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		<title>Director's Cut - Dr Iraj Abedian: Hormuz stand-off could cost SA more than pain at the petrol pump</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven months into the Iran war, economist Iraj Abedian tells Alec Hogg that Donald Trump has lost more than the battle for the Strait of Hormuz: he's lost America's standing as the world's dominant power. Abedian explains why the narrow waterway carries a third of global oil, why the mullahs are more afraid of each other than of Washington, and why South Africa's tilt toward Iran through BRICS looks like a costly misjudgement. He also has a warning for the Gulf states banking on American protection, and for the rest of us watching from the sidelines. ]]></description>
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						<itunes:title>Director's Cut - Dr Iraj Abedian: Hormuz stand-off could cost SA more than pain at the petrol pump</itunes:title>
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		<title>Pele Collins: From SpaceX to Y-Combinator: Unlocking the giant origami structures of orbit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pele Collins went from leading the SpaceX parachute engineering team that brought American astronauts safely home to co-founding a Y Combinator-backed deep tech startup, Beyond Reach Labs. In his latest interview with Irakli, the proudly South African engineer reveals how his team is tackling the ultimate pick-and-shovel play for the next era of the space race: deployable structures that unfold from the size of a dining table to a full-sized football field in orbit. Building in space historically meant assembling structures piece-by-piece over dozens of rocket launches. Collins wants to bypass those massive costs using dynamic, folding mechanisms. While the company initially entered Y Combinator focused on simulation software, raw customer feedback forced a fast pivot to pure hardware. “...customers said this, I mean this tool's amazing, we'd love to use it, but honestly, can you just go design and build the thing for us?” Collins recalls. Collins credits his resilient problem-solving mindset to his South African roots, highlighting a culture of mutual support that even landed him his first break at SpaceX under a fellow South African manager. “South Africans also always help each other out and... open doors for each other,” he says. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Dr Iraj Abedian - Where SA fits in the Strait of Hormuz standoff</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa's BRICS bet on Iran is about to cost you at the pump. As the Strait of Hormuz standoff drags on, economist Iraj Abedian tells Alec Hogg why a third of the world's oil is stuck behind a 33km bottleneck, why Dubai is now more exposed than Israel, and why South Africa backed the wrong side. Plus: a boardroom bloodbath at the PIC, an ugly inflation surprise, a R21 billion Pepkor fintech deal, and a tribute to the late RW Johnson. ]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's Boardroom Talk, Alec Hogg confirms the death of RW Johnson, one of South African political writing's sharpest and most combustible voices, and reflects on a decade of working with him: the audiobook that started it, the necrotising fasciitis he refused to let slow him down, the Steenhuisen column that ended their working relationship, and the warmth he never stopped showing even after he stopped writing for BizNews. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Ramaphosa impeachment risk; Sasol's boom; China's Kimi K3 AI model; Trump tariffs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's Daybreak, we unpack the growing impeachment momentum against President Ramaphosa and its potential threat to the government of national unity. We also dive into Sasol's operational rebound, highlighted by Secunda's best production run in five years. Globally, we explore Trump's proposed generic drug tariffs, a chipmaker-led market rally, the rise of China's Kimi K3 AI model, and how Middle East tensions are impacting local fuel prices. ]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's Daybreak, we unpack the growing impeachment momentum against President Ramaphosa and its potential threat to the government of national unity. We also dive into Sasol's operational rebound, highlighted by Secunda's best production run in five years. Globally, we explore Trump's proposed generic drug tariffs, a chipmaker-led market rally, the rise of China's Kimi K3 AI model, and how Middle East tensions are impacting local fuel prices.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Director's Cut: James Gubb - history of manias guides how to profit from AI revolution</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former hedge fund manager and CFA James Gubb argues the AI boom is real, but many investors are backing the wrong winners. In this interview with Alec Hogg, he explains why Oracle's credit downgrade could signal deeper cracks, why OpenAI and hyperscalers face mounting pressure, how China's AI advances are reshaping competition, and why energy - not AI models - could deliver the biggest long-term investment opportunity. Is this another dot-com bubble, or something even bigger? ]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former hedge fund manager and CFA James Gubb argues the AI boom is real, but many investors are backing the wrong winners. In this interview with Alec Hogg, he explains why Oracle's credit downgrade could signal deeper cracks, why OpenAI and hyperscalers face mounting pressure, how China's AI advances are reshaping competition, and why energy - not AI models - could deliver the biggest long-term investment opportunity. Is this another dot-com bubble, or something even bigger?]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Rate hike coming; Gubb on winning from AI mania, Sasol, Nedbank, Kumba</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran investor James Gubb joins BizNews Edge to cut through the AI hype, weighing today's data centre spending against history's biggest capital booms and explaining why he's backing energy and nuclear stocks over AI names themselves. Also on today's show: Sasol's operational turnaround continues even as its share price cools after a strong run, Nedbank locks in its East Africa expansion via Kenya's NCBA Group, and Kumba Iron Ore's ugly trading update lays bare the toll of a strong rand and Transnet's rail failures. Plus, why Thursday's Reserve Bank rate decision just got more hawkish. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<title>Ramaphosa impeachment would cause big fractures in the GNU</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this interview with Chris Steyn, Independent Governance Expert Richard Chelin predicts that an impeachment of President Cyril Ramaphosa would have grave consequences for the Government of National Unity (GNU) - particularly in the light of Vice President Paul Mashatile’s keenness to work with parties other than the Democratic Alliance. “I think we will see some great fractures coming to the fore. Because we have to remember that there are very difficult political factions, some within the ANC themselves are willing to work with other parties besides the DA. And I would say it's going to be quite a tough time.” Chelin hails the latest development in the Tembisa Hospital looting scandal with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s nephew by marriage permanently forfeiting R326-million of assets. Chelin rates the overall performance of the GNU; examines the differences in effectiveness between the Zondo and the Madlanga commissions of inquiry; laments the “lack of teeth” of parliamentary committees; applauds the strong role played by civil society in enforcing proper governance through the courts; and slams political parties for clogging up the overburdened justice system. “There's quite a sad irony here because civil society goes to court to hold those in power to account. But then…political actors…weaponise the courts with their delaying tactics…” ]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ramaphosa impeachment would cause big fractures in the GNU</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this interview with Chris Steyn, Independent Governance Expert Richard Chelin predicts that an impeachment of President Cyril Ramaphosa would have grave consequences for the Government of National Unity (GNU) - particularly in the light of Vice President Paul Mashatile’s keenness to work with parties other than the Democratic Alliance. “I think we will see some great fractures coming to the fore. Because we have to remember that there are very difficult political factions, some within the ANC themselves are willing to work with other parties besides the DA. And I would say it's going to be quite a tough time.” Chelin hails the latest development in the Tembisa Hospital looting scandal with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s nephew by marriage permanently forfeiting R326-million of assets. Chelin rates the overall performance of the GNU; examines the differences in effectiveness between the Zondo and the Madlanga commissions of inquiry; laments the “lack of teeth” of parliamentary committees; applauds the strong role played by civil society in enforcing proper governance through the courts; and slams political parties for clogging up the overburdened justice system. “There's quite a sad irony here because civil society goes to court to hold those in power to account. But then…political actors…weaponise the courts with their delaying tactics…”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, we cover global strikes in the US-Iran conflict, Red Sea shipping risks, Paramount's blocked merger, and new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Locally, Parliament's Ian Cameron questions SAPS's R3.6bn senior leadership salary bill, Mayor Chris Pappas highlights uMngeni's governance model, Russell Lamberti proposes subnational AGOA trade reforms to protect businesses, and a new drive aims to register South Africa's informal waste pickers. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Police generals' R3.6 bn salary bill; AGOA reforms; Andy Burnham; DA governance</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>13:09</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, we cover global strikes in the US-Iran conflict, Red Sea shipping risks, Paramount's blocked merger, and new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Locally, Parliament's Ian Cameron questions SAPS's R3.6bn senior leadership salary bill, Mayor Chris Pappas highlights uMngeni's governance model, Russell Lamberti proposes subnational AGOA trade reforms to protect businesses, and a new drive aims to register South Africa's informal waste pickers.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Chris Pappas — Why the DA's only KZN municipality won't lose its mayor after all</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April he told the country he was done, headed for the private sector. By July he'd changed his mind. Chris Pappas, the DA's rising star and mayor of the party's only municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, explains to Alec Hogg why nobody in his own caucus would take the job, what that says about the DA's succession problem, and why he thinks a 25 to 30% national showing is realistic for the party come November. Plus: Gayton McKenzie's R31 million World Cup bill, South32's big bet on copper, and the helium squeeze putting an obscure Free State gas field on the world's radar. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Chris Pappas — Why the DA's only KZN municipality won't lose its mayor after all</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>24:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In April he told the country he was done, headed for the private sector. By July he'd changed his mind. Chris Pappas, the DA's rising star and mayor of the party's only municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, explains to Alec Hogg why nobody in his own caucus would take the job, what that says about the DA's succession problem, and why he thinks a 25 to 30% national showing is realistic for the party come November. Plus: Gayton McKenzie's R31 million World Cup bill, South32's big bet on copper, and the helium squeeze putting an obscure Free State gas field on the world's radar.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Director's Cut — Chris Pappas reverses course: the real reason he's running for uMngeni mayor again</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1698209</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Pappas was set to leave politics for the private sector. Instead, he's back, seeking a second term as uMngeni mayor after talks from colleagues, community leaders and supporters. In this candid interview with Alec Hogg, Pappas explains why he changed course, reflects on the DA's prospects ahead of the 2026 local elections, defends the party amid recent controversies, and outlines his long-term ambitions. He also argues that uMngeni's governance record offers a blueprint for the rest of KwaZulu-Natal. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Director's Cut — Chris Pappas reverses course: the real reason he's running for uMngeni mayor again</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>28:22</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris Pappas was set to leave politics for the private sector. Instead, he's back, seeking a second term as uMngeni mayor after talks from colleagues, community leaders and supporters. In this candid interview with Alec Hogg, Pappas explains why he changed course, reflects on the DA's prospects ahead of the 2026 local elections, defends the party amid recent controversies, and outlines his long-term ambitions. He also argues that uMngeni's governance record offers a blueprint for the rest of KwaZulu-Natal.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Ian Cameron - 722 Generals &amp; Brigadiers @ R3,6-billion, more pressure on CR &amp; another cloud over Mchunu…</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1698133</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, reveals that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has 722 brigadiers and generals that cost nearly R3.6 billion in pay and maintenance. In addition, only five of 823 senior SAPS officers underwent lifestyle audits in the 2024-25 financial year - and all five were cleared. Describing how certain officers jump ranks, Cameron says: “It seems that you either need to be well connected, not only politically, but strategically connected in parts of the police, or you need to be up to something that you shouldn't necessarily be busy with.” Meanwhile, Cameron denies reports that Special Leave Minister Senzo Mchunu and all the others were cleared in the Ad Hoc Committee draft report. “That's totally false.” As for breaking news of an explosive affidavit by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel, Cameron says it “draws a bit more of a dark cloud over” Minister Mchunu. “I think it puts a lot more pressure on the President… I think there are many many missing pieces of the puzzle that could be filled in if he (Fazel) is allowed to testify (at the Madlanga Commission).” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ian Cameron - 722 Generals &amp; Brigadiers @ R3,6-billion, more pressure on CR &amp; another cloud over Mchunu…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>23:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, reveals that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has 722 brigadiers and generals that cost nearly R3.6 billion in pay and maintenance. In addition, only five of 823 senior SAPS officers underwent lifestyle audits in the 2024-25 financial year - and all five were cleared. Describing how certain officers jump ranks, Cameron says: “It seems that you either need to be well connected, not only politically, but strategically connected in parts of the police, or you need to be up to something that you shouldn't necessarily be busy with.” Meanwhile, Cameron denies reports that Special Leave Minister Senzo Mchunu and all the others were cleared in the Ad Hoc Committee draft report. “That's totally false.” As for breaking news of an explosive affidavit by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel, Cameron says it “draws a bit more of a dark cloud over” Minister Mchunu. “I think it puts a lot more pressure on the President… I think there are many many missing pieces of the puzzle that could be filled in if he (Fazel) is allowed to testify (at the Madlanga Commission).”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: SA's criminal justice under scrutiny; Chip stock jitters; Netflix's next growth story</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1697926</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, political commentator Solly Moeng examines South Africa’s deepening criminal justice crisis. On the global stage, President Trump demands harsher Iran sanctions as Middle Eastern oil routes shift. Meanwhile, Chinese tech startups Moonshot AI and DeepSeek prepare for massive IPOs, investors confront AI energy bottlenecks, Netflix pivots to live content to win screen time, and Andy Burnham prepares for Downing Street. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: SA's criminal justice under scrutiny; Chip stock jitters; Netflix's next growth story</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>14:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, political commentator Solly Moeng examines South Africa’s deepening criminal justice crisis. On the global stage, President Trump demands harsher Iran sanctions as Middle Eastern oil routes shift. Meanwhile, Chinese tech startups Moonshot AI and DeepSeek prepare for massive IPOs, investors confront AI energy bottlenecks, Netflix pivots to live content to win screen time, and Andy Burnham prepares for Downing Street.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The NdB Sunday Show: Bring down SA’s “Political Ponzi Scheme”! | with Solly Moeng</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, Political Commentator Solly Moeng lays into President Cyril Ramaphosa - in particular over his desperate court battle to stave off an impeachment hearing. He also reviews a week of extraordinary dramatic scenes at the Madlanga Commission of Enquiry with more pressure building on Crime Intelligence boss General Feroz Khan and IDAC chief Andrea Johnson. “So these are the people who are heading institutions that were designed to stand between South Africa and Hell. But instead they are the ones who are being scrutinised for wrongdoing.” As for tenderpreneur Cat Matlala’s fierce legal representative Advocate Annelene van den Heever buying him more time, and businessman Suliman Carrim shopping at Woollies when he was supposed to be in a medical facility, Moeng charges “these guys - including the president - seem to be lawyering up against South Africa’s democracy…it's almost like we've been living in some kind of Political Ponzi Scheme. We need to bring down the Ponzi Scheme…” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The NdB Sunday Show: Bring down SA’s “Political Ponzi Scheme”! | with Solly Moeng</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>21:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, Political Commentator Solly Moeng lays into President Cyril Ramaphosa - in particular over his desperate court battle to stave off an impeachment hearing. He also reviews a week of extraordinary dramatic scenes at the Madlanga Commission of Enquiry with more pressure building on Crime Intelligence boss General Feroz Khan and IDAC chief Andrea Johnson. “So these are the people who are heading institutions that were designed to stand between South Africa and Hell. But instead they are the ones who are being scrutinised for wrongdoing.” As for tenderpreneur Cat Matlala’s fierce legal representative Advocate Annelene van den Heever buying him more time, and businessman Suliman Carrim shopping at Woollies when he was supposed to be in a medical facility, Moeng charges “these guys - including the president - seem to be lawyering up against South Africa’s democracy…it's almost like we've been living in some kind of Political Ponzi Scheme. We need to bring down the Ponzi Scheme…”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Amazon beats Starlink; PIC's Lanseria crisis; Netflix's slowdown; AI's big margins</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1697324</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak we dive into Amazon's quiet maneuver past Starlink into South Africa's satellite internet market via Herotel. We also examine the Public Investment Corporation's escalating governance crisis over the Lanseria Airport transaction, alongside policing gaps fueling local pharmaceutical drug crimes. Internationally, we cover SpaceX’s scrubbed Starship launch, Netflix’s disappointing sales guidance, a White House teleprompter insider-trading scandal, and the sustainability of skyrocketing margins in the AI semiconductor trade. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Amazon beats Starlink; PIC's Lanseria crisis; Netflix's slowdown; AI's big margins</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>15:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak we dive into Amazon's quiet maneuver past Starlink into South Africa's satellite internet market via Herotel. We also examine the Public Investment Corporation's escalating governance crisis over the Lanseria Airport transaction, alongside policing gaps fueling local pharmaceutical drug crimes. Internationally, we cover SpaceX’s scrubbed Starship launch, Netflix’s disappointing sales guidance, a White House teleprompter insider-trading scandal, and the sustainability of skyrocketing margins in the AI semiconductor trade.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Cops fight crime in private vehicles as their “role models” are arrested: Richard Chelin, Willem Els</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1697197</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In their latest interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and Richard Chelin, an independent governance expert, share details of the war on drugs and crime in South Africa. Describing the struggle of dedicated detectives, Els reveals “for the past three months at one of the units they use a private vehicle and they rotate…and they are filling it up…just to do the job. You know, that's dedication - and that's the thin blue line that we are talking about; and those are the guys that actually make a difference in South Africa and stand between us and anarchy if you look at what's going on in the police.” On top of their lack of resources across the board, they are battling huge management challenges: “...they're running out of commissioners or generals to appoint as acting because of the arrests and so on….it is very demoralising if the one that you're looking up, if the one that is supposed to give you guidance, is actually exposed as a possible criminal. And who is guiding them then? You know, so those guys have got a real challenge. Their role models are being arrested. What now?” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Cops fight crime in private vehicles as their “role models” are arrested: Richard Chelin, Willem Els</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>16:45</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In their latest interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and Richard Chelin, an independent governance expert, share details of the war on drugs and crime in South Africa. Describing the struggle of dedicated detectives, Els reveals “for the past three months at one of the units they use a private vehicle and they rotate…and they are filling it up…just to do the job. You know, that's dedication - and that's the thin blue line that we are talking about; and those are the guys that actually make a difference in South Africa and stand between us and anarchy if you look at what's going on in the police.” On top of their lack of resources across the board, they are battling huge management challenges: “...they're running out of commissioners or generals to appoint as acting because of the arrests and so on….it is very demoralising if the one that you're looking up, if the one that is supposed to give you guidance, is actually exposed as a possible criminal. And who is guiding them then? You know, so those guys have got a real challenge. Their role models are being arrested. What now?”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: R3.5tn pension fund manager PIC in crisis as FSCA launches Section 135 probe</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1697132</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PIC's governance crisis has reached the regulator. Hours after suspending CEO Patrick Dlamini and acting CIO August Uys, the board now faces a formal FSCA Section 135 investigation into governance, leadership and transparency at the R3.5 trillion asset manager. DA federal finance chairperson Dr Mark Burke tells Alec Hogg why this is the fifth executive suspension in two years, how a murky Lanseria Airport shareholding sits behind Dlamini's fall, and why two ANC factions inside the GNU are pulling in opposite directions on the PIC's unlisted investments. Also on today's Edge: Amazon's quiet regulatory win over Starlink, a rescue deal taking shape for ArcelorMittal's Newcastle Works, and a tidy payday for Prosus in Uber's swoop on Delivery Hero. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: R3.5tn pension fund manager PIC in crisis as FSCA launches Section 135 probe</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>24:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The PIC's governance crisis has reached the regulator. Hours after suspending CEO Patrick Dlamini and acting CIO August Uys, the board now faces a formal FSCA Section 135 investigation into governance, leadership and transparency at the R3.5 trillion asset manager. DA federal finance chairperson Dr Mark Burke tells Alec Hogg why this is the fifth executive suspension in two years, how a murky Lanseria Airport shareholding sits behind Dlamini's fall, and why two ANC factions inside the GNU are pulling in opposite directions on the PIC's unlisted investments. Also on today's Edge: Amazon's quiet regulatory win over Starlink, a rescue deal taking shape for ArcelorMittal's Newcastle Works, and a tidy payday for Prosus in Uber's swoop on Delivery Hero.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The R3.5 trillion crisis: Why the PIC is under fire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa's Public Investment Corporation is facing its biggest governance crisis in years. With CEO Patrick Dlamini suspended, senior executives resigning, and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority launching a formal investigation, questions over transparency, accountability, and the safety of government workers' pension funds are mounting. DA finance spokesperson Dr Mark Burke unpacks the unfolding turmoil, the political battles behind the scenes, and why restoring trust at Africa's largest asset manager has become an urgent national priority. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The R3.5 trillion crisis: Why the PIC is under fire</itunes:title>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: PIC executive exodus; South Africa House shut in London; US interest rate hikes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, US-Iran tensions steady oil and Korean tech stocks slide. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh defends his personal trading, while South Africa's PIC faces a deepening executive exodus. We also unpack more on the DA’s Tony Leon lobbying scandal, the temporary closure of London's SA House, and a blunt warning from KPMG's Diane Swonk that persistent US inflation demands two interest rate hikes. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: PIC executive exodus; South Africa House shut in London; US interest rate hikes</itunes:title>
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		<title>Tony Leon lobbying scandal and the DA civil war with Solly Moeng</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his latest chat with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng dissects the widening scandal around Tony Leon's lobbying amid former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen’s mission of vengeance and the damaging fall-out for the party. “...what is very clear is that the DA is no longer just walking on still waters…Geordin Hill-Lewis can't be sleeping with both eyes closed right now...” Moeng also comments on the skeletons toppling out of closets thanks to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, including the relationship between Crime Intelligence (CI) Chief General Feroz Khan and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) CIC Julius Malema. As for IDAC Chief Andrea Johnson’s sudden hospitalisation ahead of her appearance, Moeng says: “...we see the growth of this so-called Madlanga Ward at some hospital out there…We've been a country of no consequences for too long. They might try…by getting hospitalised, delay processes, lie, protect one another. South Africans must not sleep until there are consequences. We're not just looking for entertainment, we're looking for people to fall because they cannot do this to South Africa and get away with it.” Meanwhile, Moeng hails the arrest of former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi, one among a spate of top officials and policemen facing the law after being implicated at the inquiry into police and political capture. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Tony Leon lobbying scandal and the DA civil war with Solly Moeng</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his latest chat with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng dissects the widening scandal around Tony Leon's lobbying amid former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen’s mission of vengeance and the damaging fall-out for the party. “...what is very clear is that the DA is no longer just walking on still waters…Geordin Hill-Lewis can't be sleeping with both eyes closed right now...” Moeng also comments on the skeletons toppling out of closets thanks to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, including the relationship between Crime Intelligence (CI) Chief General Feroz Khan and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) CIC Julius Malema. As for IDAC Chief Andrea Johnson’s sudden hospitalisation ahead of her appearance, Moeng says: “...we see the growth of this so-called Madlanga Ward at some hospital out there…We've been a country of no consequences for too long. They might try…by getting hospitalised, delay processes, lie, protect one another. South Africans must not sleep until there are consequences. We're not just looking for entertainment, we're looking for people to fall because they cannot do this to South Africa and get away with it.” Meanwhile, Moeng hails the arrest of former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi, one among a spate of top officials and policemen facing the law after being implicated at the inquiry into police and political capture.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: How South Africa House fell into disrepair on Dirco's watch</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa House in Trafalgar Square, a fixture of SA's diplomatic presence in London since 1933, has closed its doors, with the DA's Ryan Smith blaming decades of Dirco neglect and Dirco insisting it's a planned upgrade. Alec Hogg unpacks the row, plus three stories reshaping money and power: the PIC's suspension of chief executive Patrick Dlamini has drawn a formal FSCA probe, chipmaking giant ASML posted a decisive earnings beat, and IBM suffered its worst single-day share drop in history after admitting AI spending is gutting its legacy software business. Four institutions, one lesson: neglect gets found out. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: How South Africa House fell into disrepair on Dirco's watch</itunes:title>
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		<title>South Africa House has closed: DA's Ryan Smith unpacks the Dircos neglect</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa House, the country's historic diplomatic landmark in London's Trafalgar Square, has closed for major renovations, sparking fierce political debate. The DA accuses DIRCO of years of neglect, poor maintenance and a lack of transparency, while government insists the closure is temporary and planned. Ryan Smith argues the controversy exposes wider failures across South Africa's foreign missions, from crumbling embassy buildings to questionable diplomatic appointments, raising serious concerns about accountability, taxpayer value and the country's global image. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>South Africa House has closed: DA's Ryan Smith unpacks the Dircos neglect</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>32:05</itunes:duration>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Trevor Manuel on SOE corruption; Trump's fresh strikes on Iran; SA's police DNA backlog</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Trevor Manuel delivers a scathing account of how South Africa lost SAA and Eskom, while the IRR's John Endres warns that trying to wait out the Trump administration could cost the country billions in investment. We also unpacks the first monthly drop in US consumer prices since 2020 under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, plus OpenAI's deepening legal battle with Apple. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Trevor Manuel on SOE corruption; Trump's fresh strikes on Iran; SA's police DNA backlog</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>18:04</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Trevor Manuel delivers a scathing account of how South Africa lost SAA and Eskom, while the IRR's John Endres warns that trying to wait out the Trump administration could cost the country billions in investment. We also unpacks the first monthly drop in US consumer prices since 2020 under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, plus OpenAI's deepening legal battle with Apple.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: How an &quot;unlawful&quot; Pretoria factory churned out fake weight-loss jabs for years</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa's weight loss jab boom has a dark underside. A Pretoria pharmacy, iDexis, was producing roughly 84,500 units of semaglutide a month — more than Novo Nordisk's entire local sales of Ozempic and Wegovy — under the guise of a one-off "compounding" exemption meant for individual patients. Regulators only inspected the premises this year, more than two years after Novo Nordisk first complained, and found no sterile ventilation, no batch records, and no adverse-event tracking. Elsewhere, the Public Investment Corporation has suspended CEO Patrick Dlamini over an alleged Lanseria Airport conflict of interest, its fifth executive suspension in two years. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: How an &quot;unlawful&quot; Pretoria factory churned out fake weight-loss jabs for years</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>21:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[South Africa's weight loss jab boom has a dark underside. A Pretoria pharmacy, iDexis, was producing roughly 84,500 units of semaglutide a month — more than Novo Nordisk's entire local sales of Ozempic and Wegovy — under the guise of a one-off "compounding" exemption meant for individual patients. Regulators only inspected the premises this year, more than two years after Novo Nordisk first complained, and found no sterile ventilation, no batch records, and no adverse-event tracking. Elsewhere, the Public Investment Corporation has suspended CEO Patrick Dlamini over an alleged Lanseria Airport conflict of interest, its fifth executive suspension in two years.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Ian Cameron: “Strategic&quot; top cop corruption &amp; shock DNA backlog</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this wide-ranging interview with Chris Steyn, Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, details the shocking DNA testing backlog. “...this is literally how a child rapist, a child murderer, any murderer or rapist for that matter walks free. This is literally the way that the State, the inability of the State to process this evidence, becomes the reason for a rapist to continue raping.” Cameron discusses the widening scandal surrounding Crime Intelligence (CI) boss General Feroz Khan, the case of suspended Lieutenant General Molefe Fani, and others. “What the Madlanga Commission is showing us is that Khan was actually one of the key pieces of the puzzle for Fani to ensure that this procurement process for PPE during the COVID-19 period was smoothly operated with the South African Police Service……a lot of key players in SAPS knew that Fani had been involved in this irregular PPE procurement during his time as a Chief Procurement officer at National Treasury. And he was still appointed in SAPS as the Head of Supply Chain Management. That tells you that it was strategically done. That would be a key way of ensuring that a 360 million Rand Medicare 24 contract can come in. It's a key way of structuring your entire process before the contract could come in, in order for it not to be red flagged… lot of the things that are happening, make no mistake, it was done deliberately - and it was done deliberately to hollow out and to control the system in order to ensure that further criminality would be able to flourish.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ian Cameron: “Strategic&quot; top cop corruption &amp; shock DNA backlog</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>34:52</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this wide-ranging interview with Chris Steyn, Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, details the shocking DNA testing backlog. “...this is literally how a child rapist, a child murderer, any murderer or rapist for that matter walks free. This is literally the way that the State, the inability of the State to process this evidence, becomes the reason for a rapist to continue raping.” Cameron discusses the widening scandal surrounding Crime Intelligence (CI) boss General Feroz Khan, the case of suspended Lieutenant General Molefe Fani, and others. “What the Madlanga Commission is showing us is that Khan was actually one of the key pieces of the puzzle for Fani to ensure that this procurement process for PPE during the COVID-19 period was smoothly operated with the South African Police Service……a lot of key players in SAPS knew that Fani had been involved in this irregular PPE procurement during his time as a Chief Procurement officer at National Treasury. And he was still appointed in SAPS as the Head of Supply Chain Management. That tells you that it was strategically done. That would be a key way of ensuring that a 360 million Rand Medicare 24 contract can come in. It's a key way of structuring your entire process before the contract could come in, in order for it not to be red flagged… lot of the things that are happening, make no mistake, it was done deliberately - and it was done deliberately to hollow out and to control the system in order to ensure that further criminality would be able to flourish.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Iran war oil surge; Apple sues OpenAI; Endres on SA's fixed investment woes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak we cover the escalating US-Iran conflict and its impact on soaring crude oil prices. In South Africa, Dr. John Endres critiques low fixed investment rates, SARU faces backlash over overpriced Springbok tickets, and over 53,000 undocumented foreign nationals are successfully repatriated. Finally, Apple hits OpenAI with a massive trade-secrets lawsuit. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Iran war oil surge; Apple sues OpenAI; Endres on SA's fixed investment woes</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>18:10</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak we cover the escalating US-Iran conflict and its impact on soaring crude oil prices. In South Africa, Dr. John Endres critiques low fixed investment rates, SARU faces backlash over overpriced Springbok tickets, and over 53,000 undocumented foreign nationals are successfully repatriated. Finally, Apple hits OpenAI with a massive trade-secrets lawsuit.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Why the IRR's John Endres is more bullish on SA than Britain</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Endres, CEO of the Institute for Race Relations, tells BizNews that the elite consensus defending BEE is cracking, even as its beneficiaries defend it loudest. He points to the Starlink saga - blocked partly over empowerment shareholding while a pricier, slower rival wins state favour - as proof the policy is running out of road. Endres also unpacks why so many of South Africa's estimated one million skilled emigrants stay away, and delivers an unexpected verdict: he's more optimistic about South Africa's prospects than Britain's, arguing the UK has traded freedom for safety and lost its economic nerve in the process. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Why the IRR's John Endres is more bullish on SA than Britain</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[John Endres, CEO of the Institute for Race Relations, tells BizNews that the elite consensus defending BEE is cracking, even as its beneficiaries defend it loudest. He points to the Starlink saga - blocked partly over empowerment shareholding while a pricier, slower rival wins state favour - as proof the policy is running out of road. Endres also unpacks why so many of South Africa's estimated one million skilled emigrants stay away, and delivers an unexpected verdict: he's more optimistic about South Africa's prospects than Britain's, arguing the UK has traded freedom for safety and lost its economic nerve in the process.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Director's Cut - John Endres: Why SA's growth story still isn't landing — and what would change that</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1695627</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Director's Cut of BizNews editor Alec Hogg's conversation with IRR CEO John Endres, the full, unedited exchange goes well beyond BEE and the diaspora. Endres unpacks why R1.8 trillion in corporate reserves and R1.5 trillion parked offshore still isn't flowing home, why Washington's frustration with Pretoria is bipartisan and deepening, and why Treasury's decision to freeze equitable-share payments to Johannesburg and 68 other municipalities is a warning shot that could escalate. He also weighs in on the DA's internal turmoil following Steenhuisen's public break with new leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, and why he still won't drop his "conditional optimism" on South Africa. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Director's Cut - John Endres: Why SA's growth story still isn't landing — and what would change that</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>34:39</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this Director's Cut of BizNews editor Alec Hogg's conversation with IRR CEO John Endres, the full, unedited exchange goes well beyond BEE and the diaspora. Endres unpacks why R1.8 trillion in corporate reserves and R1.5 trillion parked offshore still isn't flowing home, why Washington's frustration with Pretoria is bipartisan and deepening, and why Treasury's decision to freeze equitable-share payments to Johannesburg and 68 other municipalities is a warning shot that could escalate. He also weighs in on the DA's internal turmoil following Steenhuisen's public break with new leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, and why he still won't drop his "conditional optimism" on South Africa.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: US Strikes on Iran; Teen mall bomb plot; Springbok ticket anger hit SA</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1695420</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[As fresh American strikes on Iran trigger sirens in Bahrain, global traders are left asking whether the world's most vital oil chokepoint is still open for business. Congressman Greg Stanton warns of surging fuel prices and a war with no clear endgame, new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh heads to Capitol Hill to face the economic fallout, and the political landscape shifts following the death of foreign-policy hawk Lindsey Graham.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, back home, we dive into two critical local investigations. Explosives expert Willem Els breaks down the chilling reality of what a teenager's online manifesto laid out for a packed shopping mall. Plus, Rory Steyn uncovers how new Springbok ticket deals may be quietly gutting the grassroots rugby clubs that built the game. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: US Strikes on Iran; Teen mall bomb plot; Springbok ticket anger hit SA</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>13:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As fresh American strikes on Iran trigger sirens in Bahrain, global traders are left asking whether the world's most vital oil chokepoint is still open for business. Congressman Greg Stanton warns of surging fuel prices and a war with no clear endgame, new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh heads to Capitol Hill to face the economic fallout, and the political landscape shifts following the death of foreign-policy hawk Lindsey Graham.

