Podcasts about sakeliga

Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA het steun uitgespreek vir Sakeliga se voorstel oor die toekoms van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika. Die organisasie doen 'n beroep op 'n nuwe benadering wat kwalifiserende ondernemings en produsente in staat sal stel om toegang tot die Amerikaanse mark te behou, selfs al verander verhoudings op nasionale vlak. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê landbou is reeds onder druk van stygende koste en regulatoriese uitdagings:

This morning's Daybreak covers global market movements as oil ticks up amid Middle East tensions and tech shares slump globally. Meanwhile, Apple prepares to unveil its overhauled Siri and new AI features at WWDC. Locally, Lauren Evanthia addresses a massive R2 billion South African hospital scandal, Tara Roos breaks down Johannesburg's R200 billion infrastructure backlog and weak financial controls, and Sakeliga's Russell Lamberti proposes an AGOA "off-ramp" to shield compliant businesses from Pretoria's policy fallout.

As the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) faces bipartisan scrutiny in Washington ahead of its December 2026 deadline, South African business group Sakeliga has submitted a radical new proposal for "subnational differentiation". Russell Lamberti explains how the plan would allow individual companies, municipalities, and provinces—like the Western Cape—to bypass looming punitive US trade tariffs. By directly verifying compliance with free-market principles and formally dissenting from the ANC's race-based BEE and expropriation policies, businesses could protect their access to crucial US export markets regardless of national government action.

Die DA se nuwe federale leier, Geordin Hill-Lewis, wil hê dié party moet die nasionale regering teen 2029 regeer. Sommige politieke partye eis die president se kop nadat die OPOD-verslag bekendgemaak is oor die diefstal op sy Phala Phala-plaas. Sakeliga nader weer die Konstitusionele Hof oor die regering se indiensnemingsteikens.

Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, verwelkom die Gautengse afdeling van die Hooggeregshof se bevestiging dat die departement wettig gesag het om Suid-Afrika se hantering van bek-en-klouseer te reguleer en te bestuur. Sakeliga en ander organisasies het die aansoek ingedien om dringende tussentydse verligting te kry wat ongereguleerde privaat verkryging en administrasie van entstowwe buite die nasionale raamwerk sou toelaat. Steenhuisen sê die hof het die departement ʼn redelike tydraamwerk gegee om ʼn inentingsraamwerk te publiseer:

Free State Agriculture, alongside Sakeliga and SAAI, is heading to the High Court of South Africa this week on Tuesday. The groups are seeking urgent relief to stop what they describe as government blocking private procurement and use of FMD vaccines. This follows failed mediation, with the organisations warning the restrictions are causing uncertainty and financial losses in the agricultural sector. Jon Gericke spoke to Francois Wilken president of Free State Agriculture

Landbougroepe het 'n dringende aansoek by die hof in Pretoria ingedien om regeringsbeperkings te keer wat boere verhinder om hul kuddes self teen bek-en-klouseer in te ent. Die Suider-Afrikaanse Agri-inisiatief, Vrystaat Landbou en Sakeliga voer aan dat hierdie reëls onwettig is en verdere skade aan boere se lewensbestaan veroorsaak namate die siekte verder versprei. Die uitvoerende hoof van Saai, Francois Rossouw, sê hulle soek 'n tussentydse interdik om wettige privaat inenting toe te laat:

In today's BizNews Daybreak: Global markets are reacting violently to the escalating US military offensive against Iran, sending shockwaves through energy and commodity sectors. Locally, a major legal victory has upended the South African government's healthcare plans. Key highlights from this episode: Markets & Commodities: Brent crude oil has spiked $10 a barrel (a 16% jump in Rand terms) as the Strait of Hormuz faces potential closure, while gold has surged to an all-time high of over $5,380 an ounce. Middle East Escalation: President Trump has vowed to continue the US military offensive to dismantle Iran's missile and naval capabilities, prompting JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to warn that the conflict could trigger an inflation-driven economic downturn. SA's Stance on Iran: Dr Iraj Abedian heavily criticised the South African government for aligning with the Iranian regime, calling it a moral misjudgment and an endorsement of a dictatorship that is "butchering" its youth. NHI Halted: Business group Sakeliga's CEO comments on its massive High Court victory against the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, effectively halting its implementation. He urges private healthcare businesses to resist state co-option. Market Shocks: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway suffered a rare 5% drop following unusually poor quarterly results, shaking investor confidence.

