the first weeks of…
Director’s Cut: Masterclass in financial sector disruption from Easy Equities founder Charles Savage
In this Director’s Cut, Alec Hogg sits down with EasyEquities CEO Charles Savage to unpack how South Africa is turning a corner — and how his fintech powerhouse is leading the charge. Savage explains why he’s “overwhelmed with optimism” about the economy, reveals EasyEquities’ breakthrough to one million active investors,…
Miningweb Weekly: Peter Major – China’s $15bn iron gamble and SA’s 3% inflation shock
From hopes of turning South Africa into “Africa’s Switzerland” to fears over China’s mega mine in Guinea, mining veteran Peter Major joins Alec Hogg for a fiery Miningweb Weekly. They unpack how the Reserve Bank’s bold 3% inflation target could reshape mining, why Eskom and Transnet remain the industry’s biggest…
BN Briefing: Forecasting 20x growth in a decade - SA’s Champion financial disruptor wants much more
In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg speaks with Charles Savage, founder and CEO of Purple Group - the force behind EasyEquities. From humble beginnings with just R2 million in seed capital 11 years ago, the platform has grown into a R4.5 billion success story. Savage shares the X factor behind…
Juanita du Preez: The “Cat” that almost captured the country…
More jaw-dropping details are emerging of the links between underworld boss “Cat” Matlala and law enforcement officers. In her latest interview with BizNews, Juanita Du Preez of Action Society tells Chris Steyn that she felt sure he looked so grim in court the past week because “he thought he knows…
The BizNews Premium Briefing - Thursday 13 November 2025
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