NewsWrap: US election update; SAPS; Gauteng water crisis; Maimane on GNU; De Beer on Mashatile; Summers on Pick ‘n Pay
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NewsWrap: US election update; SAPS; Gauteng water crisis; Maimane on GNU; De Beer on Mashatile; Summers on Pick ‘n Pay

Top Stories Tamfitronics In this edition of NewsWrap from BizNews, we delve into critical updates on the US elections and expose troubling political interference within the South African Police Service, alongside urgent insights into Johannesburg’s declining infrastructure. Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane critiques the DA-ANC coalition for missed reform opportunities, while UIM President Neil De Beer labels Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s land policy a distraction from corruption allegations. Finally, Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers shares an optimistic outlook on the company’s strategic partnership with FNB. Tune in for all the highlights!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. Registerhere.The seventh BizNews Conference,BNC#7is to be held in Hermanus from March 11...
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Top Stories Tamfitronics Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. "Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones' passing," the family said in a statement. "And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him." Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the...
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SA politics at a crossroads: Maja and Maimane speak out on ANC’s decline and failing municipalities
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SA politics at a crossroads: Maja and Maimane speak out on ANC’s decline and failing municipalities

Politics tamfitronics In a candid discussion on the BizNews Briefing podcast, Makone Maja of the Institute for Race Relations and Mmusi Maimane, leader of Build One South Africa, addressed South Africa’s political crisis. They discussed the fallout from ANC’s governance challenges, the Democratic Alliance’s controversial coalition, and the deteriorating state of Johannesburg and Tshwane.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. Registerhere.The seventh BizNews Conference,BNC#7is to be held in Hermanus from March 11 to 13, 2025. The 2025 BizNews Conference is designed to provide an excellent opportunity for members of the BizNews community to interact directly with the keynote speakers, old (and new) friends from previous BNC events – and to...
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