Use "State proofing or maximum appropriate non-cooperation where the State seeks to co-opt ... any non-State actor." That is the advice from Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux following the latest milestone victory in its fight against the implementation of the NHI Act. "Where the State seeks to co-opt you into an ideological scheme that is clearly harmful, clearly unacceptable, offer the least possible cooperation you can, but do this judicially, do it judiciously, of course," he urges. "There are sometimes risks in not cooperating with the State, but wherever unethical demands that are harmful to society, that are unlawful, that are unconstitutional, are made, I think it's also an ethical duty on people to offer the least possible cooperation." Le Roux describes how useful public interest litigation by Sakeliga and other parties has been. "On all of those cases where we've also achieved good court victories, we have decreased the harms that would have been affected on businesses and on society and on communities, local and nationally."

Tonight's BizNews Briefing opens with Dr Iraj Abedian's view of what could come next in Iran, as he lays out three possible paths ranging from a managed transition to violent instability. We then move to a market update led by MTN's earnings rebound, Exxaro's major manganese deal, the JSE's stronger payout, and pressure on Italtile. Piet le Roux follows with Sakeliga's early legal victory against NHI implementation, before Bloomberg closes on the potentially huge oil implications of a changed Iran-US relationship.

Podlitiek het 'n spesiale gas in die ateljee: Wian Spies. Die manne gesels oor die groot nuus van die week (en eintlik al langer as dit). Wian is beter ingegrawe op die wetlike aspekte van BKS inenting en deel sy insigte daaroor.

John Steenhuisen – minister van landbou & Piet le Roux – uitvoerende hoof, Sakeliga. Volg RSG Geldsake op Twitter

In this episode of BizNews Daybreak for Tuesday, 27 January 2026: Markets Rally: The Rand strengthens overnight below the critical R16/$ level, while Gold opens the day above a record $5,000/oz, driving massive gains for JSE miners. The FMD Crisis: A dairy farmer and Sakeliga CEO, Piet le Roux, expose how the state is allegedly "blocking solutions" to the Foot-and-Mouth epidemic, forcing businesses to intervene in a "systemic failure." Trump's Trade War: The US President slaps surprise 25% tariffs on South Korea and makes a historic $1.6bn direct investment into Rare Earths to counter China. Survival Story: Rusty Labuschagne recounts the harrowing nightmare of spending 10 years in Zimbabwean prisons for a crime he didn't commit. Hosted by Alec Hogg.

In today's BizNews Briefing, Sakeliga prepares legal action over the Department of Agriculture's handling of the foot-and-mouth outbreak. We also revisit US President Donald Trump's Davos warning that drug prices abroad must rise—or face tariffs. Plus gold tops $5,000/oz, and Piet Viljoen explains why writing publicly sharpens investment thinking.

Piet le Roux, uitvoerende hoof van Sakeliga, bespreek die agtergrond en jongste verwikkelinge in die Ekurhuleni-saak oor onteiening sonder vergoeding en soortgelyke gevalle. Volg RSG Geldsake op Twitter

In today's BizNews Briefing, Alec Hogg speaks with Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux about the organisation's four-year battle in the failing municipality, Ditsobotla. Le Roux explains how Sakeliga is forcing accountability by targeting officials personally liable for governance collapse, offering a hopeful new model for communities trapped in dysfunction.

In this Director's Cut, Alec Hogg speaks to Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux, who explains how his organisation is holding government accountable for collapsing municipalities. From landmark court battles to innovative “state-proofing” projects, Sakeliga is challenging corruption, mismanagement, and state overreach - proving that business and civil society can rebuild South Africa where government has failed.

South Africa is running out of time. Load shedding, unemployment, corruption, crumbling infrastructure - the challenges keep stacking up. But can business step in where government is failing and help put the country back on solid footing? Join us for this urgent conversation with moderator Justice Malala, political economist Moeletsi Mbeki, corporate leader Bonang Mohale, founder of ActionSA Herman Mashaba and CEO of Sakeliga, Piet le Roux. The Burning Platform