Meanwhile, back home, we dive into two critical local investigations. Explosives expert Willem Els breaks down the chilling reality of what a teenager's online manifesto laid out for a packed shopping mall. Plus, Rory Steyn uncovers how new Springbok ticket deals may be quietly gutting the grassroots rugby clubs that built the game.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>A world-first: the bond that pays out when nature wins</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1695376</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this BizNews interview, Irakli Rekhviashvili sits down with the three people behind FirstRand's R2.5 billion Cape Water Performance-Based Bond, the first time a commercial bank anywhere in the world has tied a bond's payout to nature. The Nature Conservancy's Louise Stafford traces it to 2018, when Cape Town's dams were weeks from "Day Zero" and the catchments were choked with thirsty invasive trees. Her teams have since cleared 40,000 hectares and reclaimed more than 36 billion litres of water. "If we clear that we can reclaim about two months' water supply for Cape Town at a fraction of the cost of grey infrastructure," she says. RMB's Martin Potgieter explains the twist: investors earn a performance-based success payment on top of their coupon, paid only when the trees actually come down and independent verifiers confirm it. The aim, he says, is to "get the investors to start thinking about nature as an asset class," and tellingly, "75% of the outcomes-based funding came from entities that had never before funded nature." Peace Parks Foundation's Colin Porteous frames the deeper problem: "Historically, conservation has been a cash-negative product," and philanthropy alone cannot carry a $700 million, 10-year funding need. Potgieter's parting warning is blunt: ecosystems are "the infrastructure behind the infrastructure," and the money flowing into nature must multiply "by 40, 50, maybe 100 times." ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>A world-first: the bond that pays out when nature wins</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>15:24</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this BizNews interview, Irakli Rekhviashvili sits down with the three people behind FirstRand's R2.5 billion Cape Water Performance-Based Bond, the first time a commercial bank anywhere in the world has tied a bond's payout to nature. The Nature Conservancy's Louise Stafford traces it to 2018, when Cape Town's dams were weeks from "Day Zero" and the catchments were choked with thirsty invasive trees. Her teams have since cleared 40,000 hectares and reclaimed more than 36 billion litres of water. "If we clear that we can reclaim about two months' water supply for Cape Town at a fraction of the cost of grey infrastructure," she says. RMB's Martin Potgieter explains the twist: investors earn a performance-based success payment on top of their coupon, paid only when the trees actually come down and independent verifiers confirm it. The aim, he says, is to "get the investors to start thinking about nature as an asset class," and tellingly, "75% of the outcomes-based funding came from entities that had never before funded nature." Peace Parks Foundation's Colin Porteous frames the deeper problem: "Historically, conservation has been a cash-negative product," and philanthropy alone cannot carry a $700 million, 10-year funding need. Potgieter's parting warning is blunt: ecosystems are "the infrastructure behind the infrastructure," and the money flowing into nature must multiply "by 40, 50, maybe 100 times."]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The NdB Sunday Show - Willem Els: The deadly recipe of the Ballito bomb boy…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, explosives expert Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) reveals just how deadly a bomb-making recipe was used by the 15-year-old boy who wanted to commit mass killing at a Ballito mall. “what was really alarming for me when I look at especially the one ingredient that he stipulated…with any explosive substance that you mix, you have to have two ingredients. The one is your reducing agent and one is your oxidizing agent. So… one is the fuel and the other one… provides the oxygen inside the mixture. So that was there. And also we see that it was similar, not exactly the same, but similar to, for instance, the type of explosives that was mixed by ISIS in Europe, especially the attacks in Paris, the attack on the airport in Brussels. And so that killed a lot of people. Very similar. Also, then referred to as the Mother of Satan, those explosives.” The boy’s bomb-making recipe was contained in the last paragraph of a Manifesto written by him. As for why the bomb did not detonate, Els says: “I believe it was a flaw in his construction…it was just burning very fast instead of detonating.” Meanwhile, police are on high alert for copy cat attacks, and Els expresses faith that - despite questions remaining about the initial handling of the case - the investigation is now being properly done by expert investigators. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The NdB Sunday Show - Willem Els: The deadly recipe of the Ballito bomb boy…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>18:08</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, explosives expert Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) reveals just how deadly a bomb-making recipe was used by the 15-year-old boy who wanted to commit mass killing at a Ballito mall. “what was really alarming for me when I look at especially the one ingredient that he stipulated…with any explosive substance that you mix, you have to have two ingredients. The one is your reducing agent and one is your oxidizing agent. So… one is the fuel and the other one… provides the oxygen inside the mixture. So that was there. And also we see that it was similar, not exactly the same, but similar to, for instance, the type of explosives that was mixed by ISIS in Europe, especially the attacks in Paris, the attack on the airport in Brussels. And so that killed a lot of people. Very similar. Also, then referred to as the Mother of Satan, those explosives.” The boy’s bomb-making recipe was contained in the last paragraph of a Manifesto written by him. As for why the bomb did not detonate, Els says: “I believe it was a flaw in his construction…it was just burning very fast instead of detonating.” Meanwhile, police are on high alert for copy cat attacks, and Els expresses faith that - despite questions remaining about the initial handling of the case - the investigation is now being properly done by expert investigators.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>SA rugby's ticket strategy prices Bok fans out of stadiums</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1695313</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Springbok ticket prices have soared, suites have been taken over under “clean stadium” rules, and loyal supporters are being squeezed out. BizNews Rugby's boots-on-the-ground reporter, Rory Steyn, speaks to representatives from legendary Joburg rugby clubs and bitter rivals Pirates and Wanderers, as well as chartered accountant and former Sun International CEO, David Coutts-Trotter, about the financial damage being done to community clubs and the growing anger among fans. With families facing an ever-rising cost for a day at the rugby and clubs losing vital income, they warn that SARU’s pursuit of revenue could weaken the very grassroots structures and supporter base that sustain South African rugby. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SA rugby's ticket strategy prices Bok fans out of stadiums</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>30:22</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Springbok ticket prices have soared, suites have been taken over under “clean stadium” rules, and loyal supporters are being squeezed out. BizNews Rugby's boots-on-the-ground reporter, Rory Steyn, speaks to representatives from legendary Joburg rugby clubs and bitter rivals Pirates and Wanderers, as well as chartered accountant and former Sun International CEO, David Coutts-Trotter, about the financial damage being done to community clubs and the growing anger among fans. With families facing an ever-rising cost for a day at the rugby and clubs losing vital income, they warn that SARU’s pursuit of revenue could weaken the very grassroots structures and supporter base that sustain South African rugby.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Jailed South African spy; SA Education reform; Wall Street's SpaceX verdict</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694866</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former Air Force brigadier is behind bars in the United States, Jasmine Opperman warns the real failure lies in how the State Security Agency handled her. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube hits back at claims her department is a mess as the DA looks to 2029, while traders pile into Micron and a record SK Hynix listing even as everyone frets the AI trade is overdone. Plus, we look at Iran choking the Strait of Hormuz, Meta charging for its AI, and Ben Bernanke joining Anthropic. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Jailed South African spy; SA Education reform; Wall Street's SpaceX verdict</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>17:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former Air Force brigadier is behind bars in the United States, Jasmine Opperman warns the real failure lies in how the State Security Agency handled her. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube hits back at claims her department is a mess as the DA looks to 2029, while traders pile into Micron and a record SK Hynix listing even as everyone frets the AI trade is overdone. Plus, we look at Iran choking the Strait of Hormuz, Meta charging for its AI, and Ben Bernanke joining Anthropic.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Siviwe Gwarube: The truth about SA education</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Siviwe Gwarube says South Africa's education system needs long-term reform, not quick political wins. The Basic Education Minister discusses her first two years in office, tackling textbook procurement concerns, eliminating unsafe pit toilets identified in 2018, strengthening early childhood development, and navigating provincial delivery challenges. She argues the real measure of success lies in improving literacy and numeracy from the foundation phase, while defending the DA's record in government and outlining why investing in young learners will shape South Africa's future. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Siviwe Gwarube: The truth about SA education</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>26:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Siviwe Gwarube says South Africa's education system needs long-term reform, not quick political wins. The Basic Education Minister discusses her first two years in office, tackling textbook procurement concerns, eliminating unsafe pit toilets identified in 2018, strengthening early childhood development, and navigating provincial delivery challenges. She argues the real measure of success lies in improving literacy and numeracy from the foundation phase, while defending the DA's record in government and outlining why investing in young learners will shape South Africa's future.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Jasmine Opperman: Ex-SAAF General jailed in the US as an SA agent…</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694720</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former brigadier general in the South African Air Force (SAAF) has been jailed in the United States after she pleaded guilty to one count of acting as an agent of South Africa and one of making a false statement in her security clearance application. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Jasmine Opperman, who spent over 20 years in South Africa’s intelligence services, and who is now a senior analyst at Fulcrum Analytics, takes viewers through the case of Portia Anyamba - who held the position of programme management operational specialist in the National Security Programme Office at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She came under surveillance by the FBI during regular communication with a State Security Agency (SSA) official stationed at the SA Embassy in Washington and was intercepted prior to another meeting with the official who had instructed her: “Please remember to also bring the laptop with.” Opperman says this case comes at a “very convenient time” for politicians in America. “Is this the ideal situation that the Trump government has been waiting for?” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Jasmine Opperman: Ex-SAAF General jailed in the US as an SA agent…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>18:37</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A former brigadier general in the South African Air Force (SAAF) has been jailed in the United States after she pleaded guilty to one count of acting as an agent of South Africa and one of making a false statement in her security clearance application. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Jasmine Opperman, who spent over 20 years in South Africa’s intelligence services, and who is now a senior analyst at Fulcrum Analytics, takes viewers through the case of Portia Anyamba - who held the position of programme management operational specialist in the National Security Programme Office at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She came under surveillance by the FBI during regular communication with a State Security Agency (SSA) official stationed at the SA Embassy in Washington and was intercepted prior to another meeting with the official who had instructed her: “Please remember to also bring the laptop with.” Opperman says this case comes at a “very convenient time” for politicians in America. “Is this the ideal situation that the Trump government has been waiting for?”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Siviwe Gwarube on the DA's 2029 make-or-break moment</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694684</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[DA insider and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube responds to claims that DA ministers haven't delivered, days after John Steenhuisen's bombshell interview shook the party. She explains why the DA's current turmoil could actually be its best opportunity yet, and why she says 2029 is now the party's election to win or lose. Also today: Pretoria's risky new carbon regulations, a Russian oligarch turning on Putin, and why Nvidia's trillion dollar selloff might be a buying signal. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Siviwe Gwarube on the DA's 2029 make-or-break moment</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>28:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[DA insider and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube responds to claims that DA ministers haven't delivered, days after John Steenhuisen's bombshell interview shook the party. She explains why the DA's current turmoil could actually be its best opportunity yet, and why she says 2029 is now the party's election to win or lose. Also today: Pretoria's risky new carbon regulations, a Russian oligarch turning on Putin, and why Nvidia's trillion dollar selloff might be a buying signal.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: US-Iran ceasefire collapse; Cronje on SA politics; Ballito mall bomb scare</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694431</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Daybreak covers escalating US-Iran strikes spiking crude oil and Fed minutes warning of upside inflation risks. Trump permits Ukrainian Patriot missile manufacturing and lifts Syria sanctions, while Apple expands a $30B Broadcom deal and China greenlights Nvidia sales. Locally, Frans Cronje analyses the DA's John Steenhuisen fallout and Willem Els goes through a botched police response to a Ballito mall bomb scare. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: US-Iran ceasefire collapse; Cronje on SA politics; Ballito mall bomb scare</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>15:06</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Daybreak covers escalating US-Iran strikes spiking crude oil and Fed minutes warning of upside inflation risks. Trump permits Ukrainian Patriot missile manufacturing and lifts Syria sanctions, while Apple expands a $30B Broadcom deal and China greenlights Nvidia sales. Locally, Frans Cronje analyses the DA's John Steenhuisen fallout and Willem Els goes through a botched police response to a Ballito mall bomb scare.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Willem Els - Failed food court bomb attack could have killed and maimed many</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694322</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chilling details have emerged of a recent failed bomb attack in the packed Food Court of the Ballito Junction Regional Mall. The device was placed by a 15-year-old radicalised teen intent on committing mass killing, but it failed to explode. The FBI alerted The Hawks, but the bomb had already been placed. The teen was finally arrested last week. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els, the Senior Training Coordinator on Terrorism and Explosives Related Incidents at the Transnational Threat and International Crimes Programme of the Institute for Security Studies, says: “For a long time, we've been warning about your prevalence of the so-called Lone Wolf scenario in South Africa…And this is maybe a wake-up call for South Africa ”. Prior to placing the bomb, the teen had published his Manifesto on Telegram. In it, he glorified mass killings and claimed that traumatic personal experiences had driven him to extremist online communities whose members were the only people who understood him. Listing all the red flags in the subsequent handling of the case, Els calls for a thorough IPID investigation. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Willem Els - Failed food court bomb attack could have killed and maimed many</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>17:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chilling details have emerged of a recent failed bomb attack in the packed Food Court of the Ballito Junction Regional Mall. The device was placed by a 15-year-old radicalised teen intent on committing mass killing, but it failed to explode. The FBI alerted The Hawks, but the bomb had already been placed. The teen was finally arrested last week. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els, the Senior Training Coordinator on Terrorism and Explosives Related Incidents at the Transnational Threat and International Crimes Programme of the Institute for Security Studies, says: “For a long time, we've been warning about your prevalence of the so-called Lone Wolf scenario in South Africa…And this is maybe a wake-up call for South Africa ”. Prior to placing the bomb, the teen had published his Manifesto on Telegram. In it, he glorified mass killings and claimed that traumatic personal experiences had driven him to extremist online communities whose members were the only people who understood him. Listing all the red flags in the subsequent handling of the case, Els calls for a thorough IPID investigation.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Dr Frans Cronje on what the Steenhuisen interview really cost the DA</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694292</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr Frans Cronje joins Alec Hogg for a wide-ranging catch-up that reframes the week's political noise into something more useful: a structural theory of why the DA is stuck and what it actually has to do next. His regime change argument is sharp — South Africans have lost confidence in the ANC, but they haven't yet gained confidence in the DA as a replacement. Until they do, the country sits in no-man's land. His defense of Tony Leon is equally direct: what Steenhuisen has alleged is lobbying, not state capture, and conflating the two is both factually wrong and damaging to the economy. Also today: Prosus raises $1.65 billion in investment-grade AI-era debt; Hyprop's oversubscribed JSE capital raise proves the exchange is working exactly as it should; and Rob Hersov makes the case for flagpole neutrality at Bishops. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Dr Frans Cronje on what the Steenhuisen interview really cost the DA</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>27:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Frans Cronje joins Alec Hogg for a wide-ranging catch-up that reframes the week's political noise into something more useful: a structural theory of why the DA is stuck and what it actually has to do next. His regime change argument is sharp — South Africans have lost confidence in the ANC, but they haven't yet gained confidence in the DA as a replacement. Until they do, the country sits in no-man's land. His defense of Tony Leon is equally direct: what Steenhuisen has alleged is lobbying, not state capture, and conflating the two is both factually wrong and damaging to the economy. Also today: Prosus raises $1.65 billion in investment-grade AI-era debt; Hyprop's oversubscribed JSE capital raise proves the exchange is working exactly as it should; and Rob Hersov makes the case for flagpole neutrality at Bishops.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Director's Cut: Dr Frans Cronje - Why the DA's biggest threat isn't the ANC</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694307</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frans Cronje delivers a hard-hitting assessment of the Democratic Alliance's internal turmoil, John Steenhuisen's dramatic fall from grace, and what it means for South Africa's political future. He argues the DA's biggest challenge is proving it can govern better than the ANC, warns that voter confidence is slipping, and explains why Helen Zille's Johannesburg ambitions could reshape the country. Cronje also defends Tony Leon, dismisses state capture claims, and outlines why he remains cautiously optimistic about South Africa's future. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Director's Cut: Dr Frans Cronje - Why the DA's biggest threat isn't the ANC</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>38:00</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frans Cronje delivers a hard-hitting assessment of the Democratic Alliance's internal turmoil, John Steenhuisen's dramatic fall from grace, and what it means for South Africa's political future. He argues the DA's biggest challenge is proving it can govern better than the ANC, warns that voter confidence is slipping, and explains why Helen Zille's Johannesburg ambitions could reshape the country. Cronje also defends Tony Leon, dismisses state capture claims, and outlines why he remains cautiously optimistic about South Africa's future.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: US strikes on Iran lift oil; NATO deals, SA auto subsidy; Farage quits</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1694022</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s episode, we cover the surge in oil prices following US airstrikes on Iran. We also review $50 billion in new defense deals from the NATO summit in Turkey. Locally, experts unpack the DA’s internal credibility crisis and controversial cabinet appointments, alongside the reality of South Africa's R40 billion automotive subsidy program amid Chery’s plant takeover. Finally, we look at Nigel Farage forcing a by-election by resigning as the Clacton MP. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: US strikes on Iran lift oil; NATO deals, SA auto subsidy; Farage quits</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>17:16</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today’s episode, we cover the surge in oil prices following US airstrikes on Iran. We also review $50 billion in new defense deals from the NATO summit in Turkey. Locally, experts unpack the DA’s internal credibility crisis and controversial cabinet appointments, alongside the reality of South Africa's R40 billion automotive subsidy program amid Chery’s plant takeover. Finally, we look at Nigel Farage forcing a by-election by resigning as the Clacton MP.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: William Saunderson-Meyer unpacks John Steenhuisen's News24 interview</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1693161</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[William Sanderson-Meyer has been watching South African politicians for more than three decades. His verdict on John Steenhuisen's News24 interview is unsparing: it was a ransom note. Not a whistleblower's disclosure, not a principled stand — a threat, published in the open, by a man who cannot accept his own demotion and needs the DA to find him a way out. WSM traces the damage: a personal financial hit of half a million rand a year, severed relationships, a tainted brand, and a party now forced to choose between quietly paying him off or risking a public war three months before a local government election. Either outcome, WSM argues, tells you exactly who is really running the DA. Also today: National Treasury pulls funding from 65 municipalities including Johannesburg, Shell sells its South African forecourts to Abu Dhabi's ADNOC, and 91's founders buy their own shares. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: William Saunderson-Meyer unpacks John Steenhuisen's News24 interview</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>28:47</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[William Sanderson-Meyer has been watching South African politicians for more than three decades. His verdict on John Steenhuisen's News24 interview is unsparing: it was a ransom note. Not a whistleblower's disclosure, not a principled stand — a threat, published in the open, by a man who cannot accept his own demotion and needs the DA to find him a way out. WSM traces the damage: a personal financial hit of half a million rand a year, severed relationships, a tainted brand, and a party now forced to choose between quietly paying him off or risking a public war three months before a local government election. Either outcome, WSM argues, tells you exactly who is really running the DA. Also today: National Treasury pulls funding from 65 municipalities including Johannesburg, Shell sells its South African forecourts to Abu Dhabi's ADNOC, and 91's founders buy their own shares.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Solly Moeng on South Africa's corruption crisis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Solly Moeng, blasts President Cyril Ramaphosa for his appointments of Ayanda Dlodlo as Ambassador to France and Dina Pule to Cabinet. “...the ANC still looks in its own dustbin of people they've thrown in the past to say, OK, maybe this one, people have forgotten who they are. Let's use them again.” He further slams the President’s failure to act against suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. “It's the same thing as Jacob Zuma not being charged for State Capture… This whole Madlanga Commission was started because this man decided to, from what we've heard, listen to voices that he shouldn't have listened to in order to dismantle a police unit that was busy scratching in places where seemingly the criminal network was not liking it anymore.” Moeng also describes the “mud pit” predicament of current Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis over the damaging public spat between two former party leaders, Tony Leon and John Steenhuisen “... whether Geordin Hill-Lewis wants to be part of the conversation or not, it's hurting the political party. This is the DA that has always been positioned as morally higher, holier than thou kind of party…it's pushing the DA morally, ethically on the back foot. So it's going to be interesting to see how they survive this.” Moeng further comments on the latest corruption revelations at the Madlanga Commission, and the games being played by some of the big role players. “I really hope that Madlanga will give the criminal justice system something that will lead to the fall of the big names hidden in there.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Solly Moeng on South Africa's corruption crisis</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>23:27</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Solly Moeng, blasts President Cyril Ramaphosa for his appointments of Ayanda Dlodlo as Ambassador to France and Dina Pule to Cabinet. “...the ANC still looks in its own dustbin of people they've thrown in the past to say, OK, maybe this one, people have forgotten who they are. Let's use them again.” He further slams the President’s failure to act against suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. “It's the same thing as Jacob Zuma not being charged for State Capture… This whole Madlanga Commission was started because this man decided to, from what we've heard, listen to voices that he shouldn't have listened to in order to dismantle a police unit that was busy scratching in places where seemingly the criminal network was not liking it anymore.” Moeng also describes the “mud pit” predicament of current Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis over the damaging public spat between two former party leaders, Tony Leon and John Steenhuisen “... whether Geordin Hill-Lewis wants to be part of the conversation or not, it's hurting the political party. This is the DA that has always been positioned as morally higher, holier than thou kind of party…it's pushing the DA morally, ethically on the back foot. So it's going to be interesting to see how they survive this.” Moeng further comments on the latest corruption revelations at the Madlanga Commission, and the games being played by some of the big role players. “I really hope that Madlanga will give the criminal justice system something that will lead to the fall of the big names hidden in there.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Iran hits tankers in Hormuz; O'Sullivan exposes recovery scam; $2 trillion arms race</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1692999</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran strikes commercial tankers near the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran enforces its shipping lanes, while Samsung's shares slide despite a 19-fold profit jump and NATO allies brace for Trump's push on defense spending. <br />
<br />
Herman Mashaba hits back at claims he left Johannesburg's finances in ruins, and columnist William Saunderson-Meyer weighs the damage John Steenhuisen's allegations against Tony Leon have done to the DA's brand.<br />
<br />
Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan exposes a recovery scam preying on fraud victims, and Bloomberg unpacks the $2 trillion global race to dominate future battlefields with drones, hypersonic weapons, and AI. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Iran hits tankers in Hormuz; O'Sullivan exposes recovery scam; $2 trillion arms race</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>16:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Iran strikes commercial tankers near the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran enforces its shipping lanes, while Samsung's shares slide despite a 19-fold profit jump and NATO allies brace for Trump's push on defense spending. 

