BN Daybreak: SONA Reality Check on CR's Trillion Rand Promise; PA shocks DA; Shapiro on Roedean

Описание: In today's episode of BizNews Daybreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a "game of two halves" State of the Nation Address—promising a R1 trillion infrastructure drive while admitting water has replaced electricity as South Africa’s newest crisis. We dissect his branding of mining as a "sunrise industry" that just continues sliding into darkness despite the country sitting on R40 trillion in mineral reserves.

Plus:
Political Earthquake: The Patriotic Alliance surges in George, snatching a key stronghold by giving the Democratic Alliance another bruising, taking its head-to-head score to four from four in the by-elections.

School Scandal: An emotional David Shapiro weighs in on Roedean School's refusal to play tennis against its Jewish counterpart, King David, sparking fierce debate about antisemitism and politics in sport.

Market Moves: Gold breaks $5,000, the Rand strengthens, and Sasol jumps 7%.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: Global shifts and local impacts with Alec Hogg
00:28 – President Ramaphosa’s upbeat State of the Nation Address
01:00 – Goldman Sachs General Counsel Kathy Ruemmler to exit
01:45 – Trump administration terminates the "Endangerment Finding"
02:45 – US-Taiwan trade agreement finalized
05:00 – Sasol’s market strength
06:55 – Rebranding mining as a "Sunrise Industry"
12:52 – Ad break: WeBuyCars (www.webuycars.co.za)
13:45 – Patriotic Alliance’s "shellacking" of the DA in George

Video production by Ruan Erasmus

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