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of Parliament, including: Sakeliga and NEASA have filed applications to both the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court to challenge Gauteng High Court ruling on employment equity targets; an ad hoc committee which is probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is to decide on whether to allow the DA’s Dianne Kohler Barnard to continue serving as a member after her name came up in the Madlanga Commission; and Health Minister Dr Kgosi Letlape replies to questions on “persistent failures”. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die DA veroordeel die Stad Ekurhuleni se onregmatige en ongrondwetlike poging om ʼn privaat eiendom sonder vergoeding te onteien. Volgens die drukgroep, Sakeliga, weier die metro om te betaal vir ʼn eiendom van 34-hektaar in Driefontein waarop hy in 2019 beslag gelê het vir ʼn behuisingsprojek. Op daardie tydstip is die eiendom gewaardeer teen minstens 30 miljoen Suid-Afrikaanse rand, met onafhanklike waarderings wat dit so hoog as 64 miljoen rand gestel het. Willie Aucamp van die DA sê hulle sal aanhou veg om privaat eiendom te beskerm:

Piet le Roux, uitvoerende hoof van Sakeliga, bespreek 'n saak wat as 'n toetssaak oor onteiening sonder vergoeding dien. Volg RSG Geldsake op Twitter

Sakeliga has become involved in a previously low-profile seven-year legal battle over a 34-hectare farm worth an estimated R60m, which was expropriated for nil compensation by the ANC/EFF controlled Ekurhulen Metro. Here's Sakeliga's CEO Piet le Roux who says the case has massive political, economic and social implications.

In this BizNews Briefing, Helen Zille is announced as the DA's candidate for Johannesburg mayor, sharing her bold vision for the city. Political analyst Frans Cronje calls it the “most consequential political job in the country,” while Zille tackles tough questions about the DA's strategy and government unity. Sakeliga has entered a seven-year battle over a 34-hectare farm, worth R60m, expropriated without compensation by the ANC-EFF Ekurhuleni Metro. Also in focus: Trump signals a possible US government shutdown, Alec Hogg confirms Neil de Beer's Liberty Conference legacy, and Nvidia strikes a $5bn deal with Intel.

This evening, we dive into market movements with Herenya Capita Advisors, we speak to Sygnia's Magda Wierzycka on why she believes placing all your bets on bitcoin is a bad idea, Old Mutual Insure provides insight into the trust economy, we discuss SA's first major expropriation without compensation case with Sakeliga, we explore drawdown rates with Momentum Wealth, and we chat to Recharged.co.za about a new EV launched in SA. SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

Lobby group, Sakeliga says they have issued an ultimatum to President Cyril Ramaphosa and key Ministers, demanding immediate intervention in the collapsing Ditsobotla Municipality. The group has taken legal action to compel the national government to step in, citing years of failed service delivery, administrative chaos, and alleged negligence by provincial and national authorities. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Sakelige's Legal Officer, Heleen van der Merwe

In this vibrant discussion on a major court victory against South Africa's racist laws that moves into Government over-reach, Lichtenberg's collapse, Cape Independence, Steenhuisen's attack and even Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux shares his insights with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Joins many dots.

Die Presidensie sê die eerste byeenkoms van die Nasionale Dialoog sal Vrydag plaasvind, ondanks sewe stigtings se ontrekking aan die voorbereidingstaakspan. Omgewingsaktiviste is gekant teen 'n tweede kernkragaanleg in die Wes-Kaap. Sakeliga eis nasionale ingryping by die Ditsobotla-munisipaliteit in Noordwes.

Sakeliga sê die gewysigde Wet op Gelyke Indiensneming bevat rasgebaseerde aanstellingskwotas wat onmoontlik is om te bereik en is skadelik vir die ekonomie. Die sake-instelling en die Nasionale Werkgewersvereniging van Suid-Afrika, voer aan die nuwe regulasies is ongrondwetlik en sê dit skend die vryheid van werkgewers en werknemers. Sakeliga se uitvoerende hoof, Piet le Roux, waarsku die kwotas kan werksverliese veroorsaak en verdeeldheid in die samelewing verhoog:

The pot-boiling strategy of destructive ANC economic policies is typified in its approach to employment equity, a quota-based employment system that SA businesses are obliged to implement from September. Sakeliga executive director Russell Lamberti explains why his organisation and Neasa are approaching the courts to block the ANC's most granular racial policy yet attempted. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

In today's BizNews Briefing, Donald Trump earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for his peacemaking efforts as the Israel-Hamas truce talks progressed. In South Africa, Aubrey Matshiqi exposes a “deep state” of rogue politicians and business figures looting the nation. Sakeliga's Piet le Roux critiques BEE and “equity equivalence” deals as patronage networks blocking firms like Starlink. Economist Bheki Mahlobo warns that South Africa's foreign policy missteps are repelling US investment. Agbiz's Wandile Sihlobo stresses export diversification over reliance on China. Cathie Wood discusses Tesla, Apple's talent issues, and Meta's AI strategy.