Herman Mashaba hits back at claims he left Johannesburg's finances in ruins, and columnist William Saunderson-Meyer weighs the damage John Steenhuisen's allegations against Tony Leon have done to the DA's brand.

Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan exposes a recovery scam preying on fraud victims, and Bloomberg unpacks the $2 trillion global race to dominate future battlefields with drones, hypersonic weapons, and AI.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Chery's new Rosslyn plant and the R40bn car subsidy bill</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1692737</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chery just took over Nissan's old Eastern Cape plant, plugging straight into a subsidy scheme that costs South Africans over R40 billion a year, split between just seven manufacturers. Trade expert Donald MacKay tells Alec Hogg why this isn't a normal acquisition, and how the deal appears to sidestep a contribution other big players like Vodacom and Coca-Cola had to make. With a parliamentary review looming in September, is this subsidy model built to last? ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Chery's new Rosslyn plant and the R40bn car subsidy bill</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>28:20</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chery just took over Nissan's old Eastern Cape plant, plugging straight into a subsidy scheme that costs South Africans over R40 billion a year, split between just seven manufacturers. Trade expert Donald MacKay tells Alec Hogg why this isn't a normal acquisition, and how the deal appears to sidestep a contribution other big players like Vodacom and Coca-Cola had to make. With a parliamentary review looming in September, is this subsidy model built to last?]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Herman Mashaba on Johannesburg's bankruptcy and his Mayoral comeback</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ActionSA president Herman Mashaba reveals what Johannesburg's current mayor told him in a private phone call about why the city can't pay its bills. He also breaks down the Cape Town mayoral race, the anti-immigrant protests spreading across South Africa, and why he won't speak to Helen Zille directly. With the November local government elections looming, his answer to one question raises new doubts about who's really steering Johannesburg into the ground. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Herman Mashaba on Johannesburg's bankruptcy and his Mayoral comeback</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[ActionSA president Herman Mashaba reveals what Johannesburg's current mayor told him in a private phone call about why the city can't pay its bills. He also breaks down the Cape Town mayoral race, the anti-immigrant protests spreading across South Africa, and why he won't speak to Helen Zille directly. With the November local government elections looming, his answer to one question raises new doubts about who's really steering Johannesburg into the ground.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: NATO Summit tension; AI stocks slump; Zuma’s Gupta meeting</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1692536</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyiv faces fresh Russian missile strikes ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, while tensions linger following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader. Meanwhile, OPEC+ quotas drop oil prices, Alibaba blocks a US blacklist order, and investors fret over an AI chip stock pullback. Locally, Jacob Zuma's Gupta meeting and Cyril Ramaphosa's controversial appointment of Dina Pule ignite political accountability debates. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: NATO Summit tension; AI stocks slump; Zuma’s Gupta meeting</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>16:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kyiv faces fresh Russian missile strikes ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, while tensions linger following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader. Meanwhile, OPEC+ quotas drop oil prices, Alibaba blocks a US blacklist order, and investors fret over an AI chip stock pullback. Locally, Jacob Zuma's Gupta meeting and Cyril Ramaphosa's controversial appointment of Dina Pule ignite political accountability debates.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The NdB Sunday Show - Lauren Evanthia: Zuma’s Gupta reunion, Cyril’s Pule problem, Intel boss’ secrets…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest NdB Sunday Show Chris Steyn talks to Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), about former President Jacob Zuma’s reunion with one of the Guptas in India in the presence of a South African diplomat, while South Africa is struggling to find the Guptas and extradite them for State Capture; President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Dina Pule as a Cabinet Minister a decade after she was removed from Parliament; and the revelations of the secret messages on the phone of Crime Intelligence (CI) boss General Feroz Khan who fought so hard to prevent access to his devices and now he is in hospital fighting for his life after an alleged assassination attempt - just days before he was going to be questioned at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. “... are we just gonna sit here, carry on watching the Madlanga Commission day in and day out and not do anything? Instead of just treating it like a daily soap opera, we should be getting more angry because we are only seeing a small little peek. We're not seeing the full scope of the criminal enterprise that is our government.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The NdB Sunday Show - Lauren Evanthia: Zuma’s Gupta reunion, Cyril’s Pule problem, Intel boss’ secrets…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>17:31</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest NdB Sunday Show Chris Steyn talks to Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), about former President Jacob Zuma’s reunion with one of the Guptas in India in the presence of a South African diplomat, while South Africa is struggling to find the Guptas and extradite them for State Capture; President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Dina Pule as a Cabinet Minister a decade after she was removed from Parliament; and the revelations of the secret messages on the phone of Crime Intelligence (CI) boss General Feroz Khan who fought so hard to prevent access to his devices and now he is in hospital fighting for his life after an alleged assassination attempt - just days before he was going to be questioned at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. “... are we just gonna sit here, carry on watching the Madlanga Commission day in and day out and not do anything? Instead of just treating it like a daily soap opera, we should be getting more angry because we are only seeing a small little peek. We're not seeing the full scope of the criminal enterprise that is our government.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: DA overtakes ANC in by-elections; FMD costs mount; Oil prices set to slide</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New By-Election data shows the DA outpolling the ANC nationally for the first time. Meanwhile Bloomberg's Mike McGlone explains why crude could fall well below $57 a barrel despite Gulf tensions, KwaZulu-Natal farmer Pete Keen details the mounting cost of the foot and mouth disease crisis, and OpenAI's proposed 5% government stake raises questions about who profits from the AI boom. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: DA overtakes ANC in by-elections; FMD costs mount; Oil prices set to slide</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>15:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New By-Election data shows the DA outpolling the ANC nationally for the first time. Meanwhile Bloomberg's Mike McGlone explains why crude could fall well below $57 a barrel despite Gulf tensions, KwaZulu-Natal farmer Pete Keen details the mounting cost of the foot and mouth disease crisis, and OpenAI's proposed 5% government stake raises questions about who profits from the AI boom.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Whistleblowing FMD-hit farmer Pete Kean; DA staggers, BUSA exits</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six months ago, KwaZulu-Natal farmer Pete Keene came to BizNews with a warning nobody wanted to hear. His herd was a hundred percent infected with foot and mouth disease, the government's response had a zero percent chance of working, and the law wouldn't even let him reach for a needle and syringe. Today, a lot has changed on paper — the High Court struck down that law, the minister who defended it has been removed — but Pete's message is stark: the fire is still burning, and the real cost, a calving rate that crashed from ninety to thirty percent, won't fully show up until 2032. He never asked for a bailout. He asked to be heard. Also today: Johan Rupert sits on a R100bn cash pile after the cleanest exit in Remgro's history; the DA leads the ANC in by-elections nationally for the first time, then detonates a credibility bomb in the same week; and Business Unity SA walks away from the UIF after six years of being ignored. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Whistleblowing FMD-hit farmer Pete Kean; DA staggers, BUSA exits</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>33:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six months ago, KwaZulu-Natal farmer Pete Keene came to BizNews with a warning nobody wanted to hear. His herd was a hundred percent infected with foot and mouth disease, the government's response had a zero percent chance of working, and the law wouldn't even let him reach for a needle and syringe. Today, a lot has changed on paper — the High Court struck down that law, the minister who defended it has been removed — but Pete's message is stark: the fire is still burning, and the real cost, a calving rate that crashed from ninety to thirty percent, won't fully show up until 2032. He never asked for a bailout. He asked to be heard. Also today: Johan Rupert sits on a R100bn cash pile after the cleanest exit in Remgro's history; the DA leads the ANC in by-elections nationally for the first time, then detonates a credibility bomb in the same week; and Business Unity SA walks away from the UIF after six years of being ignored.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Dina Pule's cabinet return; O'Sullivan on Mkhwanazi, Apple's blacklisted chip deal</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1691567</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ramaphosa has handed the R300 billion social grants portfolio to Dina Pule - the minister Parliament once fined for persistently lying about a contractor relationship. Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan meanwhile spent six hours before the commission this week - speaking to Alec Hogg yesterday, he lays out uncomfortable history on General Mkhwanazi that cuts against the whistleblower narrative. Apple is negotiating chips from Chinese firms blacklisted for military ties to Beijing, while SARB governor Kganyago warns inflation expectations are creeping above target heading into July's rate decision. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Dina Pule's cabinet return; O'Sullivan on Mkhwanazi, Apple's blacklisted chip deal</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>17:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ramaphosa has handed the R300 billion social grants portfolio to Dina Pule - the minister Parliament once fined for persistently lying about a contractor relationship. Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan meanwhile spent six hours before the commission this week - speaking to Alec Hogg yesterday, he lays out uncomfortable history on General Mkhwanazi that cuts against the whistleblower narrative. Apple is negotiating chips from Chinese firms blacklisted for military ties to Beijing, while SARB governor Kganyago warns inflation expectations are creeping above target heading into July's rate decision.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Willem Els and Richard Chelin: Fake weight loss drugs flood the market, and Cat’s plea deal is rejected</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (SS) and Richard Chelin, an independent governance specialist, describe how organised crime syndicates have transitioned from making fake Covid-19 vaccines to flood the South African market with fake pharmaceuticals, particularly lifestyle drugs, like those for weight loss. They also comment on breaking news that a Magistrate has rejected the plea deal of tenderpreneur Cat Matlala. Chellin raised the question whether the plea deal in this highly politicised case could have been rushed, and Els says: “...if you look at the charges that he is facing and you look at the severity of those charges and you look at the deal that's been cut with him, the two don't add up…that was a sentiment also of the judgment by the magistrate….”. As for the mystery surrounding the apparent assassination attempt on Crime Intelligence boss General Feroz Khan just days short of his appearance before the Madlanga Commission, Els adds: “They have to cut this one to the bone because I think it's in the interest of the rule of law in South Africa.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Willem Els and Richard Chelin: Fake weight loss drugs flood the market, and Cat’s plea deal is rejected</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>17:47</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (SS) and Richard Chelin, an independent governance specialist, describe how organised crime syndicates have transitioned from making fake Covid-19 vaccines to flood the South African market with fake pharmaceuticals, particularly lifestyle drugs, like those for weight loss. They also comment on breaking news that a Magistrate has rejected the plea deal of tenderpreneur Cat Matlala. Chellin raised the question whether the plea deal in this highly politicised case could have been rushed, and Els says: “...if you look at the charges that he is facing and you look at the severity of those charges and you look at the deal that's been cut with him, the two don't add up…that was a sentiment also of the judgment by the magistrate….”. As for the mystery surrounding the apparent assassination attempt on Crime Intelligence boss General Feroz Khan just days short of his appearance before the Madlanga Commission, Els adds: “They have to cut this one to the bone because I think it's in the interest of the rule of law in South Africa.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: &quot;A whistleblower needs clean hands&quot; — Paul O'Sullivan's case against General Mkwanazi</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan spent over six hours giving sworn testimony to the Madlanga Commission on Monday — and his argument cuts straight through the mythology around General Ntlantlam Mkwanazi. O'Sullivan says the man hailed as a rare whistleblowing cop has in fact been part of the problem since 2012, when he unlawfully unsuspended Richard Mdluli on what O'Sullivan says were Jacob Zuma's instructions — then covered it up for eight years. A whistleblower, he told the commission, needs clean hands. He also argues Mkwanazi's balaclava-clad press conference of July 2025 was timed to deflect from the arrest of seven senior crime intelligence officers two days earlier. Also today: Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle delivers one jaw-dropping own goal — Dina Pule, found guilty of persistent dishonesty by Parliament, now controls R300bn in social grants. And South 32 shares jump 10% as Alcoa commits $5.5bn to South African industrial assets. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: &quot;A whistleblower needs clean hands&quot; — Paul O'Sullivan's case against General Mkwanazi</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>32:20</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan spent over six hours giving sworn testimony to the Madlanga Commission on Monday — and his argument cuts straight through the mythology around General Ntlantlam Mkwanazi. O'Sullivan says the man hailed as a rare whistleblowing cop has in fact been part of the problem since 2012, when he unlawfully unsuspended Richard Mdluli on what O'Sullivan says were Jacob Zuma's instructions — then covered it up for eight years. A whistleblower, he told the commission, needs clean hands. He also argues Mkwanazi's balaclava-clad press conference of July 2025 was timed to deflect from the arrest of seven senior crime intelligence officers two days earlier. Also today: Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle delivers one jaw-dropping own goal — Dina Pule, found guilty of persistent dishonesty by Parliament, now controls R300bn in social grants. And South 32 shares jump 10% as Alcoa commits $5.5bn to South African industrial assets.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: SA National Shutdown; S&amp;P best quarter in 6 years; Anthropic unbanned</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa's anti-immigrant national shutdown deadline arrived with violence in Johannesburg and the world watching. The S&P closed its best quarter in six years, Anthropic's export controls were quietly lifted overnight, and Tony Leon is not just firing back at John Steenhuisen - he's now weighing legal action. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: SA National Shutdown; S&amp;P best quarter in 6 years; Anthropic unbanned</itunes:title>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Corné Mulder on Steenhuisen's fall: sympathy, not schadenfreude — and a warning for SA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder gives BizNews the clearest outside read yet on the Democratic Alliance's implosion — tracing the Steenhuisen saga back to Trump's first executive order, the Oval Office "dim the lights" meeting, and a coalition built without a negotiated platform. Mulder explains why he feels sorry for his old rival, draws a hard line between DA and FF Plus values ahead of the local government elections, and warns of "bad actors on the periphery" who want South Africa's economy to fail. Plus: ABSA shares drop 8% despite calm guidance, and Tony Leon hits back at Steenhuisen's claims that his firm pulled strings behind the scenes. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Corné Mulder on Steenhuisen's fall: sympathy, not schadenfreude — and a warning for SA</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder gives BizNews the clearest outside read yet on the Democratic Alliance's implosion — tracing the Steenhuisen saga back to Trump's first executive order, the Oval Office "dim the lights" meeting, and a coalition built without a negotiated platform. Mulder explains why he feels sorry for his old rival, draws a hard line between DA and FF Plus values ahead of the local government elections, and warns of "bad actors on the periphery" who want South Africa's economy to fail. Plus: ABSA shares drop 8% despite calm guidance, and Tony Leon hits back at Steenhuisen's claims that his firm pulled strings behind the scenes.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Solly Moeng on the Steenhuisen bombshell and South Africa's national Shutdown</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa is not only dealing with a National Shutdown this week, but also with a couple of political hand grenades. In his latest chat to Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng his gives take on the alleged assassination attempt on Crime Intelligence (CI) boss General Feroz Khan just days before he was due at the Madlanga Commission, which heard testimony today that allies of the General had offered MKP MP Vusi Shongwe a R10-million bribe to back off pursuing testimony from him; as well as bombshell allegations from embittered former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. “...Who owns the truth? Do political leaders and other office bearers take decisions because they really came to a point of being informed that this was good for South Africa, or are they doing it because somebody else is paying somebody else to convince them that's the way to go?” Moeng also comments on breaking news of violence erupting between marchers and residents in Yeoville amid relative calm on National Shut Down day. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Solly Moeng on the Steenhuisen bombshell and South Africa's national Shutdown</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>17:46</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[South Africa is not only dealing with a National Shutdown this week, but also with a couple of political hand grenades. In his latest chat to Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng his gives take on the alleged assassination attempt on Crime Intelligence (CI) boss General Feroz Khan just days before he was due at the Madlanga Commission, which heard testimony today that allies of the General had offered MKP MP Vusi Shongwe a R10-million bribe to back off pursuing testimony from him; as well as bombshell allegations from embittered former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. “...Who owns the truth? Do political leaders and other office bearers take decisions because they really came to a point of being informed that this was good for South Africa, or are they doing it because somebody else is paying somebody else to convince them that's the way to go?” Moeng also comments on breaking news of violence erupting between marchers and residents in Yeoville amid relative calm on National Shut Down day.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Rian Malan's letter to Helen Zille; Steenhuisen turns on the DA; Tesla self-driving</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1690755</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Rian Malan fires off a pointed open letter to Helen Zille on the anti-migrant marches sweeping South Africa, while a former DA leader breaks ranks on his own party just months before the 2026 municipal elections.<br />
<br />
Also today: oil jumps as Iran moves on the Strait of Hormuz, Tesla rallies on a Full Self-Driving rollout, and a whistleblower pushes for criminal accountability over corporate silencing. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Rian Malan's letter to Helen Zille; Steenhuisen turns on the DA; Tesla self-driving</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Author Rian Malan fires off a pointed open letter to Helen Zille on the anti-migrant marches sweeping South Africa, while a former DA leader breaks ranks on his own party just months before the 2026 municipal elections.

