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Wayne Sussman: ANC set to lose 500 councillors in KZN alone… | The Electoral Roadshow
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Wayne Sussman: ANC set to lose 500 councillors in KZN alone… | The Electoral Roadshow

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Chris Steyn
13 min read
MKP leads in eThekwini as the DA tops Tshwane in latest local election polls
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 21: Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivers the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement at Good Hope Chamber at Parliament on October 21, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The statement updates national economic forecasts, adjusts spending plans, and sets the fiscal framework for the upcoming budget cycle. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams)
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Treasury’s crypto rethink: round one won, what comes next is what counts

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Editor BizNews
7 min read
Godongwana promises a rethink after thousands of objections. Bitcoiners warn the second draft must stop treating self-custody as capital flight.
BN Edge | Lesaka is facing hard questions. Ali Mazanderani is answering them
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BN Edge | Lesaka is facing hard questions. Ali Mazanderani is answering them

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Alec Hogg
19 min read
Lesaka's Ali Mazanderani on the CPS legacy, what grant recipients pay for credit, competing with Capitec, and why he wants to be both banker and lender.
BN Edge | Donald MacKay on ITAC, ArcelorMittal, AGOA and Trump's demands
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BN Edge | Donald MacKay on ITAC, ArcelorMittal, AGOA and Trump's demands

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Alec Hogg
14 min read
Trade expert Donald MacKay on why SA tariff decisions now take years, who carries the cost, ArcelorMittal's protection, and why he isn't worried about AGOA.
Pedestrians outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. City Therapeutics Inc., an early-stage developer of RNAi-based drugs, raised $200 million in a US initial public offering priced at the mid-point of its marketed range. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Nasdaq tumbles while treasuries soar as Meta rekindles AI spending fears

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The Financial Times
4 min read
Meta’s plans to raise hundreds of billions for AI sparked a $124bn market value loss and tech sell-off.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 27: A general view of the Union Buildings during national lockdown on April 27, 2020 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lee Warren)
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Nine in ten South Africans want SA to drill for its own oil. So who’s stopping it?

By
The Common Sense
2 min read
New polling shows 88% of South Africans favour local oil and gas exploration to double economic growth.
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