https://www.biznews.com/interviews/ex-saaf-general-jailed-us-sa-agent https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/e037u5xk/4.png biznews en 2026-07-09T15:13:09.697Z Jasmine Opperman: Ex-SAAF General jailed in the US as an SA agent… Jasmine Opperman, National security, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, FBI investigation, South Africa https://www.biznews.com/the-daily-edge/da-education-minister-gwarube https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/9nhykdn8/gwarube-2.png biznews en 2026-07-09T13:00:43.314Z BizNews Edge: DA Education Minister Gwarube unpacks what's next for her and her party BizNews Edge, John Steenhuisen, Tony Leon, South Africa, Political news, Dr Frans Cronje, Politics, Democratic Alliance, DA, ANC https://www.biznews.com/sa-investing/multichoice-legend-bringing-starlink https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/avvzcash/Nolo-Letele-new.webp Nolo Letele https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/srk8pweq/MultiChoice-Group-new.jpg Letele, second from the left at the rear, alongside MultiChoice Group board members in the early 2000s. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/lgnu8l8a/Nolo-Letele-with-T-Connect-edited.jpg Nolo Letele (centre) alongside attendees at a T-Connect event. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/cumokyte/Nolo-Letele-at-Starlink-T-Connect-e1783516200555.jpg Nolo Letele at a T-Connect event. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/eir9xy9w/Nolo-Letele-T-Connect-Lesotho-e1783516247772.jpg Nolo Letele speaking at a T-Connect event. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/31xv3t2e/Nolo-Letele-at-T-Connect-even-e1783511941897-edited.jpg Nolo Letele at a T-Connect event. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/wycgg240/T-Connect-Starlink-rollout-e1783514791165.jpg T-Connect technician installing a Starlink terminal. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/w0mpipx1/T-Connect-Starlink-new-e1783516164436.jpg T-Connect technician installing a Starlink terminal. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/ws3afn0v/T-Connect-Starlink-Tlokweng-e1783514759971.jpg T-Connect officials with business representatives in Tlokweng, Botswana. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/k8lcwl9c/T-Connect-techie-in-Botswana-e1783516102414.jpg biznews en 2026-07-09T11:16:57.464Z From M-Net to Musk: MultiChoice legend bringing Starlink to Southern Africa Nolo Letele, MultiChoice, Starlink, T-Connect, Lesotho, telecoms, ISP, Africa tech, rural internet, satellite internet, digital access, broadband https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/why-sa-farmers-should-watch-this-oligarch https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/syobey4k/302262100.jpg Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichenko biznews en 2026-07-09T11:15:13.330Z Fertiliser Tsar's warning: Why SA farmers should watch this oligarch Russia, Putin, Ukraine war, Melnichenko, Russian oligarchs, war fatigue, Kremlin, NATO, Russia crisis, geopolitics, Ukraine, sanctions https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/anthea-jeffery-net-zero-de-industrialise-sa https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/115xpmbn/ANTHEA-PIECE.png biznews en 2026-07-09T10:55:58.325Z Anthea Jeffery: Net zero will de-industrialise SA like Germany and the UK Net Zero, Climate, South Africa, Energy, Eskom, Emissions, Carbon Tax, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear, Jobs, Economy, IRR https://www.biznews.com/sa-investing/mtns-ghana-5g-ambitions https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/ytmeli33/460192754.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/ohcqf7vf/460122107.png biznews en 2026-07-09T10:46:33.355Z MTN's Ghana 5G ambitions collide with xenophobia fallout back home MTN, Telecel, Ghana, 5G, 5G auction, telecom, mobile, GSMA, Radisys, Reliance, Mukesh, Ambani, Africa telecom https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/binface-candidate-could-sink-farage https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/5y5otlyh/460222063.jpg Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/anewm5m4/460222143.jpg Count Binface https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/3m5t6vbe/460222063.jpg Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Tuesday he would trigger a by-election by quitting his seat. biznews en 2026-07-09T10:45:40.714Z ‘Binface’ candidate who could sink Farage — and Musk's old grudge resurfaces Nigel Farage, Reform UK, Count Binface, Clacton, UK politics, by-election, Brexit, Keir Starmer, UK election, tactical voting, Parliament, political backlash https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/nvidias-trillion-dollar-reset https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/pp9qjqbp/unnamed.jpg Nvidia’s GPUs dominate the artificial intelligence data center market. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/pdqcfqwq/460145860.