Alec Hogg
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Frans Cronjé on ANC self-harm that caused yesterday’s polling earthquake, disastrous US relationship
1 week ago |
biznews.com | Alec Hogg
Freshly returned from a working trip to the US and Europe, Dr Frans Cronjé is not surprised to see IRR polling puts the DA ahead of the ANC. it’s a consequence, he says, of Luthuli House’s penchant for scoring own goals. In this interview with BizNews editor Alec Hogg, SA’s leading political analyst explains how ANC blunders on the VAT increase and the relationship with the USA are akin to conscious self-harm.
BN Briefing: Cronjé re ANC self-harm on VAT, USA; Apple shareholder relief; China courting SE Asians
1 week ago |
biznews.com | Alec Hogg
In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, Dr Frans Cronjé provides context on the ANC’s popularity plunge that’s taken it below the DA - and an update on how Washington is viewing SA (and ‘special envoy’ Mcebisi Jonas); Apple’s share price jumps after the iPhone maker is granted exemption from the 145% tariff on Chinese imports; plus more implications of the Trump Tariffs locally and globally as China launches a charm offensive in South East Asia.
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1 week ago |
biznews.com | Alec Hogg
The latest polling of voters by the Institute of Race Relations has thrown up what the IRR’s Hermann Pretorius describes as a “political earthquake” - a watershed rarely seen in SA’s leading think-tank’s 96 year history. Pretorius unpacks results of the twice a year survey which was conducted, co-incidentally, at the time of the Budget furore. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
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2 weeks ago |
biznews.com | Alec Hogg
For the first time, the DA surpasses the ANC in voter sentiment at 30.3% to 29.7%, per an IRR poll, hinting at a seismic political shift. Frustration with ANC’s policies, like NHI and VAT hikes, fuels the change. Meanwhile, controversial security bill amendments spark outrage, and global trade tensions rise with Trump’s tariffs. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays.
WTO insider explains why Trump created Tariff chaos; China’s retaliation and how SA needs to respond
2 weeks ago |
biznews.com | Alec Hogg
This is a must-watch interview for anyone trying to make sense of the chaos wrought by US President Donald Trump’s moves on tariffs. Johann Human spent his career in International Trade, including 17 years as an SA secondment to the Geneva-based World Trade Organisation. He provides a rare insider’s view of what is happening today - how the massive trade imbalances were always destined to end in the kind of explosion we are witnessing.
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Dr Frans Cronjé headlines today's BizNews Briefing with context on the "political earthquake" of the DA overtaking the ANC as the most popular party among South African voters; and the very latest from Washington and London on the way the world sees SA: https://t.co/pY9hTw4X7J
Inside track from Washington on what SA must do to reverse the US tariffs and potential sanctions…..On BizNews TV now: https://t.co/o8JAFrEzf0
This episode of the BizNews Briefing focuses on the big news of the moment for South Africans – the fragility of the GNU and the imminent enforcement of Trump Tariffs. There’s context and advice from Moeletsi Mbeki, Helen Zille, The Economist and the FT: https://t.co/bXYQU1VgvY
