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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, and why China’s dominance of rare earths could rewrite the global balance of power.
Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
Some of the dirtiest secrets of South African politics and policing are being laid before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament's Ad Hoc committee. In this interview, Action Society’s Juanita du Preez tells Chris Steyn "It's almost sickening that people can have so much against another person that they can actually ruin a whole country because of those secrets...and we will only see how much ruin actually happened and is still going to happen after everything comes out, after the secrets come out - if all of them come out.” Du Preez comments on the safety fears for Witness X, the health fears for CI Chief General Dumisani Khumalo, suspended Deputy Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s muted performance at the Ad Hoc Committee, the way President Cyril Ramaphosa’s has framed his link by former marriage to Tembisa Hospital looting kingpin Hangwani Maumela, the WhatsApp messages between tender tycoon “Cat” Matlala and some very prominent people, as well as the erratic behaviour of former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, now on special leave.
Former MP Haniff Hoosen has swapped Parliament for Durban’s frontlines - vowing to “do a Chris Pappas” by cleaning up eThekwini’s corruption, fixing crumbling infrastructure, and restoring trust in a city on its knees. Speaking to Alec Hogg, he outlines his plan to take back KZN’s biggest metro from decay and dysfunction.
An estimated half a billion rands worth of damages have been caused to the historic Fort Hare University following violent protests and arson. In his latest BizNews interview, Grant Abbott, the General Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union, tells Chris Steyn why Fort Hare cannot be rebuilt with VC Professor Sakhela Buhlungu still in place. “It is clear not just from right now, but for five, six, seven years of this VC's tenure that there is gross irregularities and corruption going on. As in very recent, right in the middle of all of the corruption, he appoints someone who is implicated in the SIU report as being possibly corrupt…He has a history of surrounding himself, unfortunately, with dodgy characters. And we know that by the fact that all of the 24, 25 people who stand accused at the moment were all appointed while he was the Vice Chancellor…" Abbott adds that the VC's management style is to "hold all stakeholders at arm's length and not to engage..He runs the university like it's his own private company. He thinks it's his own spaza shop, whatever it is, and he can do what he wants.”
South Africa’s trade future with the US hangs in the balance. Speaking to Alec Hogg from California, Anthony Ginsberg, founder of GinsGlobal Index Funds, says Washington’s dealmakers are eager to cut tariffs and revive AGOA — but Pretoria’s lack of representation and lingering ideology are stalling progress. With 600 American companies already in SA and billions in investment waiting, Ginsberg warns that without a business-minded ambassador and pragmatic leadership, the window of opportunity could close fast.
Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
Mantengu CEO Michael Miller fires back at Paul O’Sullivan, calling him a “sellout” to a criminal enterprise linked to controversial businessman Zunaid Moti. In this explosive interview with Alec Hogg, Miller claims O’Sullivan took money and shares to withdraw sworn affidavits — and accuses the Johannesburg Stock Exchange of covering up share manipulation. With death threats, legal battles, and accusations flying, this is one of the most explosive BizNews interviews yet.
Zunaid Moti has requested a Right of Reply to allegations made in this interview. We will conduct the interview with him next week.
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Ukraine’s first Military Ombudsman, Olha Reshetylova, has been hosted by South Africa - along with Military Ombuds from across the world. In this interview with BizNews, she speaks about President Cyril Ramaphosa's role as mediator - and says: “…this war won't end without South Africa. We need your participation. We need your understanding…” As for US President Donald Trump, she says: “his role is crucial, not only for Ukraine, [but] for the whole world”. In a message to NATO, she reversed the membership invitation by saying: “…it is not a joke, my invitation to the NATO countries to join Ukraine. This is absolutely what I mean. We can share our experience, we can prepare you for a new war…This is something that I'm not sure that different armed forces all over the world understand. This is about understanding the new way of war. This is something that Ukraine can provide to our partners, because nobody except Ukraine and Russia has experience now.”
In this conversation, Alec Hogg interviews Forensic Investigator Paul O’Sullivan, a prominent figure in South Africa’s fight against corruption, particularly within the police force. The discussion revolves around the controversial figure of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the KZN police chief, who has made significant allegations against various officials, including O’Sullivan himself. O’Sullivan defends his integrity and outlines the systemic issues within crime intelligence, including the misuse of a substantial slush fund. The conversation highlights the complexities of public perception, the legal battles at play, and the urgent need for accountability and reform in South Africa’s law enforcement agencies.
On today’s NdB Sunday Show, Chris Steyn speaks to the only police officer ever awarded the Silver Star for bravery twice. Colonel Tollie Vreugenburg, formerly of the Hawks, where he worked on Crimes Against the State and commanded Anti-Terrorism investigations, comes out strongly in support of generals Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Fannie Mademola. “Both of them are persons of high integrity and what they say and what they said in the commission as well as in front of Parliament is not new to me. I've experienced it myself…especially the latter parts of my career. And I take my hat off for them to come forward and come to the open. They are the only two currently that have enough courage to do that.” The Colonel reveals how, in 2015, political interference prevented him from arresting President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. He shares his personal experience of the “hostile takeover” of the DPCI by a crony of former President Jacob Zuma. Meanwhile, amid fears for the life of General Mkhwanazi,” he warns: “…well, the guy that wants to take him out, good luck to you. That is a…highly highly trained combatant…he is…very capable of protecting himself.” The Colonel also talks about the raids on the homes of suspended Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s nephew from a previous marriage. As for the African National Congress (ANC) trying to distance itself from Brian Mogotsi, one of the central characters in the saga, he says: “It's much too late. There will be a big footprint leading back for many years between the party as well as the individual.”
