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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) shake hands before holding a joint press conference following their meeting in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Thought Leaders

FT’s Gideon Rachman: From Kyiv to Pretoria; Trump’s charm offensive is well and truly ended

The Financial Times

12 seconds ago

4 min read

This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin

BizNews Daybreak

BN Daybreak: Mining in SA not impossible; who leads Joburg mayoral race?; Wicknell Chivayo's motives

Asime Nyide

7 hours ago

1 min read

Join the BizNews team for another episode of Daybreak

Global Citizen

Why New Zealand and Argentina matter for investment migration

Editor BizNews

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6 min read

Mbeki built the Treasury — and the scaffolding for state capture: Prof Anthony Butler

The Conversation

21 hours ago

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Mbeki’s mixed legacy of growth and weakened institutions

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 11: Helen Zille during day 01 of the Democratic Alliance Federal Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre on 11 April, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thousands of DA delegates gather in Midrand to pick their next leaders and decide how the party will fight for the top spot in 2029. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)

Leadership

“Vote Zille on both ballots”: The Common Sense breaks newspapering’s oldest rule

The Common Sense

22 hours ago

3 min read

The Common Sense backs Helen Zille for Johannesburg.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 08: Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (Minister in the Presidency) briefs the media on government's comprehensive approach to migration management at Tshedimosetso House on October 08, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. The address aimed to public concern and misinformation following a recent Constitutional Court judgment regarding asylum seekers and the Refugees Act. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu).

Rational Perspective

BEE’s ‘national interest’ is the ANC’s interest: Makone Maja

Daily Friend

22 hours ago

7 min read

BEE under fire for fuelling corruption, inflating state contracts and undermining service delivery.

BizNews Edge

BN Edge | Orion CEO Tony Lennox: Glencore cash, Prieska, BHP, SA mining myths, takeovers

Alec Hogg

23 hours ago

10 min read

CHELYABINSK, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Center-2026 strategic command and staff exercise at the Chebarkul military training ground, while Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces Andrei Mordvichev brief him on the progress of the exercise, Chelyabinsk region of Russia, on October 2, 2026. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Global Citizen

The Economist: Russians vote with their feet as Putin’s covert call-up looms

The Economist

23 hours ago

5 min read

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is expected to award some of the nation's highest scientific honors to technology leaders including Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Michael Dell, and Satya Nadella. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Tech

From Pretoria to pariah: Hollywood turns on Musk and the tech billionaires | FT’s Ruchir Sharma

The Financial Times

23 hours ago

4 min read

BizNews Daybreak

BN Daybreak: DA leads Joburg poll; Moeng on McKenzie; Wierzycka’s Anthropic bet; Max Smart’s rise

Asime Nyide

19 Oct 2026

1 min read