Best BizNews Podcasts (2025)

In today's BizNews Briefing: Ahead of next week’s medium-term budget, economist Dawie Roodt joins Alec Hogg to unpack South Africa’s fiscal tightrope - from government overspending and tax fatigue to the limits of squeezing more revenue out of a struggling economy. A reflection on why bread-and-butter issues are finally starting to outweigh politic…

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Dawie Roodt: “South Africa’s economy is running out of road - and the ANC’s out of ideas” 54:01

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South Africa’s fiscal alarm bells are ringing again. With debt soaring, growth stalling, and the Minister of Finance running out of tax options, economist Dawie Roodt lays out the hard truth: “You can’t tax a broken economy back to life.” In this frank conversation with Alec Hogg, Roodt explains why VAT hikes are political suicide, how inflation qu…

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Jonathan Deal: Warning of large-scale public disobedience over ANC’s “disarmament agenda”… 18:49

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Millions of private gun owners are living in fear that they will be disarmed and left defenceless by legislation in the making. In this interview with BizNews, Jonathan Deal, the founder of Safe Citizen, tells Chris Steyn that the proposed legislation would be “unenforceable” - and warns that it “would invite public disobedience on a large scale”. …

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The NdB Sunday Show: Prof Theo Venter - Mkhwanazi, Mchunu, Masemola, Matlala, Maumela, Mogotsi, Mofele & Sibiya 57:10

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In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Political and Policy Analyst Professor Theo Venter tells Chris Steyn why former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s position is “fatal”; where things went “very wrong” for suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya accused of massive corruption by tenderpreneur “Cat Matlala”; why KZN National Com…

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Kempton Park teacher Giba Mahlangu’s quest to convert pupils into market-minded entrepreneurs 18:13

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South Africa’s next generation of investors has outpaced the broader market in this year’s JSE Investment Challenge, delivering returns that eclipsed the All-Share Index’s 23% gain during the competition period. The top-performing team in the schools’ income portfolio category was “Cheslin Kolbe 1st Try” from Hoërskool Birchleigh in Kempton Park. B…

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Meservey on Trump’s man for Pretoria, Islamists blocking Mozambique’s massive gas field endowment 26:33

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US-South Africa relations stand at a pivotal moment, shaped by the arrival of a new US ambassador and the shifting balance of power between Washington and Beijing. Meanwhile, Mozambique’s embattled gas projects face mounting terrorist threats, raising urgent questions about South Africa’s regional influence, economic resilience, and the growing pre…

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The BizNews Premium Briefing - Thursday 30 October 2025 10:33

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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BN Briefing: Trump, Xi ease trade tensions; Mozambique gas revival falters; Google, Microsoft, Meta 12:11

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In today's BizNews Briefing: Mozambique’s $50 billion gas project - touted to double the nation’s economy - hits new turbulence as ExxonMobil withdraws, despite TotalEnergies lifting a years-long force majeure. Donald Trump and China’s President Xi strike a surprisingly positive tone in their long-awaited meeting, calming global trade fears, while …

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Juanita Du Preez: Sibiya and Mchunu - The “Cat” is out of the bag 16:13

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Another week of startling allegations of police and political capture by crime bosses have South Africans glued to their screen. Chris Steyn speaks to Juanita Du Preez of Action Society about testimony by Witness C who told the Madlanga Commission that tenderpreneur “Cat” Matlala told him that he had given suspended Deputy National Commissioner Sha…

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Dr Christian Ani: The black axe and law enforcement in SA 26:28

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Nigerian confraternities operating in South Africa have become mired in transnational organised crime. In this interview with Chris Steyn, Dr. Christian Ani of the ENACT programme at the Institute for Security Studies in Abuja, describes their modus operandi in South Africa - and reveals their links to law enforcement officials. "There are...five d…

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The BizNews Premium Briefing - Wednesday 29th of October 2025 9:35

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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Inside Ukraine’s drone war and daily grit — with filmmaker Ronnie Apteker 52:50

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South African entrepreneur and filmmaker Ronnie Apteker joins Alec Hogg to reflect on Ukraine’s transformation from vibrant tech hub to war-torn nation. In this deeply moving conversation, he shares the inspiration behind his documentary Kiev of Mine, exploring the country’s resilience, trauma, and fragile hope amid devastation - and why the world …