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/651pvdph/460054831.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/60dlfd9f/460178085.png biznews en 2026-07-09T10:42:06.003Z Nvidia's trillion-dollar reset: Cheapest since 2019 despite record profits Nvidia, AI stocks, chip stocks, semiconductors, AI boom, GPU market, Wall Street, tech stocks, Micron, AMD, Intel, market selloff https://www.biznews.com/biznews-daybreak/bn-daybreak-260709 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-09/s05sr5hl/Thumbnail.jpg biznews en 2026-07-09T04:37:58.471Z BN Daybreak: US-Iran ceasefire collapse; Cronje on SA politics; Ballito mall bomb scare BizNews Daybreak, US Iran conflict, Oil price jump, Fed inflation risks, Patriot missiles Ukraine, Syria sanctions lifted, Apple Broadcom deal, Nvidia chips China, John Steenhuisen DA, Ballito mall bomb, South Africa security https://www.biznews.com/interviews/cronje-why-das-biggest-threat-isnt-anc https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/mkmpqf11/maxresdefault.jpg biznews en 2026-07-08T18:00:00.000Z Director's Cut: Dr Frans Cronje - Why the DA's biggest threat isn't the ANC Democratic Alliance, South Africa, Politics, Government of National Unity, local government elections, Frans Cronje https://www.biznews.com/interviews/willem-els-failed-food-court-bomb-attack https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/7vjw5v1f/emic-20.jpg biznews en 2026-07-08T15:56:27.771Z Willem Els - Failed food court bomb attack could have killed and maimed many South Africa, Terrorism prevention, Ballito mall bomb, Counterterrorism, Willem Els https://www.biznews.com/the-daily-edge/dr-frans-cronje-steenhuisen-interview-da https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/51cqqemg/EDGE-1.png biznews en 2026-07-08T14:37:17.348Z BizNews Edge: Dr Frans Cronje on what the Steenhuisen interview really cost the DA BizNews Edge, John Steenhuisen, Tony Leon, South Africa, Political news, Dr Frans Cronje, Politics, Democratic Alliance, DA, ANC https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/sas-youth-non-voting-problem https://media.assettype.com/biznews/import/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Municipal_Election_Voter_IEC_August_2016.jpg A man casts his ballot during South Africa's local government elections in KwaMashu, north of Durban, South Africa, August 3, 2016. biznews en 2026-07-08T12:05:02.773Z SA's youth non-voting problem may be turning a corner ahead of November's local elections Sara Gon, youth voters, voter apathy, SA elections, voting rights, democracy, IEC, young voters, political literacy, voter turnout, South Africa, ANC, elections 2026 https://www.biznews.com/leadership/katzenellenbogen-hill-lewiss-second-transition https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-06-25/hsdtxq8g/459219210.jpg Geordin Hill-Lewis biznews en 2026-07-08T12:03:03.243Z Katzenellenbogen: Hill-Lewis's "second transition" - opportunity, but no easy path to power Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, ANC decline, GNU, SA politics, DA growth, coalition rule, political shift, ANC future, opposition, elections, voter change, SA democracy, power shift https://www.biznews.com/africa/cathy-buckle-zimbabweans-exodus-sa https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/5wwacoy5/Untitled-design.png biznews en 2026-07-08T11:58:59.592Z Cathy Buckle - Zimbabweans' exodus from SA: “We are no longer wanted here.” Cathy Buckle, Zimbabwe, South Africa, xenophobia, migrants, deportation, Zimbabwe crisis, SA attacks, migration, remittances, economic crisis, Africa, Zim diaspora https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/spacex-decoded https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/i14l4y2z/458387244.jpg Elon Musk, founder of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/9peb2ufc/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.16.24.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/5xfn4nyz/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.04.05.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/n27fyoi1/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.19.27.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/b9tems5r/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.22.08.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/j0zqdfgh/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.25.44.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/p6h4t87i/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.29.17.png Musk's economic exposure tilts roughly 4–5:1 toward SpaceX. In a stock-for-stock merger the exchange ratio is everything — and his incentives are asymmetric. Source: our calculation on disclosed stakes and market values, 7 Jul 2026. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/wpj1vxe6/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.30.31.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/2czsbmcl/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.35.16.