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Graham Soden, CEO of Steenkampskraal Mine, accompanied by text reading: Thorium energy revolution
Interviews
Director's Cut: Unearthing SA’s rare earth power - Graham Soden on Steenkampskraal, thorium, and global geopolitics
By
Alec Hogg
3 min read
Graham Soden discusses South Africa’s Steenkampskraal rare earth mine, thorium potential, and geopolitical challenges
The Guano wars: When bird droppings fuelled global conflict
Good Hope
The Guano wars: When bird droppings fuelled global conflict
By
Siziphiwe Ntlani
4 min read
Discover how 19th-century nations waged wars over guano, the prized fertiliser that fuelled global rivalries and economic ambitions.
BizNews Briefing 6 November
Briefing
BN Briefing: Rare earths boom - Inside South Africa’s untapped mineral treasure at Steenkampskraal
By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Join host Alec Hogg for another episode of the BizNews Briefing
A portrait photograph of Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi
Leadership
Martin van Staden: A reluctant defence of Lesufi's AmaPanyaza initiative
By
Editor BizNews
9 min read
Lesufi’s bold crime plan showed decentralisation potential, undone by politics.
Armed soldiers from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) patrol at the gates of Maponya Mall following rioting in the Soweto district of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
Rational Perspective
Fixing the SANDF with smart spending over symbolic purchases: Ricardo Teixeira
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Editor BizNews
7 min read
Restoring SANDF: Smart funding over prestige projects to rebuild readiness
South Africa's flag painted onto a red brick wall.
Rational Perspective
South Africa’s oligarchy – The true scourge: Koos Malan
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Editor BizNews
7 min read
The ANC-led elite uses BEE, cadre favouritism, and grants to stay in power.
BizNews
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