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Bizskoops - 06 March 2025

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On the show today …
# The National Health Insurance court case is underway
# We talk to Chris Hatting of the Centre of Risk Analysis about the South African G20 presidency
# The economist Waldo Krugell talks about the impact of president Donald Trump trade tariffs on our local economy
# In international business news… Stock markets in the USA have plunged for a second day yesterday
# In investment-news…. Harmony Gold has declared a record interim dividend
And, we also chat with doctor Jaisheila Rajput of the organisation Tomorrow Matters Now.
6 Mar 2025 English South Africa Business News · Business

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