https://www.biznews.com/interviews/dr-lennit-max-4-new-police-commissioners https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/t2s1zgit/21.png biznews en 2026-08-03T15:22:24.461Z Dr Lennit Max: Non-racial, merit-based appointments of four new police commissioners Dr Lennit Max, Police leadership, South Africa, Madlanga Commission, Gang violence, SAPS reset https://www.biznews.com/miningweb/who-digs-africas-gold https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/uabr22pu/392222914.jpg A worker underground at the Gold Fields Ltd. South Deep gold mine in Westonaria, South Africa https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/9bdvqtuu/Table1ContinentOnOnePage.png Figures are approximate annual averages; artisanal output is, by its nature, imprecise and understated. Production order varies year to year. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/ycqvbop2/Table2AuditOnOnePage.png The counter-model column describes what South Africa built and is now letting decay, rather than what it currently does at full strength. That gap is the opportunity the final part turns to. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/npcujd3j/Table3CaseOnOnePage.png The middle column describes assets South Africa built and still holds, rather than advantages it is currently pressing. Closing the distance between what the chain could do and what it is allowed to do is the whole of the opportunity. biznews en 2026-08-03T14:04:43.867Z Who digs Africa's gold, who keeps it — and who could hold it?: Duarte da Silva Dr Duarte da Silva, Dr Duarte de Silva, Africa gold, gold mining, South Africa gold, Ghana gold, West Africa mining, gold supply, mining boom, gold exports, resource wealth, gold refinery, Rand Refinery, African mining https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/chinas-rare-earths-weapon-losing-bite https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/8bbhl87j/2000x1333.webp Diversifying rare-earths supplies. biznews en 2026-08-03T11:05:05.561Z China's rare earths weapon is losing its bite as global supply expands: David Fickling david fickling, China, rare earths, HRE, magnets, mining, EVs, trade, exports, dysprosium, terbium, MP Materials, Lynas https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/sas-industrial-masterplans-protecting-monopolies-donald-mackay https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/js4p7gde/396114670.jpg The ArcelorMittal factory in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa biznews en 2026-08-03T11:02:25.650Z SA's industrial masterplans are quietly protecting monopolies, not fixing them: Donald MacKay Donald Mackay, South Africa, SA economy, monopolies, steel sector, industry policy, masterplans, protectionism, competition, economic growth, state aid, ArcelorMittal, innovation https://www.biznews.com/wealth-advisors/inflated-retirement-costs https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/chvq8hqh/Untitled-design-21.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/b2w51t5k/Untitled-design-20.jpg Dorothy Avvakoumides https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/eyyd7tdh/Screenshot-2025-08-29-at-12.33.03.png biznews en 2026-08-03T10:53:55.832Z Can your portfolio handle inflated retirement costs? Retirement planning, South Africa, Inflation protection, Wealth management, Brenthurst Wealth https://www.biznews.com/leadership/madlanga-fells-another-giant https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/op0p045j/Andrea-Johnson-Shamila-Batohi.png Andrea Johnson (left) and Shamila Batohi biznews en 2026-08-03T10:49:33.472Z Madlanga fells another giant, but where should the buck stop?: John Matisonn John Matisonn, Madlanga Commission, NPA crisis, IDAC, Fannie Masemola, Andrea Johnson, SA justice, police corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa, crime intelligence, corruption probe, legal crisis, SA politics https://www.biznews.com/sarenewal/anc-set-lose-councillors-local-elections https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/guc3l5a1/412079668.jpg President Cyril Ramaphosa at an ANC rally in 2024 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/v1wgwx45/unnamed.png biznews en 2026-08-03T10:36:51.064Z ANC set to lose about 500 councillors in November local elections local elections, ANC, LGE 2026, municipal polls, ANC decline, council seats, SA politics, election polls, ANC crisis, councillors, coalition politics, South Africa https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/magnificent-7-problem-wstock-nicknames https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/02pm9a7d/461757020-1.jpg Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/m23k3gxc/ftcmseba9d7b5-3878-4f32-b5a1-123f9bceac11.avif https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/v5p64hqi/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-12.16.08.