Bernard Swanepoel tells Alec Hogg why mining remains SA’s most transformed sector - and how rebuilding trust, fixing Eskom and Transnet, and embracing bold leadership could spark the next boom.
In a historic leap for biotech in Africa, Pretoria-based Altera Biosciences has secured R29 million in pre-seed funding to develop a universal donor cell platform aimed at revolutionising transplant medicine. The technology could enable off-the-shelf cell therapies to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges: donor–recipient matching - a problem particularly acute in Africa given its unmatched genetic diversity. While this makes Africa a natural proving ground, Altera’s ambitions are global, with the platform designed to expand access to advanced cell therapies worldwide. Led by biotech entrepreneur Alexandra Miszewski and Professor Michael Pepper, director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Pretoria, Altera is positioning South Africa at the forefront of global medical innovation. In an interview with BizNews, the founders shared their vision to tackle one of medicine’s toughest challenges and elevate South Africa’s role in international biotech. Professor Pepper noted, “If Altera develops the technology to solve this problem here, it could be solved for the rest of the world.” Miszewski added that the funding signals growing confidence in South Africa’s biotech sector and the depth of expertise within the country.
The battle to reclaim MKP from former President Jacob Zuma is far from over. In this interview, the real founder of MKP, Jabulani Khumalo, gives Chris Steyn an update on his long legal battle to reclaim the party and rescue it from “thuggery” . “People are trying to steal this country through fraud. We have so many cartels, but MK has got a cartel also now. Because this cartel that is taking over MK is a cartel.” He charges that South Africa “is in this mess because our leaders are being run by these cartels. They are led by the dogs. People who use dark money, black money to use our leaders. We can't allow that.” Khumalo hails generals Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Fannie Masemola and Dumisani Khumalo “for helping us to open our eyes even more… I remember General Mkhwanazi was saying, I can't sit with a thug in the office. I understand what he was saying because really, even myself, I wouldn't want to sit with a thug.”
Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
A series of adverse legal findings has put both Julius Malema’s seat in Parliament and his position on the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) in jeopardy. Should he be served a severe sentence for his firearm offences, he will be disqualified from being a member of the National Assembly. Meanwhile, Chris Oxtoby of Freedom Under Law, tells Chris Steyn why the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader’s position on the JSC has become “untenable”. He stresses that Parliament now has enough grounds to act. He further gives the inside story of two days of JSC hearings - from which Malema was absent in order to attend the Ad Hoc Committee hearings. Oxtoby says despite there being some “credible” candidates to fill a Supreme Court of Appeal vacancy, none were able to get enough votes. He describes Freedom Under Law's ongoing litigation with the JSC over its voting process, and questions “whether the process that we don't see after the interviews, the deliberations and the voting behind closed doors, whether that is properly fit for purpose if it's not being able to deliver us candidates…”
In today's briefing, Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi faces parliament, naming two of the alleged 'Big Five' behind the country's drug cartels and revealing the other three are well-known 'tenderpreneurs'. From the Joburg Indaba, Sibanye-Stillwater's new CEO, Richard Stewart, discusses the mining industry's challenges and the vast opportunities awaiting South Africa if it can provide regulatory certainty. Globally, tech giant Nvidia is reportedly set to invest up to $2 billion in Elon Musk's AI venture, xAI, which is now seeking to raise $20 billion. Plus, Cristiano Ronaldo makes history as the first footballer to become a billionaire, with his net worth climbing to $1.4 billion.
After over a year of by-elections since the national election, Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman gives Chris Steyn an update of the latest shifts in the political landscape. “One of the trends we continue to see is that the ANC candidates for council in provinces like the Eastern Cape and Limpopo will know that they are very likely to hold on to their seats come the election next year. The party which should be happiest right now is probably the Patriotic Alliance because they've shown a continued growth of trajectory. But you're also seeing a party like the DA starting to put in good performances.” Previewing the next round of by-elections, Sussman warns that the ANC - that had a “very sharp fall” in a recent Soweto by-election - will face the “Chasing Pack” in the upcoming one; “the bragging rights for second place or even third place, because between MK, EFF, Patriotic Alliance, ActionSA and the DA…only five percentage points separated party two to six. So it's a real scrum in that Chasing Pack. And I think the pecking order is going to be very important.” Sussman also describes how the DA managed to edge out the ANC in Ga-Nala Mpumalanga. “The key municipality of eMahlahleni is now hung because the ANC has lost its outright majority.” He also dissects all the other recent results along with the prospects of the parties in the next round.
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Libertarian scares me. Liz Truss and Kwarsi Karteng call themselves 'libertarians'. Look how they are trying to destroy the UK economy!!