BizNews BizNews Radio

Listen: President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address 2020

Loading player...
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his 2020 State of the Nation speech in Parliament last night which was disrupted for more than an hour by the Economic Freedom Fighters who wanted former President FW de Klerk, who was a guest at the event, to be removed from the chamber. They later also insisted that Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan be removed. In his speech President Ramaphosa said this year was the year to fix the fundamentals in South Africa and he acknowledged that the country was facing the stark reality that the economy has not grown at any meaningful rate for over a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Feb 2020 3PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

Other recent episodes

DA’s Double-Duty Man

South Africa doesn't hear enough from politicians who do the unglamorous work of fixing the state. Jan de Villiers is one of them. The DA MP and chair of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration just drove through a landmark law that tightens the firewall between party politics…
17 Apr 8AM 38 min

Elon Musk vs BEE: The explosive debate that could change South Africa forever

From Elon Musk’s Pretoria beginnings to global dominance, this conversation dives into power, policy, and South Africa’s economic crossroads. Solidarity’s Dirk Hermann unpacks the growing backlash against BEE, arguing it stifles jobs, fuels elite enrichment, and deters investment. With pressure mounting from markets, citizens, and international players, is reform inevitable?…
17 Apr 7AM 41 min

South Africa’s wildlife heartland under siege from illegal mining syndicates

Heavily armed illegal mining syndicates are no longer just a problem for abandoned shafts and remote communities. In this interview, De Wet du Toit of the Blyde River Task Force tells BizNews how zama-zama operations linked to foreign criminal networks are threatening South Africa’s water systems, tourism economy and wildlife…
16 Apr 7AM 22 min
All episodes