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/cr2anti5/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.38.39.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/hqeca618/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.40.35.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/u884i3md/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.44.13.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/m0dyubat/unnamed.jpg Starlink revenue — conservative / base / bull to 2030, with the published Goldman underwriter bull ($144bn). TAM = total addressable market. Source: our model on 2025 actuals and Q1 2026 filings. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/mbj4e2j5/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.46.40.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/4o1p8mw8/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.48.41.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/sv7i3liq/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.49.50.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/dj1qyxxq/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.51.37.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/1k1g99px/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.52.57.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/g1jvlci5/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.56.52.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/688po907/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.59.19.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/uqwqepf6/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.01.18.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/y4ip3z84/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.05.35.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/cmtp0ayz/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.06.39.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/x902ltn8/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.09.43.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/o02nxqqf/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.10.55.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/xe58effo/unnamed.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/s69q46bf/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.17.24.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/cw98ydfv/unnamed-1.png The valuation stack against the ~$2.05tn price. EV = enterprise value per segment; reference points are summed equity values. Source: our synthesis on filings, lab marks, CoreWeave, Damodaran; market 7 Jul 2026. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/fcmb4vd5/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.19.09.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/afcjq8m1/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.20.50.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/0z13q6hm/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.21.38.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/a3gvfh24/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.22.46.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/vjp11rau/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-12.24.12.png biznews en 2026-07-08T11:58:12.432Z SpaceX decoded: The $2-trillion bet riding on one man's shoulders SpaceX, David Coutts-Trotter, BizNews, investing, stocks, research, investors, South Africa, markets, finance, aerospace, analysis https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/sa-retirement-savers-riding-ai-bond-wave https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/qkatdx24/20260711FND002.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/rxx8zrwy/unnamed-2.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/p57ckach/unnamed-3.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/ngnghmsg/unnamed-4.png biznews en 2026-07-08T11:26:42.635Z SA retirement savers are quietly (unwittingly?) riding the AI bond wave — and its risks AI boom, AI, Big Tech, bonds, debt, tech, Nvidia, Meta, Oracle, cloud, investing, markets https://www.biznews.com/good-hope-project/part-2-suburbias-broken-promise https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/u78877t3/Untitled-design-29.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/jzarr205/Untitled-design-26.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/vzil1y3d/Untitled-design-27.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/qq46ox79/Untitled-design-28.jpg biznews en 2026-07-08T10:14:23.861Z Part 2: Suburbia’s broken promise - Life in the shadow of the American dream A.M. Homes, American suburbia, Social isolation, Political extremism, Literary criticism https://www.biznews.com/biznews-daybreak/bn-daybreak-260708 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-07-08/2wi50tht/emic-17.jpg biznews en 2026-07-08T03:57:18.596Z BN Daybreak: US strikes on Iran lift oil; NATO deals, SA auto subsidy; Farage quits BizNews Daybreak, US airstrikes on Iran, Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices, Geordin Hill-Lewis, NATO summit, South Africa politics, JSE markets