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/nijjj4zk/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-12.16.16.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/mvne8bun/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-12.16.25.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/ln7185oc/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-12.16.48.png biznews en 2026-08-03T10:29:22.503Z 'Magnificent 7' no more: the problem with stock nicknames Mag 7, AI, Big Tech, Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, tech stocks, AI bubble, investing, markets https://www.biznews.com/the-daily-edge/biznews-edge-3-august-2026 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/rsl638zo/21.png biznews en 2026-08-03T10:14:56.507Z BizNews Edge: Second prosecution boss falls at Madlanga Commission; ANC heads into a tough November Madlanga Commission, ANC, Interpol, Cyber Crime, Shamila Batohi, South Africa politics, Amazon, Investing, Results https://www.biznews.com/biznews-daybreak/bn-daybreak-260803 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-03/38zu5amc/Untitled-design.jpg biznews en 2026-08-03T04:03:44.624Z BN Daybreak: SA corruption probes; Trump’s Iran pause; SpaceX upcoming earnings, FIFA backlash BizNews Daybreak, SA Corruption Inquiry , Jonathan Deal , SpaceX Earnings , Donald Trump Iran , Gianni Infantino FIFA , OPEC Quotas , Japan Currency Intervention , US Biofuels Legislation , S&P 500 https://www.biznews.com/investor-insights/fsca-levies-record-r28bn-fines-led-by-banxso-grobler-plus-74-others https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/y4i51i4u/Untitled-design-18.jpg biznews en 2026-08-02T12:58:51.566Z FSCA levies record R2.8bn fines - led by Banxso, Grobler plus 74 others FSCA Regulatory Actions Report, Banxso investment scam, South Africa, Ponzi schemes, AI deepfake investment https://www.biznews.com/tech/ai-is-getting-better-at-writing-humans-must-get-better-at-editing https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/lthfkqbl/Untitled-design-19.jpg biznews en 2026-08-02T12:57:25.285Z AI is getting better at writing. Humans must get better at editing Future of Writing, Artificial Intelligence, AI Writing Tools, Human vs AI Creativity, Large Language Models https://www.biznews.com/leadership/ramaphosa-finally-forces-eskom-to-stop-being-referee-and-player https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/2dy9xj03/Untitled-design-17.jpg biznews en 2026-08-02T12:55:52.322Z Ramaphosa finally forces Eskom to stop being referee and player South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Eskom reform, Eskom municipal debt, electricity grid independence https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/lewis-groups-r88-share-price-doesnt-add-up-good-news-for-ricardo-portfolio https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/ue6td60w/Untitled-design-16.jpg biznews en 2026-08-02T11:00:59.718Z Lewis Group's R88 share price doesn't add up – good news for Ricardo Portfolio Lewis Group, JSE value investing, South Africa, High dividend yield stocks https://www.biznews.com/tech/amazons-ai-gamble-pays-off-as-cloud-growth-sends-shares-soaring https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/0o1qtp0u/Untitled-design-15.jpg biznews en 2026-08-02T10:59:43.454Z Amazon’s AI gamble pays off as cloud growth sends shares soaring Amazon, AWS growth, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, AI infrastructure https://www.biznews.com/interviews/ndb-sunday-show-the-fall-of-malemas-winnie-johnson-and-an-arab-spring-brewing https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/mycgch13/Untitled-design-1.png biznews en 2026-08-02T10:56:35.084Z The NdB Sunday Show: The fall of Malema’s “Winnie” Johnson - and an Arab Spring brewing… Jonathan Deal, SAPS corruption, Madlanga Commission, Crime Intelligence, Politics https://www.biznews.com/sa-investing/august-curse-returns-as-rand-faces-seasonal-slump https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/6xpwlmu8/Untitled-design-14.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/8jtpr9sl/462223279.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/fz9yz7ak/461999424.jpg Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). biznews en 2026-08-02T10:54:21.774Z August curse returns as Rand faces seasonal slump and policy uncertainty South African Reserve Bank, rand exchange rate, economy, emerging market currencies, rand volatility https://www.biznews.com/tech/when-history-rhymes-ais-dangerous-parallel-with-2008 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/ubl4cidq/Untitled-design-13.jpg https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/6oltdb9d/462038670.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-08-02/w3jlspmo/462107158.png biznews en 2026-08-02T10:52:07.844Z When history rhymes: AI's dangerous parallel with 2008 - John Authers Artificial Intelligence, Financial Crisis 2008, Tech Stocks, Investment Strategy, Market Analysis