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BNC#9 | Van Heerden Q&A: AfriMat's Lafarge bet, fixing SA towns, untapped gold, Transnet turnaround
BNC

BNC#9 | Van Heerden Q&A: AfriMat's Lafarge bet, fixing SA towns, untapped gold, Transnet turnaround

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden's Q&A: buying Lafarge for the quarries, AfriSam's sale to China, Transnet's turnaround and gold South Africa left in the ground.
He fought Swimming SA for years. Finally the world body caught up
Interviews

He fought Swimming SA for years. Finally the world body caught up

By
Alec Hogg
15 min read
Water polo whistleblower Brett Redelinghuys on Swimming SA's suspended president and CEO, a R111m pool that never opened, and the breakaway it forced.
Hermann Pretorius: Women voters favour the ANC, but the DA is tipped for big Metro victories…
Interviews

Hermann Pretorius: Women voters favour the ANC, but the DA is tipped for big Metro victories…

By
Chris Steyn
12 min read
IRR polling reveals a decisive gender gap in South African politics
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference on July 17, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ng Han Guan-Pool/Getty Images)
Global Citizen

Nobel Laureate Johnson on BizNews: Why US-Iran war won't end until Beijing says so

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
China’s refusal to pressure Iran leaves Washington with few paths to peace.
18 August 2026, Brandenburg, Lübbenau: The first server cabinets are now in place inside the shell of the Schwarz Group's data center. On the same day, a media tour took place in Lusatia. The data center construction site was also on the itinerary. The Schwarz Group, parent company of Lidl and Kaufland, is investing approximately 11 billion euros in a new data center here on the outskirts of the Spreewald. The cornerstone was laid in November 2025. Two and a half billion are being invested in construction, with the remainder going toward IT infrastructure; there is no government funding. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Tech

The Economist: The AI jobs apocalypse that never arrived

By
The Economist
6 min read
A construction and white-collar hiring spree is outpacing tech sector layoffs.
PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA - 13 April 2011: South African Olympic swimmer Roland Schoeman at the Telkom SA National Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on 13 April 2011. (Photo by Gallo Images/Foto24/Deon Ferreira)
Leadership

Roland Schoeman on Swimming SA's 20 year cover-up: Two suspensions are not reform

By
Editor BizNews
8 min read
Swimming SA’s suspensions expose decades of ignored warnings, weak governance and unanswered questions.
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