Also today: oil jumps as Iran moves on the Strait of Hormuz, Tesla rallies on a Full Self-Driving rollout, and a whistleblower pushes for criminal accountability over corporate silencing.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Rian Malan to Helen Zille: Behind the MoM marches lurks something far more dangerous</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rian Malan is the author of My Traitor's Heart — a bestseller translated into 11 languages, still in print decades after publication, and a book that drew praise from V.S. Naipaul, John le Carré and the New York Times as one of the most important works ever written about South Africa. In short, he is the real thing, one of the finest non-fiction writers our country has produced. And for me, easily the greatest living SA writer. Commissioning Malan at rates that reflect his stature is beyond what BizNews can fund from its operating budget. The economics of modern media — collapsing CPMs, platform aggregation, subscription fatigue — make it impossible. But a BizNews community member has changed that. Their donation has seeded a commissioning fund dedicated to sourcing the very best South African writing and research for our readers: work we could not otherwise afford. This is not charity. It is an investment in the journalism South Africa needs — fearless, deeply reported, written with the skill that makes it stick. If this piece moves you, consider joining the fund. Write to me via alec@biznews.com. Not to cover salaries or overheads, but to put more Rian Malans in front of more South Africans. And for the rest of the tribe, enjoy. - Alec Hogg ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Rian Malan to Helen Zille: Behind the MoM marches lurks something far more dangerous</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>32:51</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rian Malan is the author of My Traitor's Heart — a bestseller translated into 11 languages, still in print decades after publication, and a book that drew praise from V.S. Naipaul, John le Carré and the New York Times as one of the most important works ever written about South Africa. In short, he is the real thing, one of the finest non-fiction writers our country has produced. And for me, easily the greatest living SA writer. Commissioning Malan at rates that reflect his stature is beyond what BizNews can fund from its operating budget. The economics of modern media — collapsing CPMs, platform aggregation, subscription fatigue — make it impossible. But a BizNews community member has changed that. Their donation has seeded a commissioning fund dedicated to sourcing the very best South African writing and research for our readers: work we could not otherwise afford. This is not charity. It is an investment in the journalism South Africa needs — fearless, deeply reported, written with the skill that makes it stick. If this piece moves you, consider joining the fund. Write to me via alec@biznews.com. Not to cover salaries or overheads, but to put more Rian Malans in front of more South Africans. And for the rest of the tribe, enjoy. - Alec Hogg]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BizNews Edge: Stranger than fiction - Jooste's consigliere meets ET-type end</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1690574</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Edge covers three stories that cut to the heart of South African business and politics. John Steenhuisen has broken publicly with the DA, naming Geordin Hill-Lewis and Tony Leon in allegations that threaten serious damage to the party just months before the 2026 municipals. Prosus, once a byword for discount and drift, has delivered full-year results that show a genuine turnaround — every regional ecosystem now profitable, Takealot breaking even for the first time, and a buyback programme outpacing Meta and Apple. And then the story Alec Hogg has been building toward for months: Malcolm King, the invisible man behind the Steinhoff fraud, found dead in a Cotswolds village — poisoned by a Romanian sex worker — before justice could reach him. The Reserve Bank reckoning rolls on. This one is worth your full attention. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BizNews Edge: Stranger than fiction - Jooste's consigliere meets ET-type end</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>24:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Edge covers three stories that cut to the heart of South African business and politics. John Steenhuisen has broken publicly with the DA, naming Geordin Hill-Lewis and Tony Leon in allegations that threaten serious damage to the party just months before the 2026 municipals. Prosus, once a byword for discount and drift, has delivered full-year results that show a genuine turnaround — every regional ecosystem now profitable, Takealot breaking even for the first time, and a buyback programme outpacing Meta and Apple. And then the story Alec Hogg has been building toward for months: Malcolm King, the invisible man behind the Steinhoff fraud, found dead in a Cotswolds village — poisoned by a Romanian sex worker — before justice could reach him. The Reserve Bank reckoning rolls on. This one is worth your full attention.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Criminalising corporate silence with Wendy Addison</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa's first high-profile whistleblower Wendy Addison is done talking shop. She's raised a criminal docket against a corporation and its directors for silencing two financial industry whistleblowers — and she thinks it could be a watershed moment. Can personal criminal accountability finally give whistleblower protection real teeth? ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Criminalising corporate silence with Wendy Addison</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>23:28</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[South Africa's first high-profile whistleblower Wendy Addison is done talking shop. She's raised a criminal docket against a corporation and its directors for silencing two financial industry whistleblowers — and she thinks it could be a watershed moment. Can personal criminal accountability finally give whistleblower protection real teeth?]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Strait of Hormuz showdown as US and Iran head back to Doha</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1690350</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vessels are still threading the Strait of Hormuz, but a Bloomberg analyst calls it Schrodinger's Strait: you never know if it's open until you try to get through. With traffic down to a fraction of normal and ships taking hits, owners are weighing whether the world's most vital oil route is worth the risk. We also unpacks Cape Town losing its clean audit, a record Korean tech bet, and Venezuela's climbing earthquake toll. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Strait of Hormuz showdown as US and Iran head back to Doha</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>15:16</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vessels are still threading the Strait of Hormuz, but a Bloomberg analyst calls it Schrodinger's Strait: you never know if it's open until you try to get through. With traffic down to a fraction of normal and ships taking hits, owners are weighing whether the world's most vital oil route is worth the risk. We also unpacks Cape Town losing its clean audit, a record Korean tech bet, and Venezuela's climbing earthquake toll.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia - Heat on Hill-Lewis, “Cat” cuts a deal, Mbalula blames Zuma, Jacinta’s agenda…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, Lauren Evanthia, the Founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), talks about fears that the National Shutdown this week could spark unrest with African National Congress (ANC) SG Fikile Mbalula accusing former President Jacob Zuma of fuelling anti-immigrant violence: “..when we reach a point when…systems start to crumble because of government failure and the lack of ethical leadership, what happens is that society starts to take over. And it takes over in a very chaotic way because we don't have a replacement for government failure on such a large scale.” Commenting on the SG’s defence of the ANC Speaker of Parliament over her handling of the Phala Phala matter, she fumes: “..people can hide behind parties...the party politics in South Africa is in my opinion the number one biggest stumbling block towards our progress as a nation”. As for tenderpreneur Cat Matlala cutting a plea deal and turning State Witness, Evanthia charges: “…these commissions of inquiry that keep on happening are just a distraction to the fact that we're not actually going for solutions in this country. Those with power are not implementing solutions.” Also on the agenda is new Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, under fire already because Cape Town has lost its clean audit status, and the former leader of the party, John Steenhuisen, is spewing bile because he feels betrayed by his erstwhile friend. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia - Heat on Hill-Lewis, “Cat” cuts a deal, Mbalula blames Zuma, Jacinta’s agenda…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>27:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn, Lauren Evanthia, the Founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), talks about fears that the National Shutdown this week could spark unrest with African National Congress (ANC) SG Fikile Mbalula accusing former President Jacob Zuma of fuelling anti-immigrant violence: “..when we reach a point when…systems start to crumble because of government failure and the lack of ethical leadership, what happens is that society starts to take over. And it takes over in a very chaotic way because we don't have a replacement for government failure on such a large scale.” Commenting on the SG’s defence of the ANC Speaker of Parliament over her handling of the Phala Phala matter, she fumes: “..people can hide behind parties...the party politics in South Africa is in my opinion the number one biggest stumbling block towards our progress as a nation”. As for tenderpreneur Cat Matlala cutting a plea deal and turning State Witness, Evanthia charges: “…these commissions of inquiry that keep on happening are just a distraction to the fact that we're not actually going for solutions in this country. Those with power are not implementing solutions.” Also on the agenda is new Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, under fire already because Cape Town has lost its clean audit status, and the former leader of the party, John Steenhuisen, is spewing bile because he feels betrayed by his erstwhile friend.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Mark Pincus on consumer AI; SA election violence; and the Strait of Hormuz</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Zynga founder and OpenAI investor can't understand why analysts cap consumer AI at $500 billion in what he sees as a $6 trillion market - he thinks that gap is exactly where the real opportunity lies. Oil spiked as Iran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz mid-negotiation, OpenAI stalled its IPO, and African Bank posted a near-billion-rand loss. Back home, who is behind the assassinations of candidates and councilors during South Africa's voter registration weekend, and what does it mean for the elections ahead? ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Mark Pincus on consumer AI; SA election violence; and the Strait of Hormuz</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Zynga founder and OpenAI investor can't understand why analysts cap consumer AI at $500 billion in what he sees as a $6 trillion market - he thinks that gap is exactly where the real opportunity lies. Oil spiked as Iran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz mid-negotiation, OpenAI stalled its IPO, and African Bank posted a near-billion-rand loss. Back home, who is behind the assassinations of candidates and councilors during South Africa's voter registration weekend, and what does it mean for the elections ahead?]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>The BizNews Edge: African Bank's Billion-Rand Acquisition Trap</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1689610</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[African Bank swung to a loss of nearly a billion rand after a four-year spree of buying and bolting together three banks to build a full-service lender, and the bad debt charge is still climbing. The contrast is brutal: a focused platinum-and-chrome miner, Tharisa, is printing cash with profit up more than sixfold, and the very morning African Bank’s loss landed, Tharisa was locking in fresh funding for its next mine. Anglo American, meanwhile, is reshaping itself around copper, selling out of coal and much of its South African portfolio while holding on to iron ore, and what that signals for local investors is the real question. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The BizNews Edge: African Bank's Billion-Rand Acquisition Trap</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>9:09</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[African Bank swung to a loss of nearly a billion rand after a four-year spree of buying and bolting together three banks to build a full-service lender, and the bad debt charge is still climbing. The contrast is brutal: a focused platinum-and-chrome miner, Tharisa, is printing cash with profit up more than sixfold, and the very morning African Bank’s loss landed, Tharisa was locking in fresh funding for its next mine. Anglo American, meanwhile, is reshaping itself around copper, selling out of coal and much of its South African portfolio while holding on to iron ore, and what that signals for local investors is the real question.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>DA supports ANC to pass R71bn Metro budget, political hits, by-elections result | Wayne Sussman</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest edition of The Electoral Road Show, Chris Steyn and elections analyst Wayne Sussman talk about Ekurhuleni finally managing to pass a R71-billion budget thanks to the Democratic Alliance (DA) supporting the African National Congress (ANC). Sussman warns: “...we know the Freedom Front did far better in Ekurhuleni than the City of Johannesburg in 2021. And they could also say, look, the DA and the ANC are the exact same, there's no difference, vote for us. We will stand up to the ANC. So on the one hand, the DA is saying they're acting in the residents' interest, they're acting in service delivery' interests, but critics of the ANC and DA will paint another picture.” Sussman also analyses the results of last night by-elections in which both the ANC and the DA held wards with “the DA laying down a marker to the Freedom Front in the Northwest, and the ANC certainly making a big point with its strong showing in Bushbuckridge”. As for the spate of killings of politicians and activists over the past registration weekend, he says “it is plausible that these might be politically motivated hits”. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>DA supports ANC to pass R71bn Metro budget, political hits, by-elections result | Wayne Sussman</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>13:59</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest edition of The Electoral Road Show, Chris Steyn and elections analyst Wayne Sussman talk about Ekurhuleni finally managing to pass a R71-billion budget thanks to the Democratic Alliance (DA) supporting the African National Congress (ANC). Sussman warns: “...we know the Freedom Front did far better in Ekurhuleni than the City of Johannesburg in 2021. And they could also say, look, the DA and the ANC are the exact same, there's no difference, vote for us. We will stand up to the ANC. So on the one hand, the DA is saying they're acting in the residents' interest, they're acting in service delivery' interests, but critics of the ANC and DA will paint another picture.” Sussman also analyses the results of last night by-elections in which both the ANC and the DA held wards with “the DA laying down a marker to the Freedom Front in the Northwest, and the ANC certainly making a big point with its strong showing in Bushbuckridge”. As for the spate of killings of politicians and activists over the past registration weekend, he says “it is plausible that these might be politically motivated hits”.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: Bafana Bafana makes history, Phala Phala updates, and the AI chip boom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa made World Cup history as Bafana Bafana beat South Korea to reach the knockout stages for the first time ever. Oil slides for a fourth straight session on Iran deal oversupply, and Micron surges 11% on AI chip demand. The bigger question hanging over the morning: what has President Ramaphosa still not told South Africa about the Phala Phala money - and can the truth stay hidden? ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: Bafana Bafana makes history, Phala Phala updates, and the AI chip boom</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>16:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[South Africa made World Cup history as Bafana Bafana beat South Korea to reach the knockout stages for the first time ever. Oil slides for a fourth straight session on Iran deal oversupply, and Micron surges 11% on AI chip demand. The bigger question hanging over the morning: what has President Ramaphosa still not told South Africa about the Phala Phala money - and can the truth stay hidden?]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Bafana Bafana's moment of truth: Every path to the World Cup knockouts — and how likely each one is</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1689175</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana are one result away from making World Cup history — but the path to the Round of 32 is complicated. With one point from two games and South Korea standing in their way on Thursday morning (3 AM SA time), Hugo Broos' men still have multiple routes through. The question is: how likely is each one?<br />
<br />
In this video, we break down every scenario that could see South Africa advance — from the clean path (win and you're through) to the long shots that would have the whole country refreshing standings tables in the early hours. We look at what the betting markets say, what Opta's numbers tell us about Bafana's actual performance level, and what the BizNews AI Predictor — our new data-driven match analysis tool — makes of South Africa's chances against South Korea.<br />
<br />
⚽ Every qualification scenario explained<br />
📊 Opta xG data, betting odds, and deep stats unpacked<br />
🤖 The BizNews AI Predictor verdict: South Korea 56% | Draw 31% | South Africa 13%<br />
🇿🇦 Can Bafana make history?<br />
<br />
The alarm is set for 3 AM. Let's talk about it. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Bafana Bafana's moment of truth: Every path to the World Cup knockouts — and how likely each one is</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>13:04</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana are one result away from making World Cup history — but the path to the Round of 32 is complicated. With one point from two games and South Korea standing in their way on Thursday morning (3 AM SA time), Hugo Broos' men still have multiple routes through. The question is: how likely is each one?

In this video, we break down every scenario that could see South Africa advance — from the clean path (win and you're through) to the long shots that would have the whole country refreshing standings tables in the early hours. We look at what the betting markets say, what Opta's numbers tell us about Bafana's actual performance level, and what the BizNews AI Predictor — our new data-driven match analysis tool — makes of South Africa's chances against South Korea.

⚽ Every qualification scenario explained
📊 Opta xG data, betting odds, and deep stats unpacked
🤖 The BizNews AI Predictor verdict: South Korea 56% | Draw 31% | South Africa 13%
🇿🇦 Can Bafana make history?

The alarm is set for 3 AM. Let's talk about it.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>The BizNews Edge: Nedbank, Grindrod and the coal stock no one was watching</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1689118</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nedbank confirmed its guidance this morning, and its East Africa deal is weeks from closing - a transformation most investors are still underpricing. Grindrod's Port of Maputo posted extraordinary volumes, but the share may already be priced for perfection. A small coal miner no one follows just disclosed an 1,800% earnings swing, and the full story has not landed yet. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The BizNews Edge: Nedbank, Grindrod and the coal stock no one was watching</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>26:16</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nedbank confirmed its guidance this morning, and its East Africa deal is weeks from closing - a transformation most investors are still underpricing. Grindrod's Port of Maputo posted extraordinary volumes, but the share may already be priced for perfection. A small coal miner no one follows just disclosed an 1,800% earnings swing, and the full story has not landed yet.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak: SA rare earth breakthrough; Three politicians killed; Chip stocks tumble</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1688872</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three politicians - an ANC councilor and two aspirants from rival parties - were gunned down in a single evening as South Africa's 2026 election year turns violent, and a commentator warns the worst may still be ahead. Steenkamp Kraal's rare earth processing milestone gives the West its clearest shot yet at breaking China's grip on critical minerals, while semiconductor stocks shed more than 10% overnight on fears AI data center demand is cooling. Plus the US Senate breaks with Trump on Iran in a 50-48 vote. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak: SA rare earth breakthrough; Three politicians killed; Chip stocks tumble</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>13:34</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three politicians - an ANC councilor and two aspirants from rival parties - were gunned down in a single evening as South Africa's 2026 election year turns violent, and a commentator warns the worst may still be ahead. Steenkamp Kraal's rare earth processing milestone gives the West its clearest shot yet at breaking China's grip on critical minerals, while semiconductor stocks shed more than 10% overnight on fears AI data center demand is cooling. Plus the US Senate breaks with Trump on Iran in a 50-48 vote.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Solly Moeng: Phala Phala “protection” for CR, spate of political killings, and why I left ActionSA</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1688631</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Election year 2026 is turning deadly and dirty. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng slams the Speaker of Parliament for not opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent bid to stave off his impeachment inquiry. “I for one should not be surprised if the Speaker would have been called into some meeting somewhere with the political party leadership that deployed her…to say: listen, this is the way we want this thing to go.” He also laments the spate of political killings that has seen an African National Congress (ANC) councillor and two aspirant councillors, one from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and one from BOSA gunned down in one night. “... there are of course people who also see these as opportunities for a job to climb up and to access the feeding through as it were. Either way it's a very risky position because sometimes people are even killed by their own comrades, their own people from the same political party, wanting to occupy the position.” Lastly, Moeng reveals why he left ActionSA despite being brought back to South Africa by its leader Herman Mashaba after he had been forced out of the country by the ANC. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Solly Moeng: Phala Phala “protection” for CR, spate of political killings, and why I left ActionSA</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>17:46</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Election year 2026 is turning deadly and dirty. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng slams the Speaker of Parliament for not opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent bid to stave off his impeachment inquiry. “I for one should not be surprised if the Speaker would have been called into some meeting somewhere with the political party leadership that deployed her…to say: listen, this is the way we want this thing to go.” He also laments the spate of political killings that has seen an African National Congress (ANC) councillor and two aspirant councillors, one from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and one from BOSA gunned down in one night. “... there are of course people who also see these as opportunities for a job to climb up and to access the feeding through as it were. Either way it's a very risky position because sometimes people are even killed by their own comrades, their own people from the same political party, wanting to occupy the position.” Lastly, Moeng reveals why he left ActionSA despite being brought back to South Africa by its leader Herman Mashaba after he had been forced out of the country by the ANC.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>The BizNews Edge: Economic warnings flash; Corporate giants mispriced; SpaceX tumbles</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1688612</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[We explore a toughening economic climate as South African consumer confidence drops and central bank indicators flash red. Discover why the market is blindly punishing value, dragging down Sibanye Stillwater’s debt-free gold business despite solid restructuring plans. We also highlight Attacq’s resilient property portfolio and Steenkamp Kraal’s historic rare earth processing breakthrough. Finally, we head global to unpack Andy Burnham’s sudden political rise in the UK and SpaceX’s dramatic post-IPO market slide. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The BizNews Edge: Economic warnings flash; Corporate giants mispriced; SpaceX tumbles</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>13:59</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[We explore a toughening economic climate as South African consumer confidence drops and central bank indicators flash red. Discover why the market is blindly punishing value, dragging down Sibanye Stillwater’s debt-free gold business despite solid restructuring plans. We also highlight Attacq’s resilient property portfolio and Steenkamp Kraal’s historic rare earth processing breakthrough. Finally, we head global to unpack Andy Burnham’s sudden political rise in the UK and SpaceX’s dramatic post-IPO market slide.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Tue 23 June 2026: Naspers earnings; Roubini turns bullish; Keir Starmer resigns; SA drug cartel warnings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Daybreak covers the US granting Iran a 60-day oil sale license following Switzerland peace talks. Tech stocks retreat as Alphabet slips 5% and Qualcomm eyes a $4 billion Modular acquisition. <br />
<br />
In the UK, Keir Starmer resigns as PM, clearing the path for Andy Burnham.<br />
<br />
Plus, the ISS warns of Mexican drug cartels in South Africa, Naspers reports surging core earnings, and Nouriel Roubini turns bullish on US productivity. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Tue 23 June 2026: Naspers earnings; Roubini turns bullish; Keir Starmer resigns; SA drug cartel warnings</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>15:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Daybreak covers the US granting Iran a 60-day oil sale license following Switzerland peace talks. Tech stocks retreat as Alphabet slips 5% and Qualcomm eyes a $4 billion Modular acquisition. 

In the UK, Keir Starmer resigns as PM, clearing the path for Andy Burnham.

Plus, the ISS warns of Mexican drug cartels in South Africa, Naspers reports surging core earnings, and Nouriel Roubini turns bullish on US productivity.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Willem Els: Mkhwanazi’s Mexico warning, the R1-billion bust - but no boots on the ground</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the recent R1-billion drug bust at Beitbridge, there is renewed focus on the warning by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa could become another Mexico or El Salvador if politically- and police-connected drug cartels were not dealt with. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) shares the findings of the ISS' latest drug study. “On the operational level, we're sitting with severe challenges. We've got most of the senior commissioners of police that are being arrested or suspended or so on. So we've got a power vacuum there and so on… one of the biggest challenges is the severe disinvestment in your capability in the police, intelligence-wise, as well as operational. We do not have boots on the ground. We do not have sufficient equipment and infrastructure…. ” Els details the ISS’ recommendations, and expresses optimism that with the appointment of General Mkhwanazi as Head of the Organised Crime Desk, “there might be some improvement now”. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Willem Els: Mkhwanazi’s Mexico warning, the R1-billion bust - but no boots on the ground</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>16:43</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Following the recent R1-billion drug bust at Beitbridge, there is renewed focus on the warning by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa could become another Mexico or El Salvador if politically- and police-connected drug cartels were not dealt with. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) shares the findings of the ISS' latest drug study. “On the operational level, we're sitting with severe challenges. We've got most of the senior commissioners of police that are being arrested or suspended or so on. So we've got a power vacuum there and so on… one of the biggest challenges is the severe disinvestment in your capability in the police, intelligence-wise, as well as operational. We do not have boots on the ground. We do not have sufficient equipment and infrastructure…. ” Els details the ISS’ recommendations, and expresses optimism that with the appointment of General Mkhwanazi as Head of the Organised Crime Desk, “there might be some improvement now”.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Daily Edge: Keir Starmer out; Gold above $4,200; three JSE heavyweights sold on strong numbers</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1688196</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good numbers, wrong catalyst. That's the Monday verdict on the JSE. Naspers flagged core earnings growth of up to 28% and still lost ground, sitting 37% off its 52-week high. Standard Bank reported resilient five-month earnings but moderated from a 12% first-quarter pace — sell-the-news into a stock already up 8% in a fortnight. Herriot acquired three Gauteng office blocks in a related-party deal worth R129 million. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer resigned as British prime minister two years after a landslide victory, gold held above $4,200, and US-Iran talks continued. The message: in a nervous market, strong performance is necessary — but not sufficient. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The Daily Edge: Keir Starmer out; Gold above $4,200; three JSE heavyweights sold on strong numbers</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>12:19</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Good numbers, wrong catalyst. That's the Monday verdict on the JSE. Naspers flagged core earnings growth of up to 28% and still lost ground, sitting 37% off its 52-week high. Standard Bank reported resilient five-month earnings but moderated from a 12% first-quarter pace — sell-the-news into a stock already up 8% in a fortnight. Herriot acquired three Gauteng office blocks in a related-party deal worth R129 million. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer resigned as British prime minister two years after a landslide victory, gold held above $4,200, and US-Iran talks continued. The message: in a nervous market, strong performance is necessary — but not sufficient.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Mon 22 June 2026: US-Iran pact; Tech IPOs; Fed inflation; Amazon Prime; Oil deficit</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1687975</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[This episode of BizNews Daybreak covers the US-Iran preliminary nuclear agreement, an FDA panel's approval of Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine, and upcoming Fed inflation data threatening further interest rate hikes.<br />
<br />
Domestically, Lauren Evanthia discusses a proposed South African cabinet reshuffle and John Steenhuisen's political demotion. <br />
<br />
Finally, we analyze the massive capital drain from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic listings, Amazon’s Prime Day ecosystem strategy, and Dan Dicker’s warnings on critical global oil stockpile drawdowns. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Mon 22 June 2026: US-Iran pact; Tech IPOs; Fed inflation; Amazon Prime; Oil deficit</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>15:06</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode of BizNews Daybreak covers the US-Iran preliminary nuclear agreement, an FDA panel's approval of Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine, and upcoming Fed inflation data threatening further interest rate hikes.

Domestically, Lauren Evanthia discusses a proposed South African cabinet reshuffle and John Steenhuisen's political demotion. 

Finally, we analyze the massive capital drain from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic listings, Amazon’s Prime Day ecosystem strategy, and Dan Dicker’s warnings on critical global oil stockpile drawdowns.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>NdB Sunday Show: Zuma fires Duduzile, Cyril ponders DA wish list, Mashatile in China, councillor &amp; activist gunned down</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1687930</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[“..We need to reach a point where the people as individuals and as a population are stronger than governing systems, and those governing systems can't be in a position to control; they need to simply govern, build infrastructure, fix roads - not have control and power over people.” That is the call from Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM) on the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn as they talk about major developments in the past week: two ward councillors being gunned down in the space of an hour on voter registration weekend; former President Jacob Zuma firing his once powerful daughter, Duduzile, and MKP former spokesperson, her close ally; President Cyril Ramaphosa pondering the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) Cabinet reshuffle requests that sees its former leader, John Steenhuisen, demoted to a deputy minister's post; and Deputy President Paul Mashatile - who is on a working visit in China - seemingly ready to step into presidential shoes while Ramaphosa is doing everything possible to avoid impeachment. They also talk about more corruption being exposed in the South African Police Force (SAPS) with twenty police officers in the Western Cape charged with alleged links to the taxi industry, and Nelson Mandela Bay being ranked the 3rd most violent city in the world. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>NdB Sunday Show: Zuma fires Duduzile, Cyril ponders DA wish list, Mashatile in China, councillor &amp; activist gunned down</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>28:47</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[“..We need to reach a point where the people as individuals and as a population are stronger than governing systems, and those governing systems can't be in a position to control; they need to simply govern, build infrastructure, fix roads - not have control and power over people.” That is the call from Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM) on the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn as they talk about major developments in the past week: two ward councillors being gunned down in the space of an hour on voter registration weekend; former President Jacob Zuma firing his once powerful daughter, Duduzile, and MKP former spokesperson, her close ally; President Cyril Ramaphosa pondering the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) Cabinet reshuffle requests that sees its former leader, John Steenhuisen, demoted to a deputy minister's post; and Deputy President Paul Mashatile - who is on a working visit in China - seemingly ready to step into presidential shoes while Ramaphosa is doing everything possible to avoid impeachment. They also talk about more corruption being exposed in the South African Police Force (SAPS) with twenty police officers in the Western Cape charged with alleged links to the taxi industry, and Nelson Mandela Bay being ranked the 3rd most violent city in the world.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Fri 19 June 2026: US warnings to ASML; Heystek and Ginsberg on SpaceX; Hawkish Fed rate decisions</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1687400</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, the US-Iran interim peace deal takes effect amidst Israeli criticism, while Washington raises alarms over ASML technology shipments to China. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, markets surge as Intel partners with Apple, and retail demand drives SpaceX’s explosive post-IPO rally. <br />
<br />
Domestically, political shockwaves hit as John Steenhuisen is removed in a DA reshuffle, Brait shares plunge following a deep-discount rights offer, and a hawkish Federal Reserve pressures the rand. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Fri 19 June 2026: US warnings to ASML; Heystek and Ginsberg on SpaceX; Hawkish Fed rate decisions</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>19:03</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, the US-Iran interim peace deal takes effect amidst Israeli criticism, while Washington raises alarms over ASML technology shipments to China. 

Meanwhile, markets surge as Intel partners with Apple, and retail demand drives SpaceX’s explosive post-IPO rally. 

Domestically, political shockwaves hit as John Steenhuisen is removed in a DA reshuffle, Brait shares plunge following a deep-discount rights offer, and a hawkish Federal Reserve pressures the rand.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Daily Edge: Fed’s higher-for-longer warning hits SA Inc — Brait dilutes, BHP absorbs, Treasury sidesteps</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1687191</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s BizNews Daily Edge unpacks how the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold is rippling through South African markets, where expensive money is forcing companies and government alike to show the strength of their balance sheets. Irakli looks at Brait’s deeply discounted R2.5bn rights offer to cut debt and support Virgin Active, BHP’s market shrug at a $2bn potash blowout, and National Treasury’s smart move to fully fund its foreign currency needs through concessional loans. In a world where cheap global money is not coming back soon, capital structure has become destiny. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The Daily Edge: Fed’s higher-for-longer warning hits SA Inc — Brait dilutes, BHP absorbs, Treasury sidesteps</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>11:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s BizNews Daily Edge unpacks how the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold is rippling through South African markets, where expensive money is forcing companies and government alike to show the strength of their balance sheets. Irakli looks at Brait’s deeply discounted R2.5bn rights offer to cut debt and support Virgin Active, BHP’s market shrug at a $2bn potash blowout, and National Treasury’s smart move to fully fund its foreign currency needs through concessional loans. In a world where cheap global money is not coming back soon, capital structure has become destiny.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>SpaceX, Anthropic or OpenAI? Anthony Ginsberg and Magnus Heystek reveal their biggest AI bets</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1687165</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SpaceX’s blockbuster debut has reignited debate over whether Elon Musk is building the world’s most valuable company – or the next great market bubble. In this wide-ranging discussion, Magnus Heystek and Anthony Ginsberg unpack the investment case behind SpaceX, Starlink, Anthropic and OpenAI, weighing extraordinary growth potential against eye-watering valuations. From AI breakthroughs and satellite dominance to comparisons with historic manias, they explore why investors are piling in – and what could determine whether Musk’s latest venture soars or stumbles. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>SpaceX, Anthropic or OpenAI? Anthony Ginsberg and Magnus Heystek reveal their biggest AI bets</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>31:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SpaceX’s blockbuster debut has reignited debate over whether Elon Musk is building the world’s most valuable company – or the next great market bubble. In this wide-ranging discussion, Magnus Heystek and Anthony Ginsberg unpack the investment case behind SpaceX, Starlink, Anthropic and OpenAI, weighing extraordinary growth potential against eye-watering valuations. From AI breakthroughs and satellite dominance to comparisons with historic manias, they explore why investors are piling in – and what could determine whether Musk’s latest venture soars or stumbles.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>DA Cabinet shake-up, ANC infighting and EFF collapse… | The Electoral Roadshow with Wayne Sussman</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1687106?v=1</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn and analyst Supremo Wayne Sussman, he dissects the Democratic Alliance’s big Cabinet reshuffle, particularly the ministerial demotion of former party leader by the new leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, as well as the posts now allotted to the Willie Aucamp, David Maynier, Yusuf Cassim and Gauteng veteran Jack Bloom. “I think that Hill-Lewis had no choice and the DA had no choice but to move and act against Steenhuisen. Because it must have been looking at its polling and worrying about the Afrikaans voters. ...these new ministers and deputy ministers will have to show their mettle…and the DA will hope that it can arrest decline, certainly amongst Afrikaans voters, but also the voters it's been losing to the Patriotic Alliance.” Analysing the latest by-election results, Sussman describes EFF support “totally collapsing” in Buffalo City where it came close to being the second biggest party in 2024. As for Jo’burg Mayor Dada Morero first elevated and then removed as municipal intervention convenor for the province, Sussman says: “I think this says less about Dado Morero and more about the state of the ANC in Gauteng: that the infighting is vicious, that the contestation and competition is as fierce as ever, and this is not a good sign for the ANC a few months out of the Local Government Election.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>DA Cabinet shake-up, ANC infighting and EFF collapse… | The Electoral Roadshow with Wayne Sussman</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>21:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn and analyst Supremo Wayne Sussman, he dissects the Democratic Alliance’s big Cabinet reshuffle, particularly the ministerial demotion of former party leader by the new leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, as well as the posts now allotted to the Willie Aucamp, David Maynier, Yusuf Cassim and Gauteng veteran Jack Bloom. “I think that Hill-Lewis had no choice and the DA had no choice but to move and act against Steenhuisen. Because it must have been looking at its polling and worrying about the Afrikaans voters. ...these new ministers and deputy ministers will have to show their mettle…and the DA will hope that it can arrest decline, certainly amongst Afrikaans voters, but also the voters it's been losing to the Patriotic Alliance.” Analysing the latest by-election results, Sussman describes EFF support “totally collapsing” in Buffalo City where it came close to being the second biggest party in 2024. As for Jo’burg Mayor Dada Morero first elevated and then removed as municipal intervention convenor for the province, Sussman says: “I think this says less about Dado Morero and more about the state of the ANC in Gauteng: that the infighting is vicious, that the contestation and competition is as fierce as ever, and this is not a good sign for the ANC a few months out of the Local Government Election.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Thu 18 June 2026: Fed holds rates; SA Cabinet shifts; SpaceX valuation; Gold potential</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1686962</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's Daybreak covers the landmark US-Iran peace deal and the Federal Reserve's unanimous decision to hold interest rates steady. <br />
<br />
Alec Hogg analyses DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis's strategic cabinet demotion of Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen. <br />
<br />
We also unpack SpaceX's massive $2.52 trillion IPO valuation, the Western Cape's expanding provincial policing powers, and South Africa's missed exploration opportunities despite holding the world’s largest remaining gold endowment. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Thu 18 June 2026: Fed holds rates; SA Cabinet shifts; SpaceX valuation; Gold potential</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's Daybreak covers the landmark US-Iran peace deal and the Federal Reserve's unanimous decision to hold interest rates steady. 

