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Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala (left) and Gayton McKenzie
Interviews

Solly Moeng: Mthethwa suicide mystery, McKenzie’s “nepotism”, Matlala-Maumela link - and R167m bust

By
Chris Steyn
10 min read
Solly Moeng examines South Africa’s political dysfunction, corruption and the urgent need for accountability.
A Zama Zama leaves a mine
Interviews

R100-million fines for kingpins as illegal mining booms into national security crisis…

By
Chris Steyn
8 min read
South Africa’s new illegal mining bill targets syndicates, kingpins and Zama Zamas, but enforcement, intelligence and poverty remain key challenges.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 25: Wayne Duvengae (OUTA) briefs the media at the Joburg Crisis Alliance (JCA) press conference at Constitutional Hill on July 25, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The alliance called for an urgent improvement in basic service delivery, revisiting the tariffs and the resignation of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda.
Leadership

Only leadership will rebuild SA's municipalities: OUTA's Wayne Duvenage

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
South Africa is not beyond repair—better leadership and stronger accountability can drive renewal
BNC#9 | Piet Viljoen cuts through the BS: What actually drives your returns (it's not complicated)
BNC

BNC#9 | Piet Viljoen cuts through the BS: What actually drives your returns (it's not complicated)

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Editor BizNews
1 min read
Fund manager Piet Viljoen says most of what the investment industry sells you is worth removing. His case for a simpler, cheaper portfolio.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 11: Mark Burke (DA's Spokesperson on Finance) at the announcement of urgent reform plan on BBBEE, Employment Equity, and Expropriation Act at Nkululeko House on August 11, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA) outlined a set of urgent, practical and implementable reforms and alternatives, around which the DA will campaign. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
Leadership

Mark Burke isn't a crook — he's just an inconvenient critic

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
The Burke-Kastelo case raises questions about fintech regulation, political motives and the meaning of corruption.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA- OCTOBER 8: A general view of the court building during Day 2 of the Shrien Dewani trial on October 8, 2014 at the Cape High Court in Cape Town, South Africa. Dewani is accused of organising his wife's murder while they were on honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010. On the second day of his trial, Dewani has pleaded not guilty to all five charges. (Photo by Gallo Images / Roger Sedres)
Rational Perspective

No property rights, no growth: Why Pretoria must lose its expropriation case

By
Editor BizNews
4 min read
Property rights under threat as expropriation risks investment and banking stability
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