Episodes

  • Craig Gradidge: Is the ANC stealing our pension funds?

    Craig Gradidge: Is the ANC stealing our pension funds?
    Oct 20 2020
    In our Friday Finance webinar, BizNews editor Jackie Cameron spoke to award-winning financial planner Craig Gradidge of Gradidge Mahura Investments in Johannesburg. As the executive director of a diversified investment advisory and wealth management business, Gradidge is well-positioned to tell us exactly what the ANC plans to do with our pension funds.
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    7 mins
  • From Pretoria to Pixar and an Oscar, one frame at a time - Ferdi Scheepers

    From Pretoria to Pixar and an Oscar, one frame at a time - Ferdi Scheepers
    Jul 25 2025
    Behind successful films is an army of people creating the magic we see on screen. In the case of animated films, that means 24 painstaking frames per second to bring characters to life — ones our kids and we have come to love. One of those creators is a South African born in Pretoria who moved from satellite imagery at CSIR to become a digital effects artist at Pixar. Ferdi Scheepers has worked on The Incredibles, Toy Story, and most recently, Disney’s sci-fi adventure Elio. Now on his 19th film for Pixar, he told Biznews in an interview that he was also part of the team behind Piper, the Oscar-winning short that took home Best Animated Short Film in 2017.
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    13 mins
  • Wayne Sussman: PA shocks DA - despite Kunene scandal

    Wayne Sussman: PA shocks DA - despite Kunene scandal
    Jul 24 2025
    The Patriotic Alliance (PA) scored a shock win last night over the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a Paarl in a ward where it got 43% of the vote after getting only 1% there in 2021. Elections analyst Wayne Sussman tells BizNews: “…this means that Gayton McKenzie and the Patriotic Alliance are edging closer and closer to the City of Cape Town. If they can win seats off the DA in the DA stronghold of Mossel Bay, in places like Amstelhof Paarl, what can they do to the Democratic Alliance in the City of Cape Town? So, I would sense that there's great concern for the DA at DA headquarters today.” The PA win came despite the suspension of PA Deputy President Kenny Kunene after he was found at the Sandton home of a murder suspect. Sussman says: “ I think that this will have no impact on the PA in the Western Cape or the Northern Cape or the Eastern Cape. However, in Gauteng, this could present a challenge… …to the PA amongst its Black voters.” In other by-election results, Sussman comments on the African National Congress (ANC) seeing its vote share fall to 37% in a ward in the traditional stronghold of Sebokeng. “So this is major turbulence, major upheaval in a core Gauteng township. And I believe that this basically could be a harbinger of things to come in the next local government elections.”
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    14 mins
  • BN Briefing: ANC leaders in firing line, SA move against Taiwan hurts US-SA relations

    BN Briefing: ANC leaders in firing line, SA move against Taiwan hurts US-SA relations
    Jul 24 2025
    In today’s BizNews Briefing, tensions rise as the US House Foreign Affairs Committee advances sanctions legislation against ANC leaders over ties with Russia and China. The Hudson Institute’s Joshua Meservey warns South Africa’s stance on Taiwan further strains US relations. Former SAPS General Johann Beukes reacts to the long-delayed suspension of Advocate Andrew Chauke. Plus, the Trump administration unveils a bold AI development push, Google grapples with AI-driven ad risks, and a former Tesla exec says the company is falling behind.
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    19 mins
  • Punitive Jackson Bill moves ahead in Washington as US lawmakers determined to “make an example” of SA

    Punitive Jackson Bill moves ahead in Washington as US lawmakers determined to “make an example” of SA
    Jul 23 2025
    The US’s punitive Jackson Bill, which threatens harsh punishment for South Africa including personal financial sanctions on leading ANC members, has taken another big step towards becoming law. Its sponsor, former White House medical chief Ronny Jackson, celebrated its passing through the committee stage by tweeting that it will give President Trump “the tools necessary to hold their corrupt government accountable.” Joshua Meservey, a senior fellow at Washington’s prestigious Hudson Institute, provides context in this interview with BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
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    30 mins
  • Former SAPS General Johan Booysen on Zuma’s NPA henchman Chauke’s suspension and Mkhwanazi bombshell

    Former SAPS General Johan Booysen on Zuma’s NPA henchman Chauke’s suspension and Mkhwanazi bombshell
    Jul 23 2025
    Former SAPS General Johan Booysen, the honest cop who was publicly harassed and then suspended for doing his job too well, shares his insights into the long-overdue suspension of political-appointment Adv Andrew Chauke. He also provides context on fellow KZN top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s bombshell disclosures of abuses by criminals and their puppet politicians that have numerous parallels to Booysen’s own experiences. Gen Booysen spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
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    25 mins
  • BN Briefing: ANC sanctions, Nkabane response, Trump's $1trn prod, Epstein files, Jozi's green battle

    BN Briefing: ANC sanctions, Nkabane response, Trump's $1trn prod, Epstein files, Jozi's green battle
    Jul 23 2025
    In today's BizNews Briefing, a US-SA sanctions bill has advanced from the US House Committee, potentially targeting ANC officials. President Ramaphosa’s sacking of Education Minister Nkabane has eased GNU tensions before a key budget vote, though Nkabane insists she’s innocent. US President Trump accuses Fed Chair Powell of politically motivated high rates, calling him a “numskull”. Republican Ralph Norman says Epstein files will be released soon. Nigeria’s economy gets a 30% paper upgrade, but still trails South Africa. And Joburg residents fight park “alienation”.
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    23 mins
  • Trump Oval Office encounter: Cosatu president Losi's first-hand account

    Trump Oval Office encounter: Cosatu president Losi's first-hand account
    Jul 23 2025
    Zingiswa Losi, president of COSATU, reflects on her landmark visit to the White House, where she defended South Africa’s labour voice and addressed US trade tensions. In this powerful interview, she discusses AGOA, the threat of tariffs, and the critical need for unity between business, labour, and government to protect jobs and reset diplomatic relations.
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    28 mins