Alec Hogg analyses DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis's strategic cabinet demotion of Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen. 

We also unpack SpaceX's massive $2.52 trillion IPO valuation, the Western Cape's expanding provincial policing powers, and South Africa's missed exploration opportunities despite holding the world’s largest remaining gold endowment.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Cy Jacobs: SpaceX at $2 trillion — The biggest market trick ever or Elon Musk’s masterstroke?</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1686827</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[SpaceX has become the hottest story in global investing, soaring to a valuation above $2 trillion and captivating markets worldwide. But is it a revolutionary business success or a masterclass in financial engineering? In this candid interview, Cy Jacobs argues that Elon Musk has cracked the code of modern market structure, using limited share supply, passive index demand and options trading to fuel extraordinary valuations. Jacobs explains why he remains sceptical of the fundamentals, yet still believes betting against SpaceX could be a costly mistake. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Cy Jacobs: SpaceX at $2 trillion — The biggest market trick ever or Elon Musk’s masterstroke?</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>36:49</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[SpaceX has become the hottest story in global investing, soaring to a valuation above $2 trillion and captivating markets worldwide. But is it a revolutionary business success or a masterclass in financial engineering? In this candid interview, Cy Jacobs argues that Elon Musk has cracked the code of modern market structure, using limited share supply, passive index demand and options trading to fuel extraordinary valuations. Jacobs explains why he remains sceptical of the fundamentals, yet still believes betting against SpaceX could be a costly mistake.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Daily Edge: Steenhuisen out, SA squanders its gold opportunity, Premier Group's 30% profit surge</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BizNews editor Alec Hogg leads with a political signal investors shouldn't miss: the DA is moving to replace John Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister after three High Court cost orders — and his proposed successor is an actual farmer. Then Dr. Duarte da Silva's third paper on South Africa's gold lands with force: the Witwatersrand holds as much gold underground as it has ever produced, Australia spends 70 times more exploring its endowment, and SA's share of African exploration budgets has collapsed from 35% to 7%. On the JSE: Premier Group is the standout — net profit up nearly 30% while digesting the RFG acquisition. Vukile raises R2.8 billion for Italy, heavily oversubscribed. Stor-Age quietly accumulates institutional buyers. Powerfleet's integration pain is finally paying off. And Brikor heads for the exit. The close ties it together: the political story and the gold story are the same story. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The Daily Edge: Steenhuisen out, SA squanders its gold opportunity, Premier Group's 30% profit surge</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>23:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[BizNews editor Alec Hogg leads with a political signal investors shouldn't miss: the DA is moving to replace John Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister after three High Court cost orders — and his proposed successor is an actual farmer. Then Dr. Duarte da Silva's third paper on South Africa's gold lands with force: the Witwatersrand holds as much gold underground as it has ever produced, Australia spends 70 times more exploring its endowment, and SA's share of African exploration budgets has collapsed from 35% to 7%. On the JSE: Premier Group is the standout — net profit up nearly 30% while digesting the RFG acquisition. Vukile raises R2.8 billion for Italy, heavily oversubscribed. Stor-Age quietly accumulates institutional buyers. Powerfleet's integration pain is finally paying off. And Brikor heads for the exit. The close ties it together: the political story and the gold story are the same story.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Boardroom Talk: Steenhuisen's fall and what it tells us about Geordin Hill-Lewis</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1686743</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Boardroom Talk, BizNews editor Alec Hogg unpacks the political and practical unravelling of John Steenhuisen's tenure as South Africa's Minister of Agriculture. From the foot-and-mouth disease crisis that exposed a fatal mismatch between parliamentary skill and executive capability, to three damning High Court cost orders, Hogg traces how one of the DA's most respected figures ended up on the wrong side of the very accountability standards his party championed. But this isn't just a post-mortem. It's also a sharp-eyed assessment of what new DA leader Jordan Hill Lewis's decisive — and graceful — cabinet reshuffle reveals about the kind of leader he intends to be. Performance over loyalty. Outcomes over comfort. Is this the beginning of something different in South African politics? ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Boardroom Talk: Steenhuisen's fall and what it tells us about Geordin Hill-Lewis</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>22:19</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this Boardroom Talk, BizNews editor Alec Hogg unpacks the political and practical unravelling of John Steenhuisen's tenure as South Africa's Minister of Agriculture. From the foot-and-mouth disease crisis that exposed a fatal mismatch between parliamentary skill and executive capability, to three damning High Court cost orders, Hogg traces how one of the DA's most respected figures ended up on the wrong side of the very accountability standards his party championed. But this isn't just a post-mortem. It's also a sharp-eyed assessment of what new DA leader Jordan Hill Lewis's decisive — and graceful — cabinet reshuffle reveals about the kind of leader he intends to be. Performance over loyalty. Outcomes over comfort. Is this the beginning of something different in South African politics?]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Solly Moeng - Cyril’s game, Steenhuisen’s scandal and the failing ANC “fat bellies”...</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1686709</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this interview with Chris Steyn, Political Commentator Solly Moeng gives his take on the latest developments in the impeachment drama surrounding President Cyril Ramaphosa, noting: “... he is buying time for himself, definitely for other people around him whose interests would not be aided by him leaving now and a certain Paul Mashatile is immediately coming in…” Moeng calls for the recall of Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and the removal of his Chief of Staff Jana le Roux who allegedly swore at an agri official and for sharing bemusement at farmers reaching out to the department. “...if he can’t remove her, maybe they should remove him…look it's up to the DA now to prove itself, to say to Ramaphosa, look, we are withdrawing this man…” Speaking on the 50th anniversary of the June 16 1976 youth march in Soweto, Moeng slams the government for failing the youth. Describing his return last year to Diepkloof - where he grew up, he charges: “It's worse than during Apartheid.The primary school that I used to go to has got a squatter camp inside its yard…It actually made me go on to cry…..” Lastly, he comments on the Western Cape’s outgoing Police Commissioner coming out in support of extending policing powers to the province. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Solly Moeng - Cyril’s game, Steenhuisen’s scandal and the failing ANC “fat bellies”...</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>14:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this interview with Chris Steyn, Political Commentator Solly Moeng gives his take on the latest developments in the impeachment drama surrounding President Cyril Ramaphosa, noting: “... he is buying time for himself, definitely for other people around him whose interests would not be aided by him leaving now and a certain Paul Mashatile is immediately coming in…” Moeng calls for the recall of Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and the removal of his Chief of Staff Jana le Roux who allegedly swore at an agri official and for sharing bemusement at farmers reaching out to the department. “...if he can’t remove her, maybe they should remove him…look it's up to the DA now to prove itself, to say to Ramaphosa, look, we are withdrawing this man…” Speaking on the 50th anniversary of the June 16 1976 youth march in Soweto, Moeng slams the government for failing the youth. Describing his return last year to Diepkloof - where he grew up, he charges: “It's worse than during Apartheid.The primary school that I used to go to has got a squatter camp inside its yard…It actually made me go on to cry…..” Lastly, he comments on the Western Cape’s outgoing Police Commissioner coming out in support of extending policing powers to the province.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Wed 17 June 2026: US-Iran deal; SpaceX valuation, Anthropic's restrictions; Eskom rating lift; Fort Hare</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1686536</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Daybreak, we explore the tentative US-Iran deal and G7 skepticism surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. SpaceX's valuation surges to $2.65 trillion, overtaking Amazon, alongside its $60 billion acquisition of AI startup Cursor. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Washington imposes strict foreign access restrictions on Anthropic’s advanced AI models. <br />
<br />
In South Africa, the University of Fort Hare’s Vice Chancellor faces a criminal corruption complaint, Solly Moeng dissect the ANC leadership, and we unpack why Eskom's recent Fitch upgrade is merely borrowing credibility from the sovereign national balance sheet. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Wed 17 June 2026: US-Iran deal; SpaceX valuation, Anthropic's restrictions; Eskom rating lift; Fort Hare</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>14:25</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of Daybreak, we explore the tentative US-Iran deal and G7 skepticism surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. SpaceX's valuation surges to $2.65 trillion, overtaking Amazon, alongside its $60 billion acquisition of AI startup Cursor. 

Meanwhile, Washington imposes strict foreign access restrictions on Anthropic’s advanced AI models. 

In South Africa, the University of Fort Hare’s Vice Chancellor faces a criminal corruption complaint, Solly Moeng dissect the ANC leadership, and we unpack why Eskom's recent Fitch upgrade is merely borrowing credibility from the sovereign national balance sheet.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>The Daily Edge: $2bn back to Anglo Gold shareholders, what Mideast ceasefire means for gold bulls</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1686072</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three JSE stories opened the week, and one theme cut through all of them: cash. Anglo Gold Ashanti confirmed a shareholder vote on a $2 billion share buyback, sending the stock up nearly 9%. Eskom's credit rating was upgraded by Fitch — not on its own merits, but on the back of South Africa's sovereign upgrade, with its standalone profile still deep in junk territory. Matengu flagged the sale of its Blue Ridge Platinum stake for R50 million, tidying the books ahead of a bigger deal. Then the weekend rewrote the macro: a US-Iran ceasefire pushed oil down and put gold bulls on notice. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The Daily Edge: $2bn back to Anglo Gold shareholders, what Mideast ceasefire means for gold bulls</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>12:57</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three JSE stories opened the week, and one theme cut through all of them: cash. Anglo Gold Ashanti confirmed a shareholder vote on a $2 billion share buyback, sending the stock up nearly 9%. Eskom's credit rating was upgraded by Fitch — not on its own merits, but on the back of South Africa's sovereign upgrade, with its standalone profile still deep in junk territory. Matengu flagged the sale of its Blue Ridge Platinum stake for R50 million, tidying the books ahead of a bigger deal. Then the weekend rewrote the macro: a US-Iran ceasefire pushed oil down and put gold bulls on notice.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Golden handshakes, protection of allies, targeting of whistleblowers… - Grant Abbott</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Grant Abbott the General Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) shares evidence collected over years for the criminal complaint lodged against Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu who was recently placed on precautionary suspension by the Council and now faces charges of gross misconduct. Allegations in the union’s criminal complaint include the appointment and promotion of individuals outside lawful recruitment processes, the circumvention of governance structures, the approval of substantial financial settlements of millions of rands and remuneration adjustments without proper justification. It also sets out how the Vice Chancellor selectively used disciplinary processes to protect his allies and targeted whistleblowers. Meanwhile, some of those who benefitted from the Vice-Chancellor’s “schemes” are now the accused in corruption and fraud cases. “The problem is that you can't position yourself as a corruption buster and then in the process of doing that create more corruption...” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Golden handshakes, protection of allies, targeting of whistleblowers… - Grant Abbott</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>19:47</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Grant Abbott the General Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) shares evidence collected over years for the criminal complaint lodged against Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu who was recently placed on precautionary suspension by the Council and now faces charges of gross misconduct. Allegations in the union’s criminal complaint include the appointment and promotion of individuals outside lawful recruitment processes, the circumvention of governance structures, the approval of substantial financial settlements of millions of rands and remuneration adjustments without proper justification. It also sets out how the Vice Chancellor selectively used disciplinary processes to protect his allies and targeted whistleblowers. Meanwhile, some of those who benefitted from the Vice-Chancellor’s “schemes” are now the accused in corruption and fraud cases. “The problem is that you can't position yourself as a corruption buster and then in the process of doing that create more corruption...”]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Mon 15 June 2026: US-Iran peace deal; Ramaphosa impeachment fight; Cape Town Mayor; Old School SA</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1685849</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global markets react to a historic US-Iran peace deal halting fighting for 60 days, while the Federal Reserve faces a high-stakes interest rate decision amidst rising inflation. <br />
<br />
Closer to home, President Cyril Ramaphosa scrambles to block a politically dangerous parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal. <br />
<br />
Plus, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis explains why he's staying clear of a cabinet seat, and the founders of Stellenbosch sportswear brand Old School SA share how they turned vintage jerseys and national pride into a booming business. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Mon 15 June 2026: US-Iran peace deal; Ramaphosa impeachment fight; Cape Town Mayor; Old School SA</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>13:56</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global markets react to a historic US-Iran peace deal halting fighting for 60 days, while the Federal Reserve faces a high-stakes interest rate decision amidst rising inflation. 

Closer to home, President Cyril Ramaphosa scrambles to block a politically dangerous parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal. 

Plus, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis explains why he's staying clear of a cabinet seat, and the founders of Stellenbosch sportswear brand Old School SA share how they turned vintage jerseys and national pride into a booming business.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia - “Scrambling” Cyril, Witness I &amp; a “criminal enterprise” government</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s edition of the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn and Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement, the hot topic is President Cyril Ramaposa’s urgent court bid to try and stop Parliament from conducting his impeachment inquiry. “And now the president is obviously scrambling. He knows what this means. If anything, this is almost an admission of guilt on his part…(and) how is it gonna hurt the ANC during the elections? I think that is probably at the forefront of his mind…if they want to hold on to that 45.6%, they cannot afford to have this massive scandal with the president.” Evanthia also dissects the testimony of Witness I before the Madlanga Commission. “The whole South African government for me appears to be an entire criminal enterprise.” She further looks at the biggest lack of service delivery horror stories, and gives her take on the defection journey of Neville Delport from the African National Congress (ANC) to the Democratic Alliance (DA) and on to the Patriotic Alliance (PA). Lastly, she examines the likely consequences for South Africa should Nigeria carry out its threat of retaliation over South Africa’s handling of the migrant crisis. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia - “Scrambling” Cyril, Witness I &amp; a “criminal enterprise” government</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today’s edition of the NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn and Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement, the hot topic is President Cyril Ramaposa’s urgent court bid to try and stop Parliament from conducting his impeachment inquiry. “And now the president is obviously scrambling. He knows what this means. If anything, this is almost an admission of guilt on his part…(and) how is it gonna hurt the ANC during the elections? I think that is probably at the forefront of his mind…if they want to hold on to that 45.6%, they cannot afford to have this massive scandal with the president.” Evanthia also dissects the testimony of Witness I before the Madlanga Commission. “The whole South African government for me appears to be an entire criminal enterprise.” She further looks at the biggest lack of service delivery horror stories, and gives her take on the defection journey of Neville Delport from the African National Congress (ANC) to the Democratic Alliance (DA) and on to the Patriotic Alliance (PA). Lastly, she examines the likely consequences for South Africa should Nigeria carry out its threat of retaliation over South Africa’s handling of the migrant crisis.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Old School SA’s Stellenbosch brothers riding Bafana Bafana fever sweeping the country</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stef and Daneel Steinmann couldn’t buy the vintage Springbok jerseys they kept seeing around Stellenbosch in 2019, a Rugby World Cup year when green and gold were everywhere, so after roughly 100 emails they found a supplier and started their own brand, Old School SA. Six years on, Old School holds official partnerships and licences with the Springboks, Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Manchester City and the NBA, and operates branded stores across the country. With Bafana Bafana back at the Football World Cup for the first time in 16 years, Old School is now the official supporters’ brand, and their Bafana kit has become so popular that, as Stef Steinmann puts it, “people are sleeping in their jerseys.” In an interview with BizNews, he reflects on their journey and the brother dynamic, how Daneel knocks on doors “making promises” while Stef makes sure those promises are kept, a balance that works. Daneel is already on the ground with Bafana Bafana in Mexico, where they played their first match, while Stef, delayed by a visa issue, is holding the fort in South Africa. What does he attribute their meteoric success to? Uniting people behind the teams they love, because people tend to remember who they were with during the big sporting moments more than the match itself. - Linda van Tilburg ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Old School SA’s Stellenbosch brothers riding Bafana Bafana fever sweeping the country</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>19:07</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stef and Daneel Steinmann couldn’t buy the vintage Springbok jerseys they kept seeing around Stellenbosch in 2019, a Rugby World Cup year when green and gold were everywhere, so after roughly 100 emails they found a supplier and started their own brand, Old School SA. Six years on, Old School holds official partnerships and licences with the Springboks, Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, Manchester City and the NBA, and operates branded stores across the country. With Bafana Bafana back at the Football World Cup for the first time in 16 years, Old School is now the official supporters’ brand, and their Bafana kit has become so popular that, as Stef Steinmann puts it, “people are sleeping in their jerseys.” In an interview with BizNews, he reflects on their journey and the brother dynamic, how Daneel knocks on doors “making promises” while Stef makes sure those promises are kept, a balance that works. Daneel is already on the ground with Bafana Bafana in Mexico, where they played their first match, while Stef, delayed by a visa issue, is holding the fort in South Africa. What does he attribute their meteoric success to? Uniting people behind the teams they love, because people tend to remember who they were with during the big sporting moments more than the match itself. - Linda van Tilburg]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Fri 12 June 2026: Trump halts Iran strikes; SA's overlooked gold fortune; PA surge; World Cup fees</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1685323</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global markets rallied after President Trump halted planned military strikes against Iran. <br />
<br />
In South Africa, the Patriotic Alliance clinched a major by-election victory in Malmesbury, weakening established parties. Meanwhile, Alec Hogg unpacked South Africa’s overlooked multi-billion rand gold mining fortune. <br />
<br />
Finally, we highlight Adobe’s executive shakeup amid strong AI product demand and rising concerns that steep ticket prices are excluding ordinary soccer fans from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Fri 12 June 2026: Trump halts Iran strikes; SA's overlooked gold fortune; PA surge; World Cup fees</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>15:27</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global markets rallied after President Trump halted planned military strikes against Iran. 

In South Africa, the Patriotic Alliance clinched a major by-election victory in Malmesbury, weakening established parties. Meanwhile, Alec Hogg unpacked South Africa’s overlooked multi-billion rand gold mining fortune. 

Finally, we highlight Adobe’s executive shakeup amid strong AI product demand and rising concerns that steep ticket prices are excluding ordinary soccer fans from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Mayor first, party leader second: Geordin Hill-Lewis on why Cape Town beats a cabinet seat</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1685277</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geordin Hill-Lewis says he has the best job in South African politics - and he's not giving it up. The DA leader explains why he's staying on as Cape Town mayor, tackles criticism of DA ministers, outlines bold plans to build a city detective branch, and shares his vision for expanding the party nationally. From crime and governance to coalition politics and election strategy, Hill-Lewis offers a candid assessment of South Africa's challenges - and the opportunities he believes lie ahead. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Mayor first, party leader second: Geordin Hill-Lewis on why Cape Town beats a cabinet seat</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>37:18</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Geordin Hill-Lewis says he has the best job in South African politics - and he's not giving it up. The DA leader explains why he's staying on as Cape Town mayor, tackles criticism of DA ministers, outlines bold plans to build a city detective branch, and shares his vision for expanding the party nationally. From crime and governance to coalition politics and election strategy, Hill-Lewis offers a candid assessment of South Africa's challenges - and the opportunities he believes lie ahead.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Daily Edge: Gold at $4,100 and SA is sitting on a fortune it can't see</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1685022</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alec Hogg opens with a thesis from Merrill Lynch veteran Dr. Duarte de Silva: South Africa's abandoned gold mines and tailings dumps — written off at $300–$800/oz — are generating margins above $3,000 per ounce at today's prices. The Witwatersrand Basin still holds as much gold as has ever been extracted from it. Yet exploration spend has collapsed 95% from its 2006 peak. On the JSE: Wesizwe Platinum surges 90% as its year-long trading suspension lifts; Pan African drifts lower despite a sound Australian acquisition; Fortress Real Estate impresses on logistics; Alexander Forbes delivers flat earnings on strong revenue; and Bell Equipment executes a textbook CEO handover. Globally: the ECB raises rates, Belfast burns, and OpenAI flags Chinese disinformation targeting US data centres. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>The Daily Edge: Gold at $4,100 and SA is sitting on a fortune it can't see</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>19:36</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alec Hogg opens with a thesis from Merrill Lynch veteran Dr. Duarte de Silva: South Africa's abandoned gold mines and tailings dumps — written off at $300–$800/oz — are generating margins above $3,000 per ounce at today's prices. The Witwatersrand Basin still holds as much gold as has ever been extracted from it. Yet exploration spend has collapsed 95% from its 2006 peak. On the JSE: Wesizwe Platinum surges 90% as its year-long trading suspension lifts; Pan African drifts lower despite a sound Australian acquisition; Fortress Real Estate impresses on logistics; Alexander Forbes delivers flat earnings on strong revenue; and Bell Equipment executes a textbook CEO handover. Globally: the ECB raises rates, Belfast burns, and OpenAI flags Chinese disinformation targeting US data centres.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Wayne Sussman - Gayton’s PA continues “weakening” the DA &amp; the ANC (and all the mayoral dramas)</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1685129</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn, Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman describes how Gayton MacKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance (PA) is continuing to march onwards and upwards “weakening” both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape. In the latest by-election, the PA won 53% of the vote in Malmesbury Wesbank. “This used to be the safest DA municipality in the country. And in 2024, the Patriotic Alliance burst through that wall by winning the seat off the DA.” Sussman also comments on GOOD and Rise Mzansi joining forces behind mayoral hopeful Brett Herron; the ANC’s elevation of Dada Morero to intervention convener for Gauteng’s troubled municipalities; the late President Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla eyeing a mayoral chain in the Eastern Cape; and Buffalo City Mayor Princess Faku coming under fire for taking officials on overseas trips to China and Germany while the municipality is struggling financially. “Next week we have two Buffalo City by-elections…It'll be interesting to see whether this issue, this debacle, hurts the ANC because both of the seats are ANC seats.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Wayne Sussman - Gayton’s PA continues “weakening” the DA &amp; the ANC (and all the mayoral dramas)</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>13:12</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn, Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman describes how Gayton MacKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance (PA) is continuing to march onwards and upwards “weakening” both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape. In the latest by-election, the PA won 53% of the vote in Malmesbury Wesbank. “This used to be the safest DA municipality in the country. And in 2024, the Patriotic Alliance burst through that wall by winning the seat off the DA.” Sussman also comments on GOOD and Rise Mzansi joining forces behind mayoral hopeful Brett Herron; the ANC’s elevation of Dada Morero to intervention convener for Gauteng’s troubled municipalities; the late President Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla eyeing a mayoral chain in the Eastern Cape; and Buffalo City Mayor Princess Faku coming under fire for taking officials on overseas trips to China and Germany while the municipality is struggling financially. “Next week we have two Buffalo City by-elections…It'll be interesting to see whether this issue, this debacle, hurts the ANC because both of the seats are ANC seats.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Thu 11 June 2026: US-Iran clashes spurn inflation; SA Cops threatened; Spar rallies</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684831</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Oil spikes after the US military launched retaliatory strikes on Iran, pushing May US inflation to a three-year high of 4.2%. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Oracle shares dipped 6% over cloud capex fears, Bill Gates testified on Capitol Hill regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and SpaceX's historic IPO drew $250 billion in institutional demand. <br />
<br />
Locally, explosive leaked chats reveal top South African cops threatening activist Yusuf Abramjee, gun owners fight the Firearms Control Amendment bill, and Spar SA shares surprisingly rose despite obliterated profits. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Thu 11 June 2026: US-Iran clashes spurn inflation; SA Cops threatened; Spar rallies</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>15:08</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Oil spikes after the US military launched retaliatory strikes on Iran, pushing May US inflation to a three-year high of 4.2%. 

Meanwhile, Oracle shares dipped 6% over cloud capex fears, Bill Gates testified on Capitol Hill regarding Jeffrey Epstein, and SpaceX's historic IPO drew $250 billion in institutional demand. 

