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President Ramaphosa doubles down on the National Dialogue as critics circle, while SA heads back to Washington to battle painful US tariffs. Abroad, Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar ramps up Middle East tensions. In business, Anglo American and Teck’s $50bn copper mega-merger shakes up global mining. Back home, Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie stirs controversy, and Parliament erupts as the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister storms out after a fiery EFF clash.

Mining guru Peter Major unpacks Anglo American’s surprise merger with Teck, the copper-driven strategy behind it, and what it means for South Africa’s mining future — from Pan African’s growth to Transnet’s failures.

Ninety One CEO Hendrik du Toit has broken corporate silence, warning that South Africa risks “shooting itself in the foot and the head” as criminals infiltrate state institutions and assassinations go unanswered. In a rare rebuke, he calls on citizens and business alike to demand accountability, fix law enforcement, and seize SA’s global opportunities before lawlessness destroys them.

From Hendrik du Toit’s blistering critique of South Africa’s decline to Anglo American’s $40bn Canadian merger, Alec Hogg unpacks a day of seismic shifts in politics and business. Add in the real-life “Succession” ending, Macron’s leadership woes, and JSE updates from SPAR and Super Group - it’s a briefing packed with high-stakes moves and hard truths

The new party of former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President and MKP SG Floyd Shivambu is wooing the vast pool of unregistered South African voters for the support it would need to get the Afrika Mayibuye Movement (MAYIBUYE) into government. In this interview with BizNews, the party’s Head of Political Education, Tumelo Mlangeni says: “Combined, the population that is not voting could be able to bring us to government…our primary focus is really not the EFF and the MKP. As mentioned, they are quite small organisations. Our focus is also not the ANC. The ANC is dying a natural death.” Meanwhile, MAYIBUYE has set down strict guidelines for the conduct of its leaders. “We are about to roll out a major induction programme to all the structures of Afrika Mayibuye…And that induction will be guided by the Manifesto, which clearly pronounces what we expect from them….Any thought of corruption within Afrika Mayibuye, is frowned upon. Just a thought….We are bringing about a new leadership core with values that are allergic to corruption.” Mlangeni also calls for the transformation of policing. “…if a government is corrupt and if a government is criminal in nature, the enforcers of the laws that are passed by government will obviously also take advantage of the society”.

Anglo and Teck join forces to form a copper giant, creating Anglo Teck plc as a formidable defence against BHP and Glencore.

Cape Town’s safety chief, Alderman JP Smith, tells Alec Hogg how the city is deploying hundreds of new law enforcement officers, drones, cameras, and even bait cars to confront the surge of violent incidents on the N2 and R300. With pressure mounting on the national government to devolve policing powers, Smith warns that Cape Town is no longer waiting for Pretoria to act.

In today’s BizNews Briefing, Ninety One CEO Hendrik du Toit defies the political consensus with a rare public critique, while Ramaphosa’s land reform praise stirs growing unease. Cape Town ramps up policing to combat N2 violence, and BizNews prepares to launch the Ricardo Portfolio at the end of September. Also in focus: AI’s disruption of Hollywood, Elon Musk’s trillionaire trajectory, Altvest’s bold Bitcoin bet, and key updates from AVI and Metrofile.

Journalist and author Stephen Cranston unpacks his book The Mavericks, revealing how Allan Gray, Coronation, and Investec’s NinetyOne reshaped South Africa’s financial services industry. From Coronation’s explosive breakout to Allan Gray’s long-term genius and NinetyOne’s global ambitions, Cranston explores the partnerships, culture shifts, and bold moves that defined an era, and why the next wave may come from nimble niche players

In the latest edition of the NdB Sunday Show, Chris Steyn talks to Renaldo Gouws, former parliamentarian, industrial psychologist and podcaster. Joining the chorus of outrage over President Cyril Ramaphosa going to Zimbabwe and praising their Land Reform programme, he says: “…there's one president that deserves to be kicked out as soon as possible, that would be Squirrel RamaMampoer”. Lamenting the assassination of insolvency lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk, he says: “…it’s just reached a point where these individuals need to almost wear bulletproof vests to protect themselves. But once again, because of the syndicates that we have, because of the government that we have, crime thrives, criminals are protected, and the people that want to blow the lid on corruption are ultimately the ones that are executed because that is what happened.” Gouws dissects the race scandal at Stellenbosch Municipality where the HR manager was recorded making a case for the exclusion of white men. Meanwhile, he is not surprised that US President Donald Trump has declined an invitation to the upcoming G20 Summit in South Africa. “There’s just been this constant attack from South Africa towards the United States. And ultimately, we are dealing with somebody that is far more powerful than us. And look, I understand that if we stood on principle, then that could be a valid reason. But what principle are we standing on?” Gouws also has something to say about the attacks on independent podcasters and alternative media