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A voter casts a ballot at a polling station during the local elections in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on Sept. 14, 2025.
Global Citizen
Far right vote triples in Germany’s most populous state in crunch local elections
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Editor BizNews
3 min read
Germany’s far-right gains strength as main parties lose support in key state vote
SoftBank’s Son is betting big on OpenAI.
Global Investing
Masayoshi Son’s big bet on OpenAI feels like WeWork all over again: Shuli Ren
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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Son’s $30B OpenAI bet mirrors past SoftBank gambles, blending high risk with high reward.
Signage at a Walmart store
SA Investing
Walmart plants its flag in SA: namesake stores due before end-2025
By
Alex De Jongh
3 min read
Walmart will open its first branded stores in South Africa by the end of 2025
Bloomberg Best of the Year 2024: Pedestrians pass military tanks following protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Global Citizen
FT: First Bangladesh, now Nepal - Asian Gen Z revolutions a warning for all corrupt politicians
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Editor BizNews
8 min read
Nepal is just the most recent country to have seen the ruling elite toppled by frustrated young people
The Economist: The crisis of South Africa’s missing dads
Worldview
The Economist: The crisis of South Africa’s missing dads
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Editor BizNews
5 min read
Less than one-third of black South African children live with their biological fathers
BN Briefing: Cyril on local gov; Mbeki on National dialogue; de Ruyter; and Dep FinMin on port disaster
Interviews
BN Briefing: Cyril on local gov; Mbeki on National dialogue; de Ruyter; and Dep FinMin on port disaster
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Editor BizNews
1 min read
Join host Bronwyn Nielsen for another episode of the BizNews Briefing
BizNews
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