Locally, explosive leaked chats reveal top South African cops threatening activist Yusuf Abramjee, gun owners fight the Firearms Control Amendment bill, and Spar SA shares surprisingly rose despite obliterated profits.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Jonathan Deal - Fight against “disarmament” of citizens as another top cop falls…</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684664</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fears of an agenda to disarm private citizens are growing along with jaw-dropping allegations of criminal activity by top cops. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, warns that the public is not properly and fully informed on public safety, and takes viewers through the implications of proposed changes to firearms ownership and training regulations for ordinary citizens, as well as for the private security industry. “...for many South Africans, a lawfully-owned firearm, either in their own hands or in the hands of the security industry, is actually their mainstay of security, particularly in the absence of the ability of the State to look after them. I can't understand why a government that itself is beleaguered on so many levels in the South African Police Service would go and meddle and fiddle with things where the public at least have some measure of protection, even if they're providing it themselves.” Meanwhile, he expresses grave concern about more and more allegations of criminal activity involving top police officers emerging at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. “Certainly, it appears that the government has lost control of this critical environment. Personally, my view is that…that our police service has become politicised. It is used as a political football.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Jonathan Deal - Fight against “disarmament” of citizens as another top cop falls…</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>13:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fears of an agenda to disarm private citizens are growing along with jaw-dropping allegations of criminal activity by top cops. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, warns that the public is not properly and fully informed on public safety, and takes viewers through the implications of proposed changes to firearms ownership and training regulations for ordinary citizens, as well as for the private security industry. “...for many South Africans, a lawfully-owned firearm, either in their own hands or in the hands of the security industry, is actually their mainstay of security, particularly in the absence of the ability of the State to look after them. I can't understand why a government that itself is beleaguered on so many levels in the South African Police Service would go and meddle and fiddle with things where the public at least have some measure of protection, even if they're providing it themselves.” Meanwhile, he expresses grave concern about more and more allegations of criminal activity involving top police officers emerging at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. “Certainly, it appears that the government has lost control of this critical environment. Personally, my view is that…that our police service has become politicised. It is used as a political football.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Yusuf Abramjee - How police general and kingpin plotted to “f... up” anti-crime activist</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684644</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A top South African cop, Major General Feroz Khan of Crime Intelligence, and a tobacco kingpin, Mohamed Sayed, plotted to “f….up well known anti-crime activist and Tax Justice SA Founder, Yusuf Abramjee. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Abramjee details a litany of shocking revelations in a 750-page bundle released by the Madlanga Commission. Abramjee vows not to be silenced. “General Khan has been subpoenaed to appear before the commission on the 1st of July. And I'm sure that he will come clean. He has to come clean because we cannot allow this lawlessness. We cannot allow this collusion. We cannot allow this intimidation to continue….You cannot be a policeman and a criminal.” Abramjee points out how revelations at the Madlanga Commission again show how rotten the criminal justice system is, but warns: “I believe it's only the tip of the iceberg. We have a major problem within the police service and also other arms of the criminal justice system. And we need to make sure that the recommendations and the suggestions coming out of the Madlanga Commission are implemented.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Yusuf Abramjee - How police general and kingpin plotted to “f... up” anti-crime activist</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>8:17</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A top South African cop, Major General Feroz Khan of Crime Intelligence, and a tobacco kingpin, Mohamed Sayed, plotted to “f….up well known anti-crime activist and Tax Justice SA Founder, Yusuf Abramjee. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Abramjee details a litany of shocking revelations in a 750-page bundle released by the Madlanga Commission. Abramjee vows not to be silenced. “General Khan has been subpoenaed to appear before the commission on the 1st of July. And I'm sure that he will come clean. He has to come clean because we cannot allow this lawlessness. We cannot allow this collusion. We cannot allow this intimidation to continue….You cannot be a policeman and a criminal.” Abramjee points out how revelations at the Madlanga Commission again show how rotten the criminal justice system is, but warns: “I believe it's only the tip of the iceberg. We have a major problem within the police service and also other arms of the criminal justice system. And we need to make sure that the recommendations and the suggestions coming out of the Madlanga Commission are implemented.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The Daily Edge: SpaceX lists Friday, Iran strikes Hormuz, and SPAR's unlikely share price rally</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684640</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[BizNews editor Alec Hogg unpacks a day when geopolitics, markets and history collided. SPAR's SA operating profit collapsed 73% — yet the stock rallied on relief. Afrimat's Competition Tribunal disposal barely moved the needle. MTN laid out its Ambition 2030 strategy and the market sold the news. Then the big stories: US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, Bill Gates faced Congress over his Epstein ties, and SpaceX set a fixed IPO price of $135 — with $250bn of demand for a $75bn raise. Friday's listing could be the most consequential in a generation. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The Daily Edge: SpaceX lists Friday, Iran strikes Hormuz, and SPAR's unlikely share price rally</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>19:19</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[BizNews editor Alec Hogg unpacks a day when geopolitics, markets and history collided. SPAR's SA operating profit collapsed 73% — yet the stock rallied on relief. Afrimat's Competition Tribunal disposal barely moved the needle. MTN laid out its Ambition 2030 strategy and the market sold the news. Then the big stories: US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, Bill Gates faced Congress over his Epstein ties, and SpaceX set a fixed IPO price of $135 — with $250bn of demand for a $75bn raise. Friday's listing could be the most consequential in a generation.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Rob Rose: The Competition Tribunal is holding South Africa back</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684588</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A six-year delay, constitutional criticism, and allegations of misleading the court - Rob Rose’s investigation into South Africa’s Competition Tribunal raises serious questions about accountability and economic governance. In this hard-hitting discussion with Alec Hogg, Rose unpacks how regulatory paralysis, questionable decision-making, and a lack of consequences are undermining business confidence and investment. From stalled competition cases to broader failures across state institutions, this conversation explores why efficient, credible regulation is essential for economic growth and South Africa’s future prosperity. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Rob Rose: The Competition Tribunal is holding South Africa back</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>19:04</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A six-year delay, constitutional criticism, and allegations of misleading the court - Rob Rose’s investigation into South Africa’s Competition Tribunal raises serious questions about accountability and economic governance. In this hard-hitting discussion with Alec Hogg, Rose unpacks how regulatory paralysis, questionable decision-making, and a lack of consequences are undermining business confidence and investment. From stalled competition cases to broader failures across state institutions, this conversation explores why efficient, credible regulation is essential for economic growth and South Africa’s future prosperity.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Wed 10 June 2026: US strikes Iran; SpaceX demand; Joburg budget woes; SA Competition Court backlog</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684452</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, US forces strike Iran after a helicopter downing, SpaceX's IPO sees massive demand, and IBM bets billions on quantum computing. <br />
<br />
In South Africa, the Competition Appeal Court slams egregious six-year delays crippling corporate deals, while Johannesburg's bleak budget exposes critical cash shortages and severe utility infrastructure backlogs.<br />
<br />
Finally, we highlight the suspension of 14 senior police officers over corrupt tenders and take a look at China's multi-billion-dollar push to expand its domestic AI data center network. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Wed 10 June 2026: US strikes Iran; SpaceX demand; Joburg budget woes; SA Competition Court backlog</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>14:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of BizNews Daybreak, US forces strike Iran after a helicopter downing, SpaceX's IPO sees massive demand, and IBM bets billions on quantum computing. 

In South Africa, the Competition Appeal Court slams egregious six-year delays crippling corporate deals, while Johannesburg's bleak budget exposes critical cash shortages and severe utility infrastructure backlogs.

Finally, we highlight the suspension of 14 senior police officers over corrupt tenders and take a look at China's multi-billion-dollar push to expand its domestic AI data center network.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Solly Moeng: Vote out “all these mad men and women in politics”...</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1684186</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s poor handling of the immigration (and other) crisis; the mysterious social media campaign to position Freedom Front Plus Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald as a future president; questions about the R30 million “donation” to Rise Mzansi, the party that has an MP chairing the Ramaphosa impeachment committee; unholy links between General Feroz Khan of Crime Intelligence and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Commander-in-Chief Julius Malema; 14 police officers suspended in relation to a tender linked to the politically connected Cat Matlala; and the failure to arrest alleged Tembisa Hospital looting kingpin Hangwani Morgan Maumela, the nephew by marriage of Ramaphosa. “...if you arrest the small guys and you let the big guys continue the games they're playing on all of us, then we're going to end up having the same conversations in a year's time…they should dig out everyone who's hiding in the crevices of this madness, take them into the public space and…hopefully the NPA this time will act without fear, favour or prejudice and go after everybody. Else, South Africans must vote…We need to place this country ahead of all these mad men and women in politics.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Solly Moeng: Vote out “all these mad men and women in politics”...</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>17:41</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, political commentator Solly Moeng comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s poor handling of the immigration (and other) crisis; the mysterious social media campaign to position Freedom Front Plus Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald as a future president; questions about the R30 million “donation” to Rise Mzansi, the party that has an MP chairing the Ramaphosa impeachment committee; unholy links between General Feroz Khan of Crime Intelligence and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Commander-in-Chief Julius Malema; 14 police officers suspended in relation to a tender linked to the politically connected Cat Matlala; and the failure to arrest alleged Tembisa Hospital looting kingpin Hangwani Morgan Maumela, the nephew by marriage of Ramaphosa. “...if you arrest the small guys and you let the big guys continue the games they're playing on all of us, then we're going to end up having the same conversations in a year's time…they should dig out everyone who's hiding in the crevices of this madness, take them into the public space and…hopefully the NPA this time will act without fear, favour or prejudice and go after everybody. Else, South Africans must vote…We need to place this country ahead of all these mad men and women in politics.”]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Power Lunch: Joburg's Budget crisis, the $3tn IPO wave, and what it means for SA markets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg's new budget lays bare a city in financial distress: less than 10 days of cash reserves, a R220 billion infrastructure backlog, and revenue targets that ignore the fact that nearly half its water never gets billed. Alec Hogg dissects the numbers that every ratepayer and bondholder should see. Then: Jubilee Metals tries to win back the market with a credible operational update from Zambia; Araxi (formerly Capital Appreciation) posts softer headline numbers that mask an 80% surge in its core software earnings; a hostile takeover battle at Mustek nears its conclusion; and why a director selling shares at ASP Isotopes is not what it looks like. And in the second half — SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are heading for public markets with a combined valuation pipeline of over $3 trillion. Alec draws the parallels with 1999, and asks the question Wall Street is afraid to answer: are we at the top? ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Power Lunch: Joburg's Budget crisis, the $3tn IPO wave, and what it means for SA markets</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>26:29</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Johannesburg's new budget lays bare a city in financial distress: less than 10 days of cash reserves, a R220 billion infrastructure backlog, and revenue targets that ignore the fact that nearly half its water never gets billed. Alec Hogg dissects the numbers that every ratepayer and bondholder should see. Then: Jubilee Metals tries to win back the market with a credible operational update from Zambia; Araxi (formerly Capital Appreciation) posts softer headline numbers that mask an 80% surge in its core software earnings; a hostile takeover battle at Mustek nears its conclusion; and why a director selling shares at ASP Isotopes is not what it looks like. And in the second half — SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are heading for public markets with a combined valuation pipeline of over $3 trillion. Alec draws the parallels with 1999, and asks the question Wall Street is afraid to answer: are we at the top?]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Tue 9 June 2026: OpenAI and SpaceX IPOs; Israel-Iran truce; PPC profits; FIFA tourism struggles</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683976</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's Daybreak episode, OpenAI files for a fall IPO and SpaceX’s oversubscribed listing targets a $1.8 trillion valuation. Meanwhile, Israel and Iran ease strikes after Trump's intervention. <br />
<br />
Locally, a new AGOA proposal allows South African firms to opt out of BEE to avoid US tariffs, PPC's 84% profit surge triggers stock volatility, Bernard Montgomery reminisces on the old JSE floor, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup struggles with tourism forecasts. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Tue 9 June 2026: OpenAI and SpaceX IPOs; Israel-Iran truce; PPC profits; FIFA tourism struggles</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>15:54</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's Daybreak episode, OpenAI files for a fall IPO and SpaceX’s oversubscribed listing targets a $1.8 trillion valuation. Meanwhile, Israel and Iran ease strikes after Trump's intervention. 

Locally, a new AGOA proposal allows South African firms to opt out of BEE to avoid US tariffs, PPC's 84% profit surge triggers stock volatility, Bernard Montgomery reminisces on the old JSE floor, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup struggles with tourism forecasts.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>The loudest room in South African finance: JSE floor traders reunite 30 years after the screen took over</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June 1996, the JSE's open-outcry trading floor fell silent forever. Thirty years on, Irakli speaks to Bernie Montgomery — clerk-turned-broker — who recalls the chaos, camaraderie, and colourful lunches that defined an era before the screen took over. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
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						<itunes:title>The loudest room in South African finance: JSE floor traders reunite 30 years after the screen took over</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>5:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In June 1996, the JSE's open-outcry trading floor fell silent forever. Thirty years on, Irakli speaks to Bernie Montgomery — clerk-turned-broker — who recalls the chaos, camaraderie, and colourful lunches that defined an era before the screen took over.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BizNews Power Lunch: Markets don't reward good results — they reward surprises</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683757</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Omnia and Sygnia deliver standout half-year numbers and shareholders cheer. PPC posts 84% profit growth and the stock drops 3.5%. Alec Hogg unpacks three SENS announcements that tell you everything about how markets actually work — and why beating expectations matters more than beating last year. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BizNews Power Lunch: Markets don't reward good results — they reward surprises</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>11:24</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Omnia and Sygnia deliver standout half-year numbers and shareholders cheer. PPC posts 84% profit growth and the stock drops 3.5%. Alec Hogg unpacks three SENS announcements that tell you everything about how markets actually work — and why beating expectations matters more than beating last year.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Mon 8 June 2026: Oil rises; R2bn hospital scandal; AGOA off-ramp proposal; Apple AI</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683484</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning’s Daybreak covers global market movements as oil ticks up amid Middle East tensions and tech shares slump globally. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Apple prepares to unveil its overhauled Siri and new AI features at WWDC.<br />
<br />
Locally, Lauren Evanthia addresses a massive R2 billion South African hospital scandal, Tara Roos breaks down Johannesburg's R200 billion infrastructure backlog and weak financial controls, and Sakeliga's Russell Lamberti proposes an AGOA "off-ramp" to shield compliant businesses from Pretoria's policy fallout. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Mon 8 June 2026: Oil rises; R2bn hospital scandal; AGOA off-ramp proposal; Apple AI</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>15:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This morning’s Daybreak covers global market movements as oil ticks up amid Middle East tensions and tech shares slump globally. 

Meanwhile, Apple prepares to unveil its overhauled Siri and new AI features at WWDC.

Locally, Lauren Evanthia addresses a massive R2 billion South African hospital scandal, Tara Roos breaks down Johannesburg's R200 billion infrastructure backlog and weak financial controls, and Sakeliga's Russell Lamberti proposes an AGOA "off-ramp" to shield compliant businesses from Pretoria's policy fallout.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Sakeliga proposes ‘off-ramp’ to shield compliant businesses from US tariffs and ANC policy fallout</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) faces bipartisan scrutiny in Washington ahead of its December 2026 deadline, South African business group Sakeliga has submitted a radical new proposal for "subnational differentiation". Russell Lamberti explains how the plan would allow individual companies, municipalities, and provinces—like the Western Cape—to bypass looming punitive US trade tariffs. By directly verifying compliance with free-market principles and formally dissenting from the ANC's race-based BEE and expropriation policies, businesses could protect their access to crucial US export markets regardless of national government action. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Sakeliga proposes ‘off-ramp’ to shield compliant businesses from US tariffs and ANC policy fallout</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) faces bipartisan scrutiny in Washington ahead of its December 2026 deadline, South African business group Sakeliga has submitted a radical new proposal for "subnational differentiation". Russell Lamberti explains how the plan would allow individual companies, municipalities, and provinces—like the Western Cape—to bypass looming punitive US trade tariffs. By directly verifying compliance with free-market principles and formally dissenting from the ANC's race-based BEE and expropriation policies, businesses could protect their access to crucial US export markets regardless of national government action.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia - Tender tycoons, political treachery &amp; human tragedy…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest edition of NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn and Lauren Evanthia, the Founder of the Organic Humanity Movement, they talk about the authorities going after the R3million Bentley Continental GT that had belonged to President Cryil Ramaposa's nephew by marriage, Hangwani Morgan Maumela, who has been fingered as the Tembisa Hospital looting kingpin; criminal charges being laid against former Ekurhuleni City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi who once turned up at a fashion event in an outfit estimated to have cost R3.5 million; NUMSA General Secretary Irvin Jim’s lifestyle under scrutiny with talk of a R5m custom-armoured BMW and an exclusive apartment; as well as the Zim wedding of a tenderpreneur’s son where the couple received US$20m in wedding gifts. Evanthia also comments on the re-defection of former MP Liam Jacobs back to the Democratic Alliance from the Patriotic Alliance; the deadly anti-immigrant riots; and plans to build South Africa’s biggest AI data centre in the Durban area. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>The NdB Sunday Show: Lauren Evanthia - Tender tycoons, political treachery &amp; human tragedy…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>34:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest edition of NdB Sunday Show with Chris Steyn and Lauren Evanthia, the Founder of the Organic Humanity Movement, they talk about the authorities going after the R3million Bentley Continental GT that had belonged to President Cryil Ramaposa's nephew by marriage, Hangwani Morgan Maumela, who has been fingered as the Tembisa Hospital looting kingpin; criminal charges being laid against former Ekurhuleni City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi who once turned up at a fashion event in an outfit estimated to have cost R3.5 million; NUMSA General Secretary Irvin Jim’s lifestyle under scrutiny with talk of a R5m custom-armoured BMW and an exclusive apartment; as well as the Zim wedding of a tenderpreneur’s son where the couple received US$20m in wedding gifts. Evanthia also comments on the re-defection of former MP Liam Jacobs back to the Democratic Alliance from the Patriotic Alliance; the deadly anti-immigrant riots; and plans to build South Africa’s biggest AI data centre in the Durban area.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Joburg audit setback exposes R9.5bn bad debt burden</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1683093</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg’s financial crisis is deepening, with the Auditor-General revealing R9.5 billion in losses driven largely by electricity theft, water leaks and weak governance. An infrastructure backlog now estimated at R200 billion threatens service delivery in South Africa’s economic powerhouse. Analysts warn that years of poor oversight, mounting debt and a lack of accountability have left the city vulnerable to worsening power and water outages. With residents and businesses already feeling the strain, calls for urgent intervention are growing louder. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Joburg audit setback exposes R9.5bn bad debt burden</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>7:52</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Johannesburg’s financial crisis is deepening, with the Auditor-General revealing R9.5 billion in losses driven largely by electricity theft, water leaks and weak governance. An infrastructure backlog now estimated at R200 billion threatens service delivery in South Africa’s economic powerhouse. Analysts warn that years of poor oversight, mounting debt and a lack of accountability have left the city vulnerable to worsening power and water outages. With residents and businesses already feeling the strain, calls for urgent intervention are growing louder.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Fri 5 June 2026: US Ukraine aid; DRC Ebola outbreak; Athol Trollip on FMD; Cuba sanctions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today on BizNews Daybreak, global updates reveal the US passing a key Ukraine aid bill, leveling strict new sanctions against Cuba, and racing to contain a Texas screw worm outbreak. <br />
<br />
Locally, Athol Trollip warns that slow cattle vaccinations are worsening South Africa's foot and mouth disease crisis. <br />
<br />
Plus, The Economist's Chief Africa Correspondent, John McDermott, analyses the logistics of a deadly, unvaccinated Ebola strain currently spreading through the eastern DRC. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Fri 5 June 2026: US Ukraine aid; DRC Ebola outbreak; Athol Trollip on FMD; Cuba sanctions</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>14:54</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today on BizNews Daybreak, global updates reveal the US passing a key Ukraine aid bill, leveling strict new sanctions against Cuba, and racing to contain a Texas screw worm outbreak. 

Locally, Athol Trollip warns that slow cattle vaccinations are worsening South Africa's foot and mouth disease crisis. 

Plus, The Economist's Chief Africa Correspondent, John McDermott, analyses the logistics of a deadly, unvaccinated Ebola strain currently spreading through the eastern DRC.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Ebola outbreak in DRC grabs global attention - perfect storm of war, fear, and disease</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John McDermott explores the unfolding Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, unpacking how transmission occurs, why the crisis is spreading, and what makes this strain particularly dangerous. He examines strained health systems, limited aid funding, and the challenge of vaccine development. The discussion situates the outbreak within broader regional conflict and mistrust, highlighting how geopolitics, poverty, and weak infrastructure complicate containment efforts while international partners race to respond. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ebola outbreak in DRC grabs global attention - perfect storm of war, fear, and disease</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>26:31</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[John McDermott explores the unfolding Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, unpacking how transmission occurs, why the crisis is spreading, and what makes this strain particularly dangerous. He examines strained health systems, limited aid funding, and the challenge of vaccine development. The discussion situates the outbreak within broader regional conflict and mistrust, highlighting how geopolitics, poverty, and weak infrastructure complicate containment efforts while international partners race to respond.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Athol Trollip: Government’s FMD response is a “national disaster”</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athol Trollip delivers a blistering critique of South Africa’s handling of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis, arguing that government bureaucracy and a state-controlled vaccination strategy are failing farmers and allowing the outbreak to spread. Drawing on decades of farming experience, the ActionSA parliamentary leader says commercial farmers should be empowered to vaccinate their own herds, while state resources focus on vulnerable rural communities. He warns that delays, poor execution and political stubbornness are deepening economic damage and could carry serious political consequences. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Athol Trollip: Government’s FMD response is a “national disaster”</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>32:34</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Athol Trollip delivers a blistering critique of South Africa’s handling of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis, arguing that government bureaucracy and a state-controlled vaccination strategy are failing farmers and allowing the outbreak to spread. Drawing on decades of farming experience, the ActionSA parliamentary leader says commercial farmers should be empowered to vaccinate their own herds, while state resources focus on vulnerable rural communities. He warns that delays, poor execution and political stubbornness are deepening economic damage and could carry serious political consequences.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Thu 4 June 2026: Amazon Prime SA launch; US-Iran war vote; Illegal Number plates; UK leaders clash</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon has officially disrupted the local market by launching its full Prime offering in South Africa. <br />
<br />
Globally, SpaceX plans a historic $75 billion IPO, Broadcom's AI chip revenue forecasts disappoint, and a fragile Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is renewed. <br />
<br />
Additionally, experts call for urgent action against South Africa’s rampant illegal number plate trade, while UK political leaders clash heavily in Parliament. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Thu 4 June 2026: Amazon Prime SA launch; US-Iran war vote; Illegal Number plates; UK leaders clash</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>16:53</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Amazon has officially disrupted the local market by launching its full Prime offering in South Africa. 

Globally, SpaceX plans a historic $75 billion IPO, Broadcom's AI chip revenue forecasts disappoint, and a fragile Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is renewed. 

Additionally, experts call for urgent action against South Africa’s rampant illegal number plate trade, while UK political leaders clash heavily in Parliament.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Amazon Prime boss throws down gauntlet to Takealot in SA: &quot;We're just getting started&quot;</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1682423</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon is turning up the heat in South Africa. Two years after launching its local marketplace, the e-commerce giant has officially rolled out Amazon Prime at a dramatically lower price, taking direct aim at Takealot. Global Prime chief Jamil Ghani explains why Amazon believes fast, free delivery, streaming, gaming and exclusive Prime Day deals can win over South African shoppers. He also reveals how Prime works, why it’s profitable, and what could be next for Amazon in the country. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Amazon Prime boss throws down gauntlet to Takealot in SA: &quot;We're just getting started&quot;</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>32:15</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Amazon is turning up the heat in South Africa. Two years after launching its local marketplace, the e-commerce giant has officially rolled out Amazon Prime at a dramatically lower price, taking direct aim at Takealot. Global Prime chief Jamil Ghani explains why Amazon believes fast, free delivery, streaming, gaming and exclusive Prime Day deals can win over South African shoppers. He also reveals how Prime works, why it’s profitable, and what could be next for Amazon in the country.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Kabelo Khumalo - Inside the Black Market of illegal number plates</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Business Day investigation has pried open South Africa's black market for number plates and found the price of entry close to nothing. In this interview with Irakli, Business Day Deputy Editor Kabelo Khumalo explains how reporters walked out of three Johannesburg establishments with plates after doing just one thing - writing a registration number on a piece of paper, with no ID, licence or vehicle registration required. He warns the trade is above all a security risk: "Number plates is as good as a DNA for an investigative officer… because now we can't even rely on those." It also opens the door to cloning, dragging law-abiding citizens into investigations "for crimes that they have nothing to do with". Khumalo says the body representing legal producers estimates as much as 40% of number plates issued in South Africa might be illegal, and that getting hold of them is now as simple as a trip to the shops "to buy bread and milk". He points to the country's only three manufacturers of blank plates — one of which, Uniplate, "admitted that the system is imperfect" — and to "a syndicate in the middle that is distorting the market in favour of the illicit". Tellingly, the illegal plates cost the same as the legal ones: "people are not driven to buy these plates because of pricing, but because they want to avoid law enforcement." The DA has written to the Ministers of Police, Trade & Industry and Transport to set up an inter-ministerial team, while the Competition Commission pursues the three manufacturers over alleged collusion on pricing. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Kabelo Khumalo - Inside the Black Market of illegal number plates</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>11:32</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Business Day investigation has pried open South Africa's black market for number plates and found the price of entry close to nothing. In this interview with Irakli, Business Day Deputy Editor Kabelo Khumalo explains how reporters walked out of three Johannesburg establishments with plates after doing just one thing - writing a registration number on a piece of paper, with no ID, licence or vehicle registration required. He warns the trade is above all a security risk: "Number plates is as good as a DNA for an investigative officer… because now we can't even rely on those." It also opens the door to cloning, dragging law-abiding citizens into investigations "for crimes that they have nothing to do with". Khumalo says the body representing legal producers estimates as much as 40% of number plates issued in South Africa might be illegal, and that getting hold of them is now as simple as a trip to the shops "to buy bread and milk". He points to the country's only three manufacturers of blank plates — one of which, Uniplate, "admitted that the system is imperfect" — and to "a syndicate in the middle that is distorting the market in favour of the illicit". Tellingly, the illegal plates cost the same as the legal ones: "people are not driven to buy these plates because of pricing, but because they want to avoid law enforcement." The DA has written to the Ministers of Police, Trade & Industry and Transport to set up an inter-ministerial team, while the Competition Commission pursues the three manufacturers over alleged collusion on pricing.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Wed 3 June 2026: US tariffs; SPAR VAT fraud; Illicit number plates; Banking scams</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1682153</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Globally, the US proposes major tariffs, and US-Iran peace talks face friction over the conflict in Lebanon. <br />
<br />
Locally, a Pretoria SPAR store faces severe tax fraud allegations, a Business Day investigation exposes rampant illicit number plate sales in Johannesburg, and an expert shares crucial tips to combat digital banking fraud. <br />
<br />
Finally, economist Mariana Mazzucato argues for purpose-driven corporate contracts. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Wed 3 June 2026: US tariffs; SPAR VAT fraud; Illicit number plates; Banking scams</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>14:57</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Globally, the US proposes major tariffs, and US-Iran peace talks face friction over the conflict in Lebanon. 