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BN Briefing: Zille vs Mashaba heats up Joburg race; ANC’s chrome tax slammed; Renergen updates 13:08

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In today’s BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg unpacks the fiery showdown between Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba as the battle for Johannesburg’s mayorship kicks into gear a year ahead of the elections. The war of words between the DA and ActionSA leaders signals an intense contest ahead. Also in the spotlight, mining expert Peter Major tears into the ANC’…

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IRR’s Hermann Pretorius: ‘BEE is legalised theft - South Africa must wake up.’” 21:30

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In a fearless conversation with Alec Hogg, IRR strategist Hermann Pretorius tears into the myths behind South Africa’s empowerment policies, calling BEE a system of legalised theft that enriches elites while bankrupting the state. He reveals the IRR’s Value for Money Bill - a blueprint to end race-based procurement, restore accountability, and save…

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Unpaid fines could paralyse businesses under new AARTO demerit system – Barry Berman (SA Fines) 13:55

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South Africa’s long-awaited Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system takes effect on 1 December 2025 in 69 municipalities, including Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, with smaller regions to follow in April. Barry Berman, CEO of traffic fine platform Fines SA, says he expects the current fine settlement rate, currently …

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Miningweb weekly with Peter Major - Antimony boom, chrome tax and corporate controversy 45:21

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In this conversation, Alec Hogg and Peter Major discuss the current state of the mining industry, focusing on gold prices, long-term investments, and the risks associated with mining ventures. They explore the importance of timing in mining decisions, the impact of government policies, and the strategic significance of minerals like antimony. The d…

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Balwin CEO Steve Brookes: “South Africa isn’t broken - it just needs hard work and good governance" 16:41

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Balwin Properties founder and CEO Steve Brookes joins Alec Hogg to unpack how his company defied South Africa’s economic odds - growing revenue by 44%, profit by 33%, and headline earnings by 29% in just six months. Brookes shares why he believes optimism and hard work still pay off in a struggling economy, credits disciplined debt reduction for th…

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Herman Mashaba challenges Zille and the DA: “They underestimate me - but I’m not done with Joburg." 34:26

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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba sits down with Alec Hogg in an unflinching interview about political ambition, betrayal, and the battle for South Africa’s biggest city. Fresh off a surprise by-election win, Mashaba fires back at Helen Zille’s claim that his “veneer is fading,” accuses the DA of trying to erase his legacy, and outlines how he plans t…

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BN Briefing: WeBuyCars; Herman Mashaba; Balwin's CEO; Myanmar scams and Argentina's market surge 13:04

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Today's BizNews Briefing covers WeBuyCars' profit surge despite a share drop , Herman Mashaba's hint at a possible one-term run for Johannesburg mayor , Balwin Properties' CEO Steve Brooks on strong results and the importance of good governance, the escape of 41 South Africans from human trafficking/scamming in Myanmar, and the Argentine market boo…

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The BizNews Premium Briefing - Tuesday 28th of October 2025 13:25

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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Emma van der Walt: South Africans in dramatic escape from cryptocurrency scam compound 16:59

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41 South African men and women were among about 1,000 human trafficking victims who made a dramatic escape in Southeast Asia the past week. In this interview with BizNews, Emma van der Walt, the Founder of Brave to Love, the Counter Trafficking NGO that is working to bring them home, tells Chris Steyn how they were lured to Thailand with false job …

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Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Monday 27th of October 2025 9:58

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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Prof. DQ Mabunda: Mkhwanazi has given SA a chance to fix itself 12:41

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As South Africans brace themselves for another week of revelations about police capture and political capture, Chris Steyn speaks to Professor DQ Mabunda, a former police officer, now lecturing in Police Practice at the School of Law at UNISA. He says if a lower-ranking officer had tried to stand up and speak up against corruption, he or she would …

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Zunaid Moti on Mantengu CEO Miller: “Game ranger turned corporate poacher is another Markus Jooste.” 44:25

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In a fiery right of reply, businessman Zunaid Moti hits back at Mantengu Mining CEO Mike Miller, calling him “a game ranger turned corporate poacher” and likening him to “another Markus Jooste.” Moti dismantles Miller’s fraud allegations, accusing him instead of misrepresentation, insider dealing, and “running a penny-stock circus.” From chrome min…

