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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 17: Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at Brigette Mabandla Judicial College on August 17, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission to investigate and report on the veracity, scope, and extent of the allegations made on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa’s criminal justice system was compromised. ( Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
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Scrap the Public Protector? A retired brigadier makes the case for a permanent Madlanga

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Editor BizNews
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SA joins Colombia, South Sudan on short list hit by this US visa tool. Meservey unpacks why

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Alec Hogg
1 min read
Joshua Meservey on the new US visa sanctions against South African officials, AGOA's fate, and why he says more measures may follow.
Kooyman: Making SA investable again, pressure from Washington, and November’s election stakes
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Kooyman: Making SA investable again, pressure from Washington, and November’s election stakes

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Alec Hogg
21 min read
FirstRand’s UK headache, Capitec’s global expansion, bank rivalry, Iran tensions, and the political risks shaping South Africa’s economy.
A general view of destroyed buildings in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City, on August 6, 2026. More than two-and-a-half years after the conflict began, Gaza remains in a severe humanitarian crisis, and despite a fragile ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October 2025, efforts to bring the war to a definitive end have stalled for months. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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MAILBOX: Jasmine Opperman's terror "analysis" of Hamas smacks of prejudice and hate

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Critics accuse BizNews of promoting unverified Hamas claims and politicised security narratives
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