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    The Daily Edge: Fed’s higher-for-longer warning hits SA Inc — Brait dilutes, BHP absorbs, Treasury sidesteps

    2026/06/18 | 11 mins.
    Today’s BizNews Daily Edge unpacks how the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold is rippling through South African markets, where expensive money is forcing companies and government alike to show the strength of their balance sheets. Irakli looks at Brait’s deeply discounted R2.5bn rights offer to cut debt and support Virgin Active, BHP’s market shrug at a $2bn potash blowout, and National Treasury’s smart move to fully fund its foreign currency needs through concessional loans. In a world where cheap global money is not coming back soon, capital structure has become destiny.
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    SpaceX, Anthropic or OpenAI? Anthony Ginsberg and Magnus Heystek reveal their biggest AI bets

    2026/06/18 | 31 mins.
    SpaceX’s blockbuster debut has reignited debate over whether Elon Musk is building the world’s most valuable company – or the next great market bubble. In this wide-ranging discussion, Magnus Heystek and Anthony Ginsberg unpack the investment case behind SpaceX, Starlink, Anthropic and OpenAI, weighing extraordinary growth potential against eye-watering valuations. From AI breakthroughs and satellite dominance to comparisons with historic manias, they explore why investors are piling in – and what could determine whether Musk’s latest venture soars or stumbles.
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    DA Cabinet shake-up, ANC infighting and EFF collapse… | The Electoral Roadshow with Wayne Sussman

    2026/06/18 | 13 mins.
    In the latest Electoral Road Show with Chris Steyn and analyst Supremo Wayne Sussman, he dissects the Democratic Alliance’s big Cabinet reshuffle, particularly the ministerial demotion of former party leader by the new leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, as well as the posts now allotted to the Willie Aucamp, David Maynier, Yusuf Cassim and Gauteng veteran Jack Bloom. “I think that Hill-Lewis had no choice and the DA had no choice but to move and act against Steenhuisen. Because it must have been looking at its polling and worrying about the Afrikaans voters. ...these new ministers and deputy ministers will have to show their mettle…and the DA will hope that it can arrest decline, certainly amongst Afrikaans voters, but also the voters it's been losing to the Patriotic Alliance.” Analysing the latest by-election results, Sussman describes EFF support “totally collapsing” in Buffalo City where it came close to being the second biggest party in 2024. As for Jo’burg Mayor Dada Morero first elevated and then removed as municipal intervention convenor for the province, Sussman says: “I think this says less about Dado Morero and more about the state of the ANC in Gauteng: that the infighting is vicious, that the contestation and competition is as fierce as ever, and this is not a good sign for the ANC a few months out of the Local Government Election.”
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    BN Daybreak - Thu 18 June 2026: Fed holds rates; SA Cabinet shifts; SpaceX valuation; Gold potential

    2026/06/18 | 18 mins.
    Today's Daybreak covers the landmark US-Iran peace deal and the Federal Reserve's unanimous decision to hold interest rates steady.

    Alec Hogg analyses DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis's strategic cabinet demotion of Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen.

    We also unpack SpaceX's massive $2.52 trillion IPO valuation, the Western Cape's expanding provincial policing powers, and South Africa's missed exploration opportunities despite holding the world’s largest remaining gold endowment.
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    Cy Jacobs: SpaceX at $2 trillion — The biggest market trick ever or Elon Musk’s masterstroke?

    2026/06/17 | 36 mins.
    SpaceX has become the hottest story in global investing, soaring to a valuation above $2 trillion and captivating markets worldwide. But is it a revolutionary business success or a masterclass in financial engineering? In this candid interview, Cy Jacobs argues that Elon Musk has cracked the code of modern market structure, using limited share supply, passive index demand and options trading to fuel extraordinary valuations. Jacobs explains why he remains sceptical of the fundamentals, yet still believes betting against SpaceX could be a costly mistake.
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