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BN Briefing - Goldstein: Trump is good for SA; Pollak: US won't subsidise BEE; R1bn Eskom fraud

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South Africa’s foreign policy takes center stage in today’s BizNews Briefing. Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein warns of SA’s ties with Iran, while U.S. ambassador frontrunner Joel Pollak cautions on strained SA-U.S. relations. Neil de Beer discusses the GNU’s power to shift policy, and Eskom faces a billion-rand fraud scandal. Plus, Duduzile Zuma’s latest controversy.

17 Feb 2025 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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