Locally, a Pretoria SPAR store faces severe tax fraud allegations, a Business Day investigation exposes rampant illicit number plate sales in Johannesburg, and an expert shares crucial tips to combat digital banking fraud. 

Finally, economist Mariana Mazzucato argues for purpose-driven corporate contracts.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Spar’s VAT scandal: Unpacking the BDO investigation and corporate fallout</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Day journalist Nompilo Zulu unpacks allegations of VAT fraud and accounting irregularities at Spar’s Bloed Street Tops store, after a BDO due-diligence report flagged unreliable financials, alleged tax underdeclarations and stock-related concerns. Spar strongly disputes the claims, saying the matter relates to one store and follows a failed bid by businessman Amaan Sayed to rejoin the Spar network. With complaints now before regulators including the JSE, Saica and CIPC, Zulu explains what the report found, how Spar has responded, and what could come next. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Spar’s VAT scandal: Unpacking the BDO investigation and corporate fallout</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Business Day journalist Nompilo Zulu unpacks allegations of VAT fraud and accounting irregularities at Spar’s Bloed Street Tops store, after a BDO due-diligence report flagged unreliable financials, alleged tax underdeclarations and stock-related concerns. Spar strongly disputes the claims, saying the matter relates to one store and follows a failed bid by businessman Amaan Sayed to rejoin the Spar network. With complaints now before regulators including the JSE, Saica and CIPC, Zulu explains what the report found, how Spar has responded, and what could come next.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Bank fraud: Tricks &amp; tips — as SA banks face competition from newcomers… | Deshnee Govender</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681930</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losses from digital banking fraud in South Africa are estimated to total at least a billion and a half Rand a year. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Governance, Compliance and Risk Expert Deshnee Govender, shares how the sophisticated modus operandi of bank fraudsters fool customers, and she shares tips to avoid being tricked by them. Deshnee also urges banks to have proper Governance, Compliance and Risk measures in place, and to submit employees to integrity testing and lifestyle audits. Meanwhile, she describes how the banking industry is being revolutionised. “There's…Revolut, a totally digital bank... It's currently operating in the UK and Europe, but it's got its license now to… operate in South Africa. Then as from next year, the PEPCOR group…coming out with their own bank… PlusB. So there's a lot of other players that are going to be entering the market as well. And I think the key…for the conventional banks…is to see who can actually manage the monies…of the citizens professionally and with integrity…those newcomers…are going to bring a different kind of vibe to the market. And I think citizens will be tempted to go to banks where you can be assured…that your resources are absolutely safe.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Bank fraud: Tricks &amp; tips — as SA banks face competition from newcomers… | Deshnee Govender</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>17:35</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Losses from digital banking fraud in South Africa are estimated to total at least a billion and a half Rand a year. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Governance, Compliance and Risk Expert Deshnee Govender, shares how the sophisticated modus operandi of bank fraudsters fool customers, and she shares tips to avoid being tricked by them. Deshnee also urges banks to have proper Governance, Compliance and Risk measures in place, and to submit employees to integrity testing and lifestyle audits. Meanwhile, she describes how the banking industry is being revolutionised. “There's…Revolut, a totally digital bank... It's currently operating in the UK and Europe, but it's got its license now to… operate in South Africa. Then as from next year, the PEPCOR group…coming out with their own bank… PlusB. So there's a lot of other players that are going to be entering the market as well. And I think the key…for the conventional banks…is to see who can actually manage the monies…of the citizens professionally and with integrity…those newcomers…are going to bring a different kind of vibe to the market. And I think citizens will be tempted to go to banks where you can be assured…that your resources are absolutely safe.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Tue 2 June 2026: Trump Agri Tariffs; Nvidia chips; SA grid success; FMD vaccines</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Internationally, President Trump cuts agricultural equipment tariffs, Apple introduces an iPhone bill-splitting feature, and Nvidia debuts a $5 trillion PC AI chip. <br />
<br />
Locally, Free State’s community grid takeover triumphs, KZN lags behind in foot-and-mouth vaccinations, and analysts unpack the impeachment pressures facing President Ramaphosa. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Tue 2 June 2026: Trump Agri Tariffs; Nvidia chips; SA grid success; FMD vaccines</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>15:16</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Internationally, President Trump cuts agricultural equipment tariffs, Apple introduces an iPhone bill-splitting feature, and Nvidia debuts a $5 trillion PC AI chip. 

Locally, Free State’s community grid takeover triumphs, KZN lags behind in foot-and-mouth vaccinations, and analysts unpack the impeachment pressures facing President Ramaphosa.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Rob Hersov: The small municipality that fixed itself — a blueprint to rescue South Africa</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when a community decides it’s had enough of municipal failure? In this compelling conversation, Rob Hersov explains how a small Free State municipality took matters into its own hands, restoring services, managing electricity distribution, collecting revenue, and driving local development. The result is a working model of public-private cooperation that could transform struggling municipalities across South Africa. From grassroots leadership to political change, this is a powerful story of resilience, innovation, and a practical blueprint for renewal. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Rob Hersov: The small municipality that fixed itself — a blueprint to rescue South Africa</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>30:51</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens when a community decides it’s had enough of municipal failure? In this compelling conversation, Rob Hersov explains how a small Free State municipality took matters into its own hands, restoring services, managing electricity distribution, collecting revenue, and driving local development. The result is a working model of public-private cooperation that could transform struggling municipalities across South Africa. From grassroots leadership to political change, this is a powerful story of resilience, innovation, and a practical blueprint for renewal.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>SpaceX at $1.75tn: Musk’s Wall Street moonshot — or science-fiction risk for investors? | FT Unhedged</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1681376</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[At $1.75 trillion, SpaceX is set to be the largest listing ever. Unhedged's Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong are joined by Lex editor John Foley to discuss Elon Musk's latest headline maker. The boy from Pretoria keeps remaking financial history. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>SpaceX at $1.75tn: Musk’s Wall Street moonshot — or science-fiction risk for investors? | FT Unhedged</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>24:01</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[At $1.75 trillion, SpaceX is set to be the largest listing ever. Unhedged's Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong are joined by Lex editor John Foley to discuss Elon Musk's latest headline maker. The boy from Pretoria keeps remaking financial history.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Andrew Morphew - Steenhuisen’s “stockpile of vaccines sitting” in State fridges</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Livestock farmers across South Africa remain desperate for the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak to be contained. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Andrew Morphew, the spokesperson for FMD Response SA, says: “The Industry Coordinating Council says that 1,3 million doses have been distributed to the province (KZN), whereas just over 600 000 doses have been administered. So there are a lot of vaccines which are sitting in fridges.” As for the whole country, Morphew says while there is a reported 13,5 million doses in the country currently, the Portfolio Committee has reported 3,8 million doses administered. “So there's a massive discrepancy…The department is obviously sitting on a very large stockpile of vaccines now. Make some of that available to the private sector so that people that want to vaccinate their animals can. Let us use the route that has been given to us by the court in order to get those vaccines into animals as fast as we possibly can.” Morphew reiterated that over 90% of commercial beef farmers in KZN had not had access to State vaccines, but “they say they've started vaccinating beef herds now”. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen will give his update at a Press briefing today. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Andrew Morphew - Steenhuisen’s “stockpile of vaccines sitting” in State fridges</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>11:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Livestock farmers across South Africa remain desperate for the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak to be contained. In his latest interview with Chris Steyn, Andrew Morphew, the spokesperson for FMD Response SA, says: “The Industry Coordinating Council says that 1,3 million doses have been distributed to the province (KZN), whereas just over 600 000 doses have been administered. So there are a lot of vaccines which are sitting in fridges.” As for the whole country, Morphew says while there is a reported 13,5 million doses in the country currently, the Portfolio Committee has reported 3,8 million doses administered. “So there's a massive discrepancy…The department is obviously sitting on a very large stockpile of vaccines now. Make some of that available to the private sector so that people that want to vaccinate their animals can. Let us use the route that has been given to us by the court in order to get those vaccines into animals as fast as we possibly can.” Morphew reiterated that over 90% of commercial beef farmers in KZN had not had access to State vaccines, but “they say they've started vaccinating beef herds now”. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen will give his update at a Press briefing today.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Mon 1 June 2026: Oil Climbs; SpaceX IPO frenzy; BEE critiques; Chelsea Flower show Gold</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global energy markets watch closely as Brent crude climbs back past $93 a barrel amid a tense US-Iran stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, global investors rush into funds ahead of a massive, AI-linked SpaceX IPO. <br />
<br />
Businessman Sam Montši critiques BEE implementation, calling for unity over forced division. <br />
<br />
Finally, designer Leon Kluge overcomes severe weather to secure gold at the Chelsea Flower Show. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Mon 1 June 2026: Oil Climbs; SpaceX IPO frenzy; BEE critiques; Chelsea Flower show Gold</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>15:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global energy markets watch closely as Brent crude climbs back past $93 a barrel amid a tense US-Iran stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, global investors rush into funds ahead of a massive, AI-linked SpaceX IPO. 

Businessman Sam Montši critiques BEE implementation, calling for unity over forced division. 

Finally, designer Leon Kluge overcomes severe weather to secure gold at the Chelsea Flower Show.]]></itunes:summary>
				<source url="https://rss.iono.fm/rss/chan/8218">BizNews Radio</source>
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		<title>Cyril’s FBI trouble, Mashatile’s Flats move, Mkhwanazi’s award and the Woolies bombs| The NdB Sunday Show</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Chris Steyn talks to Lauren Evanthia, the Founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), about the “walls closing in” on President Cyril Ramaphosa with a former Public Protector submitting a formal whistleblower’s report to FBI and the US Department of Justice on Phala Phala; the anti-Ramaphosa voices on this Impeachment Committee due to meet for the first time tomorrow; former President Jacob Zuma’s attack on the President for turning to the courts to try and stop the inquiry; as well as "President-in-waiting" Paul Mashatile’s Cape Flats “oversight visit”. They also talk about KZN Provincial Police Commissioner Lt.-Genl. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s response to being named Newsmaker of the Year, and the bomb explosions in Woolworths in two of South Africa’s capitals, Bloemfontein and Tshwane. As for the new tax proposed for Vehicle Licence renewals to support the beleaguered Road Accident Fund (RAF), Evanthia says: “So every time there's government failure, the answer is like, let's try tax the people more…There has to be a point where we as South Africans say, no, do your job as a government. We want to see our return on investment, or we're not going to pay up.” ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Cyril’s FBI trouble, Mashatile’s Flats move, Mkhwanazi’s award and the Woolies bombs| The NdB Sunday Show</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>27:11</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Chris Steyn talks to Lauren Evanthia, the Founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), about the “walls closing in” on President Cyril Ramaphosa with a former Public Protector submitting a formal whistleblower’s report to FBI and the US Department of Justice on Phala Phala; the anti-Ramaphosa voices on this Impeachment Committee due to meet for the first time tomorrow; former President Jacob Zuma’s attack on the President for turning to the courts to try and stop the inquiry; as well as "President-in-waiting" Paul Mashatile’s Cape Flats “oversight visit”. They also talk about KZN Provincial Police Commissioner Lt.-Genl. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s response to being named Newsmaker of the Year, and the bomb explosions in Woolworths in two of South Africa’s capitals, Bloemfontein and Tshwane. As for the new tax proposed for Vehicle Licence renewals to support the beleaguered Road Accident Fund (RAF), Evanthia says: “So every time there's government failure, the answer is like, let's try tax the people more…There has to be a point where we as South Africans say, no, do your job as a government. We want to see our return on investment, or we're not going to pay up.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>&quot;BEE pits black against white&quot;: The trailblazer who says empowerment got it wrong — Sam Montši</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defying Barriers is the memoir of a man told by his own government to vanish — and who turned the threat into a business empire spanning two countries. In this interview with Irakli, businessman and author Sam Montši recounts how a 1987 order to "disappear" from military-ruled Lesotho drove him into apartheid South Africa, where he joined the mighty South African Breweries. There, he says, "I was the first Black general manager in the SAB Group at the time. And white people, sadly, were not used to having a Black person overseeing them. So some of them behaved in an unfortunate fashion, and I had to get rid of one of them." Montši explains the operating instinct behind a portfolio that broke barriers from fishing to shipbuilding — "a business needs to move, and move fast" — and reflects candidly on succession, recalling how his son Arif joined him: "Dad, I'm coming to work with you. I'm not coming to work for you. I'm not going to carry your briefcase." He reveres Nelson Mandela as a nation builder — "we were lucky to have him when we had him" — but delivers a stinging critique of Black Economic Empowerment, charging that it "has pitted the Black man against the white person, rather than getting them to work together," and that requiring white firms to take on Black partners is "in a sense, suggesting that Black people cannot create these things themselves." Montši also shares the leadership philosophy that carried him from a Soweto childhood to West African boardrooms: "for you to shine, you must make the people that work directly under you shine." He outlines in detail the journey of crossing boundaries others said could not be crossed — and what it means to now hand the family business to the next generation. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>&quot;BEE pits black against white&quot;: The trailblazer who says empowerment got it wrong — Sam Montši</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Defying Barriers is the memoir of a man told by his own government to vanish — and who turned the threat into a business empire spanning two countries. In this interview with Irakli, businessman and author Sam Montši recounts how a 1987 order to "disappear" from military-ruled Lesotho drove him into apartheid South Africa, where he joined the mighty South African Breweries. There, he says, "I was the first Black general manager in the SAB Group at the time. And white people, sadly, were not used to having a Black person overseeing them. So some of them behaved in an unfortunate fashion, and I had to get rid of one of them." Montši explains the operating instinct behind a portfolio that broke barriers from fishing to shipbuilding — "a business needs to move, and move fast" — and reflects candidly on succession, recalling how his son Arif joined him: "Dad, I'm coming to work with you. I'm not coming to work for you. I'm not going to carry your briefcase." He reveres Nelson Mandela as a nation builder — "we were lucky to have him when we had him" — but delivers a stinging critique of Black Economic Empowerment, charging that it "has pitted the Black man against the white person, rather than getting them to work together," and that requiring white firms to take on Black partners is "in a sense, suggesting that Black people cannot create these things themselves." Montši also shares the leadership philosophy that carried him from a Soweto childhood to West African boardrooms: "for you to shine, you must make the people that work directly under you shine." He outlines in detail the journey of crossing boundaries others said could not be crossed — and what it means to now hand the family business to the next generation.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>How Leon Kluge, SA’s unofficial ambassador for Cape flora, struck gold at Chelsea for the third time</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To get Cape fynbos and proteas ready for the Chelsea Flower Show after wildfire one year and drenching rain the next is no small feat. But Leon Kluge, South Africa’s plant guru and master designer, has done it again. This year he returned from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, the world’s most prestigious floral showcase, with not only a Gold medal but also the coveted Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion for Life After Fire. The display, one of South Africa’s largest ever at Chelsea, featured 20,000 stems, thousands of burnt protea branches and even blooms from the Drakensberg. In an interview with BizNews, Kluge describes the hurdles he and artist Tristan Woudberg faced, from hostile weather to the soaring cost of flights. South Africans will be able to see the exhibition in September in Stanford in the Overberg, an event dedicated to the community and the flower pickers who helped make it possible. Kluge says South Africa’s natural spaces are becoming fewer and more fragile, and that he sees it as his responsibility to tell the story of an ecosystem that is both uniquely vulnerable and admired around the world. – Linda van Tilburg ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>How Leon Kluge, SA’s unofficial ambassador for Cape flora, struck gold at Chelsea for the third time</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>15:05</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[To get Cape fynbos and proteas ready for the Chelsea Flower Show after wildfire one year and drenching rain the next is no small feat. But Leon Kluge, South Africa’s plant guru and master designer, has done it again. This year he returned from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, the world’s most prestigious floral showcase, with not only a Gold medal but also the coveted Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion for Life After Fire. The display, one of South Africa’s largest ever at Chelsea, featured 20,000 stems, thousands of burnt protea branches and even blooms from the Drakensberg. In an interview with BizNews, Kluge describes the hurdles he and artist Tristan Woudberg faced, from hostile weather to the soaring cost of flights. South Africans will be able to see the exhibition in September in Stanford in the Overberg, an event dedicated to the community and the flower pickers who helped make it possible. Kluge says South Africa’s natural spaces are becoming fewer and more fragile, and that he sees it as his responsibility to tell the story of an ecosystem that is both uniquely vulnerable and admired around the world. – Linda van Tilburg]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Fri 29 May 2026: US-Iran truce; DA ward win; Zille's plan; SpaceX IPO, Anthropic; Blue Origin</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On today's BizNews Daybreak, pressure builds globally as the US and Iran edge toward a tentative 60-day ceasefire. Plus, we bring you the latest market-moving updates on Dell, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Anthropic.<br />
<br />
In South Africa, the Democratic Alliance (DA) achieved a sensational, historic victory by winning its first-ever pure township ward in Evaton West from the ANC. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, analysts debate Helen Zille’s 45% coalition strategy in Johannesburg and the DA's principled test regarding the Ramaphosa impeachment inquiry. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Fri 29 May 2026: US-Iran truce; DA ward win; Zille's plan; SpaceX IPO, Anthropic; Blue Origin</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>16:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On today's BizNews Daybreak, pressure builds globally as the US and Iran edge toward a tentative 60-day ceasefire. Plus, we bring you the latest market-moving updates on Dell, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Anthropic.

In South Africa, the Democratic Alliance (DA) achieved a sensational, historic victory by winning its first-ever pure township ward in Evaton West from the ANC. 

Meanwhile, analysts debate Helen Zille’s 45% coalition strategy in Johannesburg and the DA's principled test regarding the Ramaphosa impeachment inquiry.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Historic win for DA in ANC stronghold township | Electoral Roadshow with Wayne Sussman</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1680401</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of The Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn, Elections Analyst Supremo Wayne Sussman describes how the Democratic Alliance (DA) has made history by winning its first ever township ward: “Emfuleni, Evaton is an historic ANC stronghold. And last night the DA achieved something sensational. They are able to win its first ever pure township ward, hundred percent township ward, not just in a by-election, but ever…” However, the African National Congress (ANC) did continue its “very good run” in Northwest where they had “an emphatic victory” in a Mahikeng ward, growing from 58% of the vote to 73%. These by-elections took place against the backdrop of a chilling warning from SCOPA that municipalities across the country are unviable, and the ANC NEC moving to make local government reform its singular focus. Says Sussman: “The ANC, particularly after that Gauteng result, is on the back foot now and needs to find great candidates which can connect with communities, find credible mayoral candidates which can turn the negative sentiment towards the party in Gauteng and in many other parts of the country around. This is a key, key few weeks for them.” Meanwhile, Jo’burg residents are facing more steep tariff hikes. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Historic win for DA in ANC stronghold township | Electoral Roadshow with Wayne Sussman</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>18:17</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of The Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn, Elections Analyst Supremo Wayne Sussman describes how the Democratic Alliance (DA) has made history by winning its first ever township ward: “Emfuleni, Evaton is an historic ANC stronghold. And last night the DA achieved something sensational. They are able to win its first ever pure township ward, hundred percent township ward, not just in a by-election, but ever…” However, the African National Congress (ANC) did continue its “very good run” in Northwest where they had “an emphatic victory” in a Mahikeng ward, growing from 58% of the vote to 73%. These by-elections took place against the backdrop of a chilling warning from SCOPA that municipalities across the country are unviable, and the ANC NEC moving to make local government reform its singular focus. Says Sussman: “The ANC, particularly after that Gauteng result, is on the back foot now and needs to find great candidates which can connect with communities, find credible mayoral candidates which can turn the negative sentiment towards the party in Gauteng and in many other parts of the country around. This is a key, key few weeks for them.” Meanwhile, Jo’burg residents are facing more steep tariff hikes.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Thu 28 May 2026: Hormuz deal contradictions; US rate hikes; SA political &amp; farming crises</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, we cover mixed signals regarding a US-Iran deal, defensive airstrikes in Bandar Abbas, and escalating Israeli operations against Hezbollah. In corporate news, Snowflake’s stock surges 35% on an AWS partnership, while Fed Governor Lisa Cook warns of potential interest rate hikes. <br />
<br />
Locally, political commentator Solly Moeng breaks down the impeachment pressure facing President Ramaphosa, and SAAI CEO Francois Rossouw discusses potential massive damages claims against Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen over livestock vaccines. <br />
<br />
Finally, strategist Edward Yardeni breaks down the S&P 500's "fabulous earnings momentum" and the scarcity of buying the dip. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Thu 28 May 2026: Hormuz deal contradictions; US rate hikes; SA political &amp; farming crises</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>12:54</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, we cover mixed signals regarding a US-Iran deal, defensive airstrikes in Bandar Abbas, and escalating Israeli operations against Hezbollah. In corporate news, Snowflake’s stock surges 35% on an AWS partnership, while Fed Governor Lisa Cook warns of potential interest rate hikes. 

Locally, political commentator Solly Moeng breaks down the impeachment pressure facing President Ramaphosa, and SAAI CEO Francois Rossouw discusses potential massive damages claims against Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen over livestock vaccines. 

Finally, strategist Edward Yardeni breaks down the S&P 500's "fabulous earnings momentum" and the scarcity of buying the dip.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Solly Moeng: Impeachment drama — Cyril fights, Mashatile waits, and SA is watching the DA…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The possible impeachment of President Cyril Ramaphosa seems one step closer with the composition of a “very diverse, multi-party” Impeachment Committee, but the President is fighting back with a court bid to try and stop the inquiry. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Political Commentator Solly Moeng describes how the President is “kicking the ball down the road” and “trying to buy more time” whilst facing “people who want him to be removed because maybe it'll advance their chances towards power through coalitions”, while “others want him to be removed because what he did is wrong”. As for Deputy President Paul Mashatile waiting in the wings: “I fear that if he were to become president, he might not be friendly towards the criminal justice system. The same way that Zuma came into the Presidency running away from the long arm of the law. And people like that coming there, the first thing they do is to ensure that they will weaken any part of the State that might go after them for stuff they did or they are alleged to have done in the past.” As for how the Democratic Alliance (DA) is likely to emerge from the impeachment process, Moeng says: “Now they have an opportunity to show that they still stand for the principle that they've always promoted themselves to be standing for.” He also comments on anti-immigrant protests that have sparked urgent government talks at the Union Buildings to formulate a national plan to deal with the rising xenophobia in South Africa. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Solly Moeng: Impeachment drama — Cyril fights, Mashatile waits, and SA is watching the DA…</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>BizNews</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>13:15</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The possible impeachment of President Cyril Ramaphosa seems one step closer with the composition of a “very diverse, multi-party” Impeachment Committee, but the President is fighting back with a court bid to try and stop the inquiry. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Political Commentator Solly Moeng describes how the President is “kicking the ball down the road” and “trying to buy more time” whilst facing “people who want him to be removed because maybe it'll advance their chances towards power through coalitions”, while “others want him to be removed because what he did is wrong”. As for Deputy President Paul Mashatile waiting in the wings: “I fear that if he were to become president, he might not be friendly towards the criminal justice system. The same way that Zuma came into the Presidency running away from the long arm of the law. And people like that coming there, the first thing they do is to ensure that they will weaken any part of the State that might go after them for stuff they did or they are alleged to have done in the past.” As for how the Democratic Alliance (DA) is likely to emerge from the impeachment process, Moeng says: “Now they have an opportunity to show that they still stand for the principle that they've always promoted themselves to be standing for.” He also comments on anti-immigrant protests that have sparked urgent government talks at the Union Buildings to formulate a national plan to deal with the rising xenophobia in South Africa.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Wed 27 May 2026: SA farming vaccine victory; Gaza airstrikes; Ebola quarantine; BN portfolio insights</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679873</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, South African farmers win a massive High Court order against Agriculture Minister John Steinhauser over livestock vaccine restrictions. <br />
<br />
Globally, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza target new Hamas military leader Mohammed Odeh, while the US deploys health officers to Kenya to establish an Ebola quarantine facility. <br />
<br />
Back home, Alec Hogg emphasizes long-term market conviction for deeply discounted local stocks like Purple Capital, Afrimat, We Buy Cars, and Pick n Pay. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Wed 27 May 2026: SA farming vaccine victory; Gaza airstrikes; Ebola quarantine; BN portfolio insights</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>12:40</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, South African farmers win a massive High Court order against Agriculture Minister John Steinhauser over livestock vaccine restrictions. 

Globally, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza target new Hamas military leader Mohammed Odeh, while the US deploys health officers to Kenya to establish an Ebola quarantine facility. 