On today's BizNews Briefing, US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities escalate Middle East tensions, with President Trump pushing for talks or regime change. South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa seeks to mediate, but UIM's Neil de Beer slams his “detached” stance on BizNews' Sunday Show. Treasury's Ismail Momoniat is optimistic about exiting the FATF greylist, while Sakeliga's Russell Lamberti warns that the new Employment Equity Act could choke businesses. Plus, Tesla's robotaxi hits Austin's streets, marking a driverless milestone

In today's BizNews Briefing, the United States and China commit to advancing their Geneva consensus, while back home, the BEE discussion reignites with Sakeliga's resurfaced 2022 address. Farm safety takes centre stage as DA leader John Steenhuisen vows stronger protection for South Africa's farmers, and the Starlink saga continues as Elon Musk faces BEE hurdles. Plus, a new financial scandal dubbed “BHI 2.0” shocks Johannesburg, Tesla's Robotaxi launch sparks scepticism, and the Proteas kick off the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

In today's BizNews Briefing, Bronwyn Nielsen unpacks a hard-hitting column by RW Johnson on growing calls in US political circles to expel South Africa from the G20 - citing its GDP size and links to terrorism. Sakeliga's Piet le Roux slams new racial hiring laws as economic sanctions, while Kevin Lings explains why global investors are pulling back. Also, Dr. Frans Cronje discusses US perceptions of SA, Tesla's earnings surprise, and Trump's latest China comments.

A strong legal challenge is being launched against the Government's new racial hiring policies effectively prohibiting companies with 50 or more employees to appoint white males beyond a certain level. In this interview with BizNews, Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux calls it “a form of expropriation” and “targeted economic sanctions…domestically aimed at white males”. He says these regulations by the Minister of Labour “basically…put white South African male citizens on the same level as you would a Nigerian or a Zimbabwean or someone from the furthest corners of the earth”. Le Roux says the legal challenge will be on the basis that these regulations are “unconstitutional, impossible to implement and harmful”. Furthermore, he warns that it is “definitely oil on the fire” of South African international trade relations. “Foreign companies face very big problems under these regulations”. He vows that Sakeliga and its partner, the National Employers Association of South Africa (Neasa), will use “the full extent of legal procedures available to us to interdict and to overturn this”.

Die regering veroordeel Floyd Shivambu se besoek aan die kerk van Shepherd Bushiri. Politieke partye gaan vandeesweek nog gesprekke voer oor die BTW-verhoging. NEASA en die Sakeliga wil hof toe gaan oor die Wysigingswet op Diensbillikheid.

In today's BizNews Briefing, Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux explains the importance of the litigation in Ditsobotla and why it matters for municipal recovery nationwide. Attorney Martin Hood warns that proposed gun control regulations will dangerously limit private security's ability to respond to threats, potentially forcing legal challenges. The UIM's Neil De Beer questions the accuracy of Trump's claim of "white genocide" in South Africa, citing high murder rates but no UN-recognised genocide, urging an international fact-finding mission to clarify. The Draadkar Grand Prix is an annual Philipstown event that showcases kids racing homemade wire cars to engage underprivileged youth with plans for year-round workshops.

Business organisation Sakeliga is seeking a court order to force President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet to take direct responsibility for the recovery of a failing municipality. If the court order is granted, power and water must be restored within 30 days and the intervention cannot not stop until the rest of the recovery plan has been successfully executed. In this interview with BizNews, Sakeliga CEO Piet Le Roux explains why this court case would help to lay the foundation for stabilisation and alternative solutions to municipal collapse in the countryside. Should the national executive fail, Sakeliga will ask for new relief under article 172 of the Constitution to restore order in the affected towns: “And I think the people of towns across this country will seize on that new legal terrain to develop the jurisprudence by which businesses and communities themselves must intervene because we cannot sit idly by and let towns go to waste and people's lives be in danger just because the state fails in doing what it should.” With up to 70% of municipalities possibly not going concerns, Le Roux warns: “…if we don't find ways to legitimise and develop recognition and legal protection for communities and businesses to intervene when national executive, the president, the cabinet themselves, fail to do what they should do, we face a destabilised country.”

Sