BizNews Briefing – FT on how world sees SA; Arcelor Mittal’s CEO; Cornelius Zeeman; Big Tech stocks
21 Oct
Business News

BizNews Briefing – FT on how world sees SA; Arcelor Mittal’s CEO; Cornelius Zeeman; Big Tech stocks

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Business new tamfitronics This episode of the BizNews Briefing features a focus by the Financial Times on SA where political developments have turned positive; whipsawing of US Big Tech stocks – and studio guests Cornelius Zeeman (Fairtee) and Kobus Verster (Arcelor Mittal). The Briefing is hosted by BizNews editor Alec Hogg.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.Listen hereRead also:Volatility and speculation drive market behaviour – Piet ViljoenBizNews Briefing – Piet Viljoen; Walter Aylett; Kamala Harris; ASML; Karoooo; QuilterNewsWrap from BizNews – Banxso; Mchunu; Swanepoel; Kooyman; KaroooooCyril Ramaphosa: The Audio BiographyListen to the story of Cyril Ramaphosa's rise to presidential power, narrated by our very own Alec Hogg.Get the...
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Boeing layoffs, Facebook firings, meat recalls, and Big Tech goes nuclear: Business news roundup
21 Oct
Business News

Boeing layoffs, Facebook firings, meat recalls, and Big Tech goes nuclear: Business news roundup

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Business new tamfitronics Image: John Greim / Contributor (Getty Images), Justin Sullivan / Staff (Getty Images), Joe Raedle (Getty Images), Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP (Getty Images), AWS, Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images), MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP (Getty Images), CFOTO/Future Publishing (Getty Images)Image: John Greim / Contributor (Getty Images)Hundreds of products sold in the nation’s top grocery chains, including Walmart (WMT), Hooks (KR), 7-Eleven (SVNDY), and Trader Joe’s, have been recalled over concerns of listeria contamination. Read MoreA pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California.Image: Justin Sullivan / Staff (Getty Images)Meta (META), the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, fired over 20 employees last week for abusing the company’s food credit system to buy household...
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ICJ derides ‘blow to judicial independence’ as 26th Constitutional Amendment becomes law
21 Oct
Politics

ICJ derides ‘blow to judicial independence’ as 26th Constitutional Amendment becomes law

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Politics tamfitronics The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) derided Monday’s passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment into law following the approval of both houses of parliament as a “blow to judicial independence”.Pakistani politics saw a second “working weekend” in as many months, where the ruling coalition finally succeeded in passing the much-touted ‘Constitutional Package’ with a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and the National Assembly.The 26th Amendment brings changes to the Constitution, most of which pertain to the judiciary. Some main reforms include taking away the Supreme Court’s suo motu powers, setting the chief justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) term at three years, and empowering the prime minister to appoint the next CJP from among the three most senior SC judges. Constitution (Twenty-sixth... by Dawndotcom ...
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How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in upcoming provincial elections?
21 Oct
Politics

How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in upcoming provincial elections?

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Politics tamfitronics Indigenous voters are especially motivated to head to the polls when they believe there is "someone who can work with them and is willing to work with them," said Chadwick Cowie, a University of Toronto professor who studies Indigenous participation in electoral politics.Author of the article:Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism InitiativePublished Oct 20, 2024 • 4 minute readDiscarded ballots and cut ends are stored in a bin inside the PrintWest print room on Sunday, October 13, 2024 in Regina. KAYLE NEIS / Regina Leader-Post Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-PostA year ago, Wab Kinew was sworn in as the first First Nations premier in Canada. Kinew was a star in Indigenous circles and ran on a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples.First Nations voters saw themselves, and infinite possibilities, in him.This fall, three provincial elections...
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