🔒 World bank: SA must cut red tape & reform black-ownership laws
Key topics: South Africa’s regulatory burden is excessive and hinders economic growth. Black-ownership laws need reform to reduce complexity and corruption risks. Market access must improve for...
View ArticleA R150bn annual ‘bonsela’ for elites gaming SA’s ludicrous BEE laws
Economic issues only tend to grab attention when their consequences have a direct impact on our pockets. South Africans are in one of those rare moments right now after the ANC was blocked from...
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Kusile fraud: Six arrested in Eskom corruption bust
Key topics: Six arrested in Kusile Power Station procurement fraud scheme. Fraudulent pump purchase cost Eskom nearly R840,000. Two suspects still at large as investigations continue. Sign up for your...
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🔒 Budget deadlock: DA pushed GNU toward spending cuts – John Matisonn
Key topics: Godongwana agrees to review government spending to cut waste. ANC faces challenges in securing votes for proposed VAT hikes. Public infrastructure spending set to rise by over R1 trillion...
View ArticleSeán McLaughlin – Gauteng: Corruption? Factions? And the ANC’s endgame?
Key topics: ANC lost its Gauteng majority, relying on far-left allies for control. Corruption scandals and factionalism threaten ANC’s provincial grip. A DA-ANC deal could reshape Gauteng’s leadership...
View ArticleBNC#7: Neil De Beer – Leadership; speaking truth to power; and fighting for a...
At the seventh BizNews Conference BNC#7 in Hermanus, United Independent Movement (UIM) President Neil de Beer shared his unfiltered insights with BizNews journalist and Sunday Show host Chris Steyn....
View ArticleWhispers on the street – Cathy Buckle
Key topics Vendors and traders face harsh crackdowns, losing livelihoods and goods. Police extort taxi operators with daily bribes at roadblocks. Nurses, teachers, and citizens protest worsening...
View ArticleBNC#7: Moeletsi Mbeki – Reject nationalism, scrap “parasitic” BEE, cut...
At the seventh BizNews Conference (BNC#7) in Hermanus, political scientist Moeletsi Mbeki delivered a searing critique of South Africa’s century-long nationalist rule, blaming Afrikaner and African...
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ANC’s hypocrisy: Sacrificing the poor while pretending to be moral
Key topics: ANC prioritizes ideology over black South Africans’ welfare Selective outrage: Ignoring Sudan genocide, targeting Israel US aid withdrawal: Economic risks from ANC’s diplomatic blunders...
View ArticlePolitical crooks double down, freeze assets of unbowed attorneys...
Early this morning, dozens of uniformed police were sent to the homes of attorneys Bradley Conradie and Sarah Burger to freeze their assets, including bank accounts and credit cards. The duo have...
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