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Leadership

“I was in the room when the rot started”: ex-councillor on how SA’s municipalities stopped facing consequences

The Common Sense

22 seconds ago

9 min read

How impunity, political patronage and financial mismanagement cripple South Africa’s municipalities

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 19: National Treasury building during the VAT victory march to the National Treasury on May 19, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. This march celebrates the recent suspension of the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase, which the EFF views as a significant triumph for the working-class and impoverished communities. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)

Global Investing

The rich world’s debt crisis is coming. SA has been living in it for years

The Economist

1 minute ago

5 min read

Will bonds blow up? A government-debt crisis is looming

BizNews Daybreak

BN Daybreak: Mulder on GNU's lifespan; Simmers on premiership; MacKay on SA's decline; Ballito teen

Kerry Lanaghan

8 hours ago

1 min read

Join the BizNews team for another episode of Daybreak

Interviews

“Ballito Bomb Boy” stabs 6-year-old girl in school attack - Willem Els

Chris Steyn

20 hours ago

7 min read

Security expert questions police handling of Ballito bomb suspect after school stabbing

BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 12: People attend the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group annual meetings at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Matt Hunt/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Rational Perspective

Mazzucato, Pretoria’s favourite economist, hands ANC a licence to borrow

Editor BizNews

13 Oct 2026

5 min read

Fiscal rules must support growth and investment, not just debt reduction.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 18: ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa during the party’s 54th elective conference on December 18, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Simphiwe Nkwali)

Rational Perspective

Ivo Vegter: Ramaphosa's land deed promise is a good start, but it doesn't offer true ownership

Daily Friend

13 Oct 2026

11 min read

Ivo Vegter welcomes the 2.5 million hectare promise, then shows why a deed you cannot sell or freely mortgage is still a lease by another name.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 10: South African fans watch the Rugby World Cup match between South Africa and Scotland at Loftus Park on September 10, 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

SA Renewal

South Africans are far less divided on race than their politicians suggest

The Common Sense

13 Oct 2026

3 min read

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a bilateral meeting in conjunction with the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. World leaders have gathered in New York for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, with this year's global issues ranging from the threat of artificial intelligence to the continued wars in Ukraine and Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Leadership

FT's Edward Luce: Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular

The Financial Times

13 Oct 2026

4 min read

Wealth Advisors

Steven Nathan: What does success look like for your family's wealth in thirty years?

Editor BizNews

13 Oct 2026

3 min read

BN Daybreak: DA edges ANC in Ekurhuleni, Simmers rules out working with PA, SA consumers squeezed

Kerry Lanaghan

13 Oct 2026

1 min read