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BN Briefing: Zille’s Joburg business blueprint; PnP’s profit push; Moti on Miller, Mantengu 15:25

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In today’s BizNews Briefing, Helen Zille reveals her blueprint to rescue Johannesburg - from stabilising finances to eradicating corruption. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers reports major progress in his turnaround strategy, with losses sharply reduced and optimism returning to investors. Zunaid Moti comments on Mantengu allegations, and Javier Milei wi…

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Inside Pick n Pay’s turnaround: Sean Summers says the mountain climb has just begun 14:18

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In this conversation, Sean Summers, CEO of Pick and Pay, discusses the significant turnaround the company has experienced over the past two years. He highlights the improved energy within the stores, the financial performance, and the importance of community engagement through sponsorships. Summers emphasises the strategic vision for Pick and Pay, …

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Helen Zille: DA has a clear path to victory in Joburg + why I’m confident we can rescue my hometown 41:58

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Helen Zille, former Cape Town mayor and Western Cape premier, has entered the Johannesburg mayoral race, pledging to restore service delivery, tackle corruption, and stabilise fragile coalitions. In an interview with Alec Hogg, she outlined her plan to boost voter turnout, strengthen governance, and rescue South Africa’s economic hub - calling it h…

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NdB Sunday Show RORY STEYN “Radical courage” & “more Mkhwanazis” can root out cop rot 34:44

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On this edition of the NdB Sunday Show Rory Steyn, the former Chief of Security for the late President Nelson Mandela, calls for special legislation that denies any police officer a political affiliation. Steyn is speaking in the wake of another week of increasingly jaw-dropping evidence heard at the Madlanga Commission and Parliament’s Ad Hoc Comm…

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Willem Els: Operation Catalyst nets 83 terror-funding suspects 20:23

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A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and the identification of 160 persons of interest. In this interview with BizNews, Willem Els of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) shares details of the two-month Operation Catalyst, jointly coordinated by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL, duri…

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Turning rural school kids into investment champions - Sizwe Mtsweni of Mpumelelo Secondary School 14:00

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A rural school in Mpumalanga, Mpumelelo Secondary, has repeatedly performed in the JSE Investment Challenge, a national competition where young people engage in simulated trading using virtual portfolios valued at R1 million. The challenge runs from March to September and attracts more than 66,000 participants from 859 schools and universities. Beh…

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Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Thursday 23rd of October 2025 9:21

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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Miningweb Weekly: Gold crashes, China tightens its grip, and South Africa sleeps through the boom 38:34

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As gold prices tumble and China cements its rare-earth dominance, veteran mining analyst Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to cut through the noise. In this hard-hitting episode, Major explains why gold’s fall could spark opportunity, how America and China’s minerals war is reshaping the world, and why South Africa’s leaders still don’t get it. From Orio…

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Juanita Du Preez: Witness A - Prepared to die for the truth! 16:18

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There are those in the South African Police Force who are prepared to kill to hide the truth. And then there are those who are prepared to die to expose the truth. And one of those is Witness A, who delivered chilling evidence to the Madlanga Commission this week. In this conversation with Chris Steyn, Action Society’s Juanita du Preez discusses th…

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Addressing gossipers in Parly, social media, elsewhere: The truth about O’Sullivan, Moti and BizNews 17:07

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In this conversation with Chris Steyn, BizNews Founder and Editor Alec Hogg addresses rumours on social media and in Parliament that forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan has undue influence over BizNews - as well speculation that he might be funding the news outlet. He also sets out the reasons for BizNews accepting a banner advertisement from the…

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Yusuf Abramjee: Mkhwanazi, Mchunu, Mogotsi, Molefe, Madlanga & all the turmoil at the top 12:34

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In his latest interview with BizNews, veteran Crime Activist Yusuf Abramjee gives his take on testimony of staggering corruption and deep rot being led at two high profile enquiries. “What we are seeing playing out, both at the Madlanga Commission and at the Ad Hoc Committee, is something that we as South Africans, each and every South African, sho…

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Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Tuesday 21th October 2025 11:14

