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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 4: The White House is seen on November 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Global Citizen

FT: The next US presidential race has begun

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The Financial Times
8 min read
The Republicans and Democrats positioning themselves for a run at the Oval Office in 2028
Wall Street’s blue-wave hangover: why a Texas governor matters in Johannesburg
Global Investing

Wall Street’s blue-wave hangover: why a Texas governor matters in Johannesburg

By
The Economist
4 min read
Markets realise they hate America’s blue wave. Investors worry that Democratic dominance will slow down the AI boom
MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 05: IEC Chairperson Mosothi Moepa briefs media at the National Results Operations Centre (ROC) at Gallagher Convention Centre on November 05, 2026 in Midrand, South Africa. The municipal elections were held to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
SA Renewal

Community Speaks: How the BizNews Tribe reacted to vote-counting day as it happened

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
From Hermanus at dawn to MK’s Richmond win late in the evening, Premium members tracked the count council by council, and corrected each other along the way.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 27: Lesetja Kganyago (Governor of the South African Reserve Bank) and Enoch Godongwana (Minister of Finance) addressing the media at the G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meeting Closing Press Briefing at G20 Media Centre on February 27, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The G20 was originally established as a meeting of Finance Ministers in response to the Asian financial crisis of 1997-99, with the aim of coordinating policies to promote international financial stability. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan)
Rational Perspective

James K. Galbraith: Mainstream economics has lost its core

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
The growing divide between mainstream economic thinking and alternative schools challenging its foundations.
EDITOR'S NOTE. PARTS OF IMAGE CONVERTED TO BLACK AND WHITE. EKURHULENI, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 29: ANC supporters attend a campaign rally in Technical VD in Katlehong (Ward 55) on October 29, 2026 in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The campaign comes as part of the final stretch of the ANC's campaign for the 2026 Local Government Elections. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
Leadership

Tony Leon: Why a humbled ANC still holds the coalition cards

By
Editor BizNews
5 min read
DA-ANC coalition dilemma could reshape metros and threaten the GNU
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 27: A voting station sign is seen at a school in Eldorado Park on May 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's national and provincial elections will be held on May 29 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Jaundiced Eye

WSM's Jaundiced Eye: Reading the LGE tea leaves

By
William Saunderson-Meyer
6 min read
Local elections could reshape coalitions and weaken ANC power ahead of 2029.