Back home, Alec Hogg emphasizes long-term market conviction for deeply discounted local stocks like Purple Capital, Afrimat, We Buy Cars, and Pick n Pay.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Francois Rossouw - “Lying” Steenhuisen faces big damage claims from farmers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural Minister John Steenhuisen is facing huge damage claims from livestock farmers following a High Court order against him. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Southern African Afgri Initiative (Saai) CEO Francois Rousseau says the court found that the Minister and his department were “unlawfully prohibiting farmers from vaccinating their own cattle” and ordered that he “cannot interfere in the supply of or in the business transaction relating to the supply of vaccines coming into the country”. Roussouw says he hopes farmers suing the Minister for damages will succeed because “this was an absolute abuse of power”. He further charges: “This is someone who had no expertise whatsoever, appointed people with expertise on these different advisory committees, but he just used them to legitimise his actions…I do think he lied intentionally on a number of occasions and for that, farmers should hold him accountable.”<br />
Roussow outlines all the practical implications of the judgment for livestock farmers with regards to supply, procurement and administration. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Francois Rossouw - “Lying” Steenhuisen faces big damage claims from farmers</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>12:38</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Agricultural Minister John Steenhuisen is facing huge damage claims from livestock farmers following a High Court order against him. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Southern African Afgri Initiative (Saai) CEO Francois Rousseau says the court found that the Minister and his department were “unlawfully prohibiting farmers from vaccinating their own cattle” and ordered that he “cannot interfere in the supply of or in the business transaction relating to the supply of vaccines coming into the country”. Roussouw says he hopes farmers suing the Minister for damages will succeed because “this was an absolute abuse of power”. He further charges: “This is someone who had no expertise whatsoever, appointed people with expertise on these different advisory committees, but he just used them to legitimise his actions…I do think he lied intentionally on a number of occasions and for that, farmers should hold him accountable.”
Roussow outlines all the practical implications of the judgment for livestock farmers with regards to supply, procurement and administration.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Tue 26 May 2026: US-Iran spikes; Pope's AI alert; PnP cost cuts; Rand optimism; Madlanga commission</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Daybreak episode analyses US self-defense strikes in Iran amidst delicate diplomatic efforts. At the Vatican, Pope Leo and Anthropic’s co-founder launched an encyclical warning against AI risks. <br />
<br />
Locally, Dr. Frans Cronje unpacks fracturing political coalitions, while Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers defends painful labor cost restructurings.<br />
<br />
We also cover calls for criminal justice reform, Johannesburg’s deepening infrastructure crisis, and the market optimism driving a stronger rand. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Tue 26 May 2026: US-Iran spikes; Pope's AI alert; PnP cost cuts; Rand optimism; Madlanga commission</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>14:58</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today's BizNews Daybreak episode analyses US self-defense strikes in Iran amidst delicate diplomatic efforts. At the Vatican, Pope Leo and Anthropic’s co-founder launched an encyclical warning against AI risks. 

Locally, Dr. Frans Cronje unpacks fracturing political coalitions, while Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers defends painful labor cost restructurings.

We also cover calls for criminal justice reform, Johannesburg’s deepening infrastructure crisis, and the market optimism driving a stronger rand.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Shirley de Villiers: Joburg's last rites</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg's mayor Dada Morero delivered his State of the City address from a cathedral this week — complete with a marching band and a reading of the Lord's Prayer. But behind the pageantry, South Africa's biggest city is staring down billions in debt, a crumbling water network, and a power utility threatening to pull the plug. In this interview with Irakli, Currency Senior Reporter Shirley de Villiers picks apart Morero's claims of a fully funded budget and targets met, warning that "it fell apart out of the gates" — from misleading Cape Town comparisons to a city "owed 25 billion by debtors" but with "only 4 billion cash on hand". On Eskom's threat to cut power over a R5.2bn debt, de Villiers is blunt: "Joburg doesn't have the money...I presume it would be rotational power cuts and essentially residents being left in the dark when they have paid for their services." And Joburg, she warns, is no outlier — "116 of them have unfunded budgets, 162 of them are in financial distress...It's the result of poor leadership, poor governance, patronage politics, corruption and ineptitude." With local government elections looming in November, this is almost certainly Morero's last State of the City address — and quite possibly the ANC's last chance to convince residents it can still govern the country's economic heartland. On current evidence, the residents can but pray. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Shirley de Villiers: Joburg's last rites</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Johannesburg's mayor Dada Morero delivered his State of the City address from a cathedral this week — complete with a marching band and a reading of the Lord's Prayer. But behind the pageantry, South Africa's biggest city is staring down billions in debt, a crumbling water network, and a power utility threatening to pull the plug. In this interview with Irakli, Currency Senior Reporter Shirley de Villiers picks apart Morero's claims of a fully funded budget and targets met, warning that "it fell apart out of the gates" — from misleading Cape Town comparisons to a city "owed 25 billion by debtors" but with "only 4 billion cash on hand". On Eskom's threat to cut power over a R5.2bn debt, de Villiers is blunt: "Joburg doesn't have the money...I presume it would be rotational power cuts and essentially residents being left in the dark when they have paid for their services." And Joburg, she warns, is no outlier — "116 of them have unfunded budgets, 162 of them are in financial distress...It's the result of poor leadership, poor governance, patronage politics, corruption and ineptitude." With local government elections looming in November, this is almost certainly Morero's last State of the City address — and quite possibly the ANC's last chance to convince residents it can still govern the country's economic heartland. On current evidence, the residents can but pray.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Dr Zizamele Cebekhulu-Makhaza: Mkhwanazi &quot;dragged South Africa out of the mud…&quot;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry restoring people's faith in commissions, Dr Zizamele Cebekhulu-Makhaza, Chairman of the Safer South Africa Foundation, tells Chris Steyn why the Madlanga Commission has been so effective in sharp contrast with the Zondo Commission. He describes the impact on both the SAPS and the criminal underworld of the unprecedented Press Conference in which KZN Provincial Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi stunned the country with charges of police and political capture. “He helped this country in various ways. In fact, he took this country……out of mud to bring… the information to those who have got the capacity to clean the country…we want the President to deal with this matter in a very decisive way. We expect him as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to act very decisively on the matters that the Madlanga Commission are dealing with.” As for the other pillars of the Criminal Justice Cluster, Dr Cebekhulu-Makhaza says: “...There is a problem in the Department of Justice… the underworld has infiltrated them...the Department of Justice must not try to...…hide what Mkhwanazi has revealed because everybody knows what has happened. I'm happy that Madlanga...will overlap into those terrains and reveal to us what is happening in those terrains and also in Correctional Services.” Dr Cebekhulu-Makhaza outlines in detail all the urgent reforms needed to restore credibility, accountability and operation effectiveness with the criminal justice system. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Dr Zizamele Cebekhulu-Makhaza: Mkhwanazi &quot;dragged South Africa out of the mud…&quot;</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>31:16</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Pick 'n Pay CEO Sean Summers: We had to burn billions to save the company</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1679283</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Summers, CEO of Pick n Pay, outlines a tough but deliberate turnaround for the retailer as it battles market volatility, labour tensions and legacy costs. In a frank interview, he defends short-term share price swings and emphasises long-term value creation through restructuring and investment in stores and Boxer. He insists the goal is a sustainable, competitive future rather than quick fixes, despite pressure from losses, inflation and ongoing negotiations with unions and suppliers across South Africa’s retail sector today. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Pick 'n Pay CEO Sean Summers: We had to burn billions to save the company</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>24:25</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sean Summers, CEO of Pick n Pay, outlines a tough but deliberate turnaround for the retailer as it battles market volatility, labour tensions and legacy costs. In a frank interview, he defends short-term share price swings and emphasises long-term value creation through restructuring and investment in stores and Boxer. He insists the goal is a sustainable, competitive future rather than quick fixes, despite pressure from losses, inflation and ongoing negotiations with unions and suppliers across South Africa’s retail sector today.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Dr Frans Cronje: The ANC is sleepwalking into disaster, but South Africa may still survive</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa stands at a political crossroads. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Frans Cronje unpacks the fragile future of the GNU, coalition chaos ahead of local elections, ANC infighting, and the economic risks of a radical policy shift. From Johannesburg’s crumbling infrastructure to the resilience of South Africa’s private sector, Cronje argues voters are becoming more pragmatic while politicians remain trapped in ideology. He also weighs the prospects of Patrice Motsepe, warns of possible “balkanisation,” and explains why the country may still avoid total collapse. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Dr Frans Cronje: The ANC is sleepwalking into disaster, but South Africa may still survive</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>45:19</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[South Africa stands at a political crossroads. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Frans Cronje unpacks the fragile future of the GNU, coalition chaos ahead of local elections, ANC infighting, and the economic risks of a radical policy shift. From Johannesburg’s crumbling infrastructure to the resilience of South Africa’s private sector, Cronje argues voters are becoming more pragmatic while politicians remain trapped in ideology. He also weighs the prospects of Patrice Motsepe, warns of possible “balkanisation,” and explains why the country may still avoid total collapse.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Mon 25 May 2026: Strait of Hormuz progress; Kyiv missile hits; SA voter crisis; Coalition warnings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, we highlight progress on a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, shifting crude oil prices, a paused US arms sale to Taiwan, and a massive Russian hypersonic missile attack near Kyiv.<br />
<br />
In South Africa, Lauren Evanthia argues that a true 39% voter turnout in 2024 reflects systemic collapse and a lack of hope, urging an end to party politics. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Helen Zille warns that the DA needs an outright majority to fix Johannesburg, fearing another fragile, multi-party coalition driven by jobs and tenders. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Mon 25 May 2026: Strait of Hormuz progress; Kyiv missile hits; SA voter crisis; Coalition warnings</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>14:02</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, we highlight progress on a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, shifting crude oil prices, a paused US arms sale to Taiwan, and a massive Russian hypersonic missile attack near Kyiv.

In South Africa, Lauren Evanthia argues that a true 39% voter turnout in 2024 reflects systemic collapse and a lack of hope, urging an end to party politics. 

Meanwhile, Helen Zille warns that the DA needs an outright majority to fix Johannesburg, fearing another fragile, multi-party coalition driven by jobs and tenders.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Pandor’s home invasion; Gayton, CR in GNU “held up by toothpicks”; Papa Penny ditches Zuma; murder in Kruger…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show, hosted by Chris Steyn, Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), analyses Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie’s unwavering support for President Cyril Ramaphosa in a GNU that “it is really held up by toothpicks at this moment…in a last ditch effort to try hold some semblance of normality so our economy doesn't completely crumbles”; former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen’s performance in Parliament; why his party is at “a little bit at a crisis point” and have “reached the maximum capacity of support”; continuing chaos at former President Jacob Zuma’s MKP with MP Papa Penny off to Floyd Shivambu’s new party; and the apparent support among blacks on social media for FF Plus Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald. Questioning the accuracy of the latest crime statistics, Evanthia also comments on the armed invasion this weekend at the home of former International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor. “I think when things like this happen to people in power, are they going to wake up and actually do something? History says no...” Meanwhile, she warns that the murder of two tourists in the Kruger National Park - the first in its history - is bound to be a huge blow to much needed tourism. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Pandor’s home invasion; Gayton, CR in GNU “held up by toothpicks”; Papa Penny ditches Zuma; murder in Kruger…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>22:20</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show, hosted by Chris Steyn, Lauren Evanthia, the founder of the Organic Humanity Movement (OHM), analyses Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie’s unwavering support for President Cyril Ramaphosa in a GNU that “it is really held up by toothpicks at this moment…in a last ditch effort to try hold some semblance of normality so our economy doesn't completely crumbles”; former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen’s performance in Parliament; why his party is at “a little bit at a crisis point” and have “reached the maximum capacity of support”; continuing chaos at former President Jacob Zuma’s MKP with MP Papa Penny off to Floyd Shivambu’s new party; and the apparent support among blacks on social media for FF Plus Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald. Questioning the accuracy of the latest crime statistics, Evanthia also comments on the armed invasion this weekend at the home of former International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor. “I think when things like this happen to people in power, are they going to wake up and actually do something? History says no...” Meanwhile, she warns that the murder of two tourists in the Kruger National Park - the first in its history - is bound to be a huge blow to much needed tourism.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Centurion student Talita Brits wins global attention with one-take drama ‘Ongeluk’</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1678760</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A young South African filmmaker is heading to Hollywood after her one‑take student film, Ongeluk, rose above more than 8,400 global entries to secure a place in the 2026 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards. Centurion’s Talita Brits, 24, will join four other finalists in Los Angeles for a week of masterclasses at Sony Pictures Studios ahead of the gala ceremony on 11 June. Brits told BizNews about the chaos of shooting a high‑stakes, low‑budget film in a single take and why she gravitates toward stories that push audiences to confront uncomfortable ethical choices. Her next project, part of her honours research at the Open Window Institute, explores one of filmmaking’s most sensitive challenges: how to portray suicide responsibly. She hopes her work will help young people speak more openly about mental health, depression, anxiety and cyberbullying. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Centurion student Talita Brits wins global attention with one-take drama ‘Ongeluk’</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>10:55</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A young South African filmmaker is heading to Hollywood after her one‑take student film, Ongeluk, rose above more than 8,400 global entries to secure a place in the 2026 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards. Centurion’s Talita Brits, 24, will join four other finalists in Los Angeles for a week of masterclasses at Sony Pictures Studios ahead of the gala ceremony on 11 June. Brits told BizNews about the chaos of shooting a high‑stakes, low‑budget film in a single take and why she gravitates toward stories that push audiences to confront uncomfortable ethical choices. Her next project, part of her honours research at the Open Window Institute, explores one of filmmaking’s most sensitive challenges: how to portray suicide responsibly. She hopes her work will help young people speak more openly about mental health, depression, anxiety and cyberbullying.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Helen Zille: “Johannesburg is on the brink of collapse” — Inside her plan to save SA’s biggest city</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1678574</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helen Zille says Johannesburg’s crisis is far worse than she imagined, warning the city faces financial collapse, crumbling infrastructure, and coalition chaos. In this wide-ranging interview, she outlines her plan to restore water, electricity, roads, and investor confidence while exposing deep governance failures, corruption, and “last lap looting” inside the metro. Zille argues only a DA majority can deliver stability and prevent Johannesburg from sliding further into dysfunction. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
						<itunes:title>Helen Zille: “Johannesburg is on the brink of collapse” — Inside her plan to save SA’s biggest city</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>33:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Helen Zille says Johannesburg’s crisis is far worse than she imagined, warning the city faces financial collapse, crumbling infrastructure, and coalition chaos. In this wide-ranging interview, she outlines her plan to restore water, electricity, roads, and investor confidence while exposing deep governance failures, corruption, and “last lap looting” inside the metro. Zille argues only a DA majority can deliver stability and prevent Johannesburg from sliding further into dysfunction.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Fri 22 May 2026: Zille slams Joburg budget; Roodt on Crypto; Hoatson urges pushback; and Gupta delays</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, we cover the latest business and political updates. On the international front, US-Iran tensions escalate over Strait of Hormuz tolls, while SpaceX scrubs its 12th Starship test mission. <br />
<br />
Locally, Helen Zille warns of Johannesburg’s collapsing municipal budget and failing infrastructure, economist Dawie Roodt discusses Treasury's futile attempts to control crypto-assets, and thirsty CEO Rob Hoatson urges businesses to fight state dysfunction. <br />
<br />
Finally, AfriForum demands transparency regarding the delayed extradition of the Guptas. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Fri 22 May 2026: Zille slams Joburg budget; Roodt on Crypto; Hoatson urges pushback; and Gupta delays</itunes:title>
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Locally, Helen Zille warns of Johannesburg’s collapsing municipal budget and failing infrastructure, economist Dawie Roodt discusses Treasury's futile attempts to control crypto-assets, and thirsty CEO Rob Hoatson urges businesses to fight state dysfunction. 

Finally, AfriForum demands transparency regarding the delayed extradition of the Guptas.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Rob Hoatson: Time for business to stand up, push back — and why THIRSTI is betting R300m on SA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BizNews editor Alec Hogg sits down with THIRSTI founder and CEO Rob Hoatson at the company’s Tulbagh bottling plant for a wide-ranging discussion on state overreach, private-sector investment, Woolworths, counterfeit bottled water, the informal market and South Africa’s looming water infrastructure challenge. Hoatson explains why his family business continues to invest heavily in SA, why standing up to abuse matters, and how THIRSTI has built a differentiated brand in a fast-growing market. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Rob Hoatson: Time for business to stand up, push back — and why THIRSTI is betting R300m on SA</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[BizNews editor Alec Hogg sits down with THIRSTI founder and CEO Rob Hoatson at the company’s Tulbagh bottling plant for a wide-ranging discussion on state overreach, private-sector investment, Woolworths, counterfeit bottled water, the informal market and South Africa’s looming water infrastructure challenge. Hoatson explains why his family business continues to invest heavily in SA, why standing up to abuse matters, and how THIRSTI has built a differentiated brand in a fast-growing market.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Treasury's crypto crackdown changes everything: Dawie Roodt warns SA’s government is losing control</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa’s crypto crackdown has sparked outrage among investors - but economist Dawie Roodt says Treasury is fighting technology it doesn’t understand. In this wide-ranging interview, he unpacks stablecoins, tax fears, oil shocks, inflation risks and why the future of money could reshape banking, government control and the economy itself. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Treasury's crypto crackdown changes everything: Dawie Roodt warns SA’s government is losing control</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[South Africa’s crypto crackdown has sparked outrage among investors - but economist Dawie Roodt says Treasury is fighting technology it doesn’t understand. In this wide-ranging interview, he unpacks stablecoins, tax fears, oil shocks, inflation risks and why the future of money could reshape banking, government control and the economy itself.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Jacques Broodryk - AfriForum goes after the elusive Guptas…</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AfriForum has asked the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andy Mothibi, for an urgent update on the much delayed extradition of the Guptas who allegedly benefited from State Capture to the tune of between R50 and R70 billion. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Jacques Broodryk, AfriForum’s Chief Spokesperson: Community Safety, says it is possible that the Guptas still enjoy protection from South African politicians. “And I think the main reason for that would be that there are other people who are still implicated in their misdeeds as well. People who aren't hiding in the UAE, but people who are still living within the borders of our country.” Broodryk goes on to vow “...this is definitely something that we're not going to let go. Even if it takes us years…I think we've proven ourselves, that we don't let matters go. Look at the Julius Malema case, for instance, the firearms case that took us eight years of continuous pressure and continuous following up to ensure that justice was served and it was eventually - and we're planning to do the same with this Gupta matter.” ]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Jacques Broodryk - AfriForum goes after the elusive Guptas…</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[AfriForum has asked the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andy Mothibi, for an urgent update on the much delayed extradition of the Guptas who allegedly benefited from State Capture to the tune of between R50 and R70 billion. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Jacques Broodryk, AfriForum’s Chief Spokesperson: Community Safety, says it is possible that the Guptas still enjoy protection from South African politicians. “And I think the main reason for that would be that there are other people who are still implicated in their misdeeds as well. People who aren't hiding in the UAE, but people who are still living within the borders of our country.” Broodryk goes on to vow “...this is definitely something that we're not going to let go. Even if it takes us years…I think we've proven ourselves, that we don't let matters go. Look at the Julius Malema case, for instance, the firearms case that took us eight years of continuous pressure and continuous following up to ensure that justice was served and it was eventually - and we're planning to do the same with this Gupta matter.”]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>BN Daybreak - Thu 21 May 2026: Nvidia; SpaceX; Anthropic; Fed Hikes; Oil Shock; SA Infrastructure; Hartley on BRICS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, Nvidia delivers an upbeat sales forecast and multi-billion-dollar buyback plan, while SpaceX prepares for the world’s largest ever IPO. <br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Anthropic reports surging Claude revenue, and Fed minutes signal potential interest rate hikes. In global affairs, Middle East tensions cause oil market volatility, raising economic risks for South Africa's rand.<br />
<br />
Plus, experts discuss South African infrastructure decay and the growing identity crisis within BRICs. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>BN Daybreak - Thu 21 May 2026: Nvidia; SpaceX; Anthropic; Fed Hikes; Oil Shock; SA Infrastructure; Hartley on BRICS</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>12:37</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's BizNews Daybreak, Nvidia delivers an upbeat sales forecast and multi-billion-dollar buyback plan, while SpaceX prepares for the world’s largest ever IPO. 

Meanwhile, Anthropic reports surging Claude revenue, and Fed minutes signal potential interest rate hikes. In global affairs, Middle East tensions cause oil market volatility, raising economic risks for South Africa's rand.

Plus, experts discuss South African infrastructure decay and the growing identity crisis within BRICs.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>George Glynos - The Rand's Reckoning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South African rand looks resilient - but George Glynos warns that appearances are dangerously deceiving. In this interview with Irakli, ETM Analytics Co-Founder and Head of Research lays out exactly why the risks are building asymmetrically against the rand - and why complacency could prove costly.<br />
On the scale of the current oil shock, Glynos is unambiguous: "You're talking about a hit of in excess of 20-odd percent of the world's oil supply. Compare that to the 1973 embargo or the 1979 Iranian revolution — those removed 6 to 7%. This is categorically different."<br />
On why the rand hasn't moved yet — and why that itself is the warning sign: "The Rand hasn't responded strongly to it yet, which ultimately means that it is a little vulnerable. Should the shock extend, the greater the likelihood that the Rand will come under some pressure."<br />
And on South Africa's fuel supply specifically, Glynos raises an alarm few are talking about: "If we're not able to source that refined fuel from the Persian Gulf, then all of a sudden I think we're going to find ourselves in a more stressed environment — with vast implications for the economy. How mines run, how high-energy sectors run."<br />
The verdict is stark: either this war ends quickly and the terms of trade recover — or the rand adjusts sharply to reflect the damage already done to South Africa's trade balance. There is, Glynos says, no third option. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>George Glynos - The Rand's Reckoning</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:duration>11:52</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The South African rand looks resilient - but George Glynos warns that appearances are dangerously deceiving. In this interview with Irakli, ETM Analytics Co-Founder and Head of Research lays out exactly why the risks are building asymmetrically against the rand - and why complacency could prove costly.
On the scale of the current oil shock, Glynos is unambiguous: "You're talking about a hit of in excess of 20-odd percent of the world's oil supply. Compare that to the 1973 embargo or the 1979 Iranian revolution — those removed 6 to 7%. This is categorically different."
On why the rand hasn't moved yet — and why that itself is the warning sign: "The Rand hasn't responded strongly to it yet, which ultimately means that it is a little vulnerable. Should the shock extend, the greater the likelihood that the Rand will come under some pressure."
And on South Africa's fuel supply specifically, Glynos raises an alarm few are talking about: "If we're not able to source that refined fuel from the Persian Gulf, then all of a sudden I think we're going to find ourselves in a more stressed environment — with vast implications for the economy. How mines run, how high-energy sectors run."
The verdict is stark: either this war ends quickly and the terms of trade recover — or the rand adjusts sharply to reflect the damage already done to South Africa's trade balance. There is, Glynos says, no third option.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Accretiv doubles down on US industrial property | Webinar</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1677895</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Freeman and Justin Clarke unpack why US industrial real estate — particularly “shallow bay” facilities linked to manufacturing and logistics — is emerging as a standout opportunity. They discuss the impact of AI-driven data centre investment, America’s onshoring push, interest rate dynamics, and Accretiv’s latest Alabama acquisition tied to aerospace and renewable energy supply chains. The discussion also covers investor returns, risks, liquidity concerns, and the evolving outlook for US commercial property. ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Accretiv doubles down on US industrial property | Webinar</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martin Freeman and Justin Clarke unpack why US industrial real estate — particularly “shallow bay” facilities linked to manufacturing and logistics — is emerging as a standout opportunity. They discuss the impact of AI-driven data centre investment, America’s onshoring push, interest rate dynamics, and Accretiv’s latest Alabama acquisition tied to aerospace and renewable energy supply chains. The discussion also covers investor returns, risks, liquidity concerns, and the evolving outlook for US commercial property.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>Ray Hartley - BRICS loses its clout</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRICS is suffering an identity crisis — and its foreign ministers' gathering in New Delhi has done nothing to resolve it. In this interview with Irakli, Platform for African Democrats custodian Ray Hartley asks the defining question: "What is the point of BRICS?" He warns that the bloc has become little more than pageantry: "The summit in India will be high-profile — guards of honour, jets flying overhead, the full spectacle. And then at the end of it, there will be no serious results, because they simply can't agree on much." On BRICS claiming to represent the Global South, Hartley is blunt: "Two of these countries — China and Russia — are not really part of the Global South. China is one of the most developed economies in the world. And then you have the giant oil states: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran. These are super-rich countries with vast resources. They don't represent the Global South. They simply claim to." And while BRICS foreign ministers were exchanging pleasantries in New Delhi, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump were holding a bilateral summit — a contrast Hartley says speaks for itself: "It's really just a sideshow. It has no real-world effects — not economically in terms of trade or investment, and not politically either. It simply lacks coherence." ]]></description>
					<category>Investing</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>Ray Hartley - BRICS loses its clout</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[BRICS is suffering an identity crisis — and its foreign ministers' gathering in New Delhi has done nothing to resolve it. In this interview with Irakli, Platform for African Democrats custodian Ray Hartley asks the defining question: "What is the point of BRICS?" He warns that the bloc has become little more than pageantry: "The summit in India will be high-profile — guards of honour, jets flying overhead, the full spectacle. And then at the end of it, there will be no serious results, because they simply can't agree on much." On BRICS claiming to represent the Global South, Hartley is blunt: "Two of these countries — China and Russia — are not really part of the Global South. China is one of the most developed economies in the world. And then you have the giant oil states: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran. These are super-rich countries with vast resources. They don't represent the Global South. They simply claim to." And while BRICS foreign ministers were exchanging pleasantries in New Delhi, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump were holding a bilateral summit — a contrast Hartley says speaks for itself: "It's really just a sideshow. It has no real-world effects — not economically in terms of trade or investment, and not politically either. It simply lacks coherence."]]></itunes:summary>
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