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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Meet Colin Bell: First Botswana, now SA - An Eco-Tourism template for a job-creating boom 57:40

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From flipping a coin that landed him in Botswana’s Okavango Delta to co-founding two of Africa’s most successful conservation-driven tourism empires, Colin Bell has built a business model that proves saving nature can also create jobs. In this episode, he tells Alec Hogg how Natural Selection is redefining eco-tourism - empowering communities, rest…

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Mat Cuthbert: National mood change on BEE is confronting selfish Ramaphosa and his connected elites 20:40

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In this conversation, Alec Hogg interviews Mat Cuthbert, the DA's head of policy, discussing the contentious issue of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa. Cuthbert critiques the current BEE policies, arguing they have failed to uplift the majority of Black South Africans and instead benefited a small elite. He proposes an alternative a…

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Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Monday 20th October 2025 10:01

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews

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Dr. Reinder Nauta's R200/month health plan: Could this be South Africa’s private NHI alternative? 36:17

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As South Africa grapples with the National Health Insurance (NHI) proposal, one doctor is pioneering a private-sector alternative aimed at the millions who find medical aid too expensive. Dr. Reinder Nauta, founder of the National Healthcare Group , is building a new low-cost model targeting a price point of around R200 per month. Nauta reveals how…

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Clyde Mallinson - IRP 2025: A R250 billion-a-year waste 23:11

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The new Integrated Resource Plan, IRP 2025, released by Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa yesterday (Sunday) means the quantum of electricity sold in 2040 will be R250 billion more to the consumer than if it was done differently. So says Energy expert Clyde Mallinson. “I did an analysis about six months ago where I put an alternate plan to…

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Adv. Mark Oppenheimer: Is the ANC liable for Genocide? - The NdB Sunday Show 29:17

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In this edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Advocate Mark Oppenheimer of the Johannesburg Bar tells Chris Steyn “there may very well be an argument that the South African government itself has been either complicit or silent in the face of genocidal speech”. He was speaking after President Cyril Ramaphosa and former Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor made …

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Bruce Owen’s full circle: Global tech leader returns to root for Africa's digital future 14:29

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African countries lag significantly behind G20 nations in digital infrastructure, a gap that threatens to deepen economic inequalities across the continent. Bruce Owen, the South African-born EMEA President of Equinix, one of the world’s largest digital infrastructure companies, is determined to change that. In an interview with BizNews, Owen refle…

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Unpacking Mkhwanazi’s motives: Dr Redpath follows the money, joins the dots 34:24

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In a hard-hitting interview with Alec Hogg, legal scholar Dr Jean Redpath exposes the deep dysfunction inside South Africa's crime intelligence division, from secret Treasury-funded slush budgets to the political protection of unaccountable task teams. She argues that General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's public heroism masks entrenched corruption and resis…

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Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Thursday 16th October 2025 9:10

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Every day Alec Hogg shares a rational perspective on the latest developments locally and globally with BizNews Premium members.By BizNews

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Fadiel Adams vs “The cult of Mkhwanazi” - Explosive claims, secret files and power politics 19:27

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National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams joins Alec Hogg in a fiery interview that takes aim at SAPS General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi - the man Paul O’Sullivan calls “South Africa’s new hero.” Adams says Mkhwanazi’s clean image hides dangerous politics, secret funds, and an internal police war that could shake the country’s justice system. F…

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The rise and rise of South Africa’s Trump... - The Electoral Roadshow with Wayne Sussman 19:00

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Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie is today celebrating two historic by-election wins. In this edition of the Electoral Roadshow, Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman tells Chris Steyn: “It is absolutely historic that the Patriotic Alliance have won a ward in Soweto and they did it by totally eviscerating the Democratic Alliance and the ANC …

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Miningweb Weekly: Trump’s mining boom, SA’s missed chances, and China’s rare earth power play 45:37

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From Joburg to Washington, mining is being reshaped by politics and power. Peter Major joins Alec Hogg to unpack how Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” revival is fuelling a new U.S. mining boom while South Africa keeps digging itself into decline. They dissect Gwede Mantashe’s missed opportunity at the Joburg Indaba, the syndicates gaming the JSE…

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Alec Hogg's update to BizNews Premium members - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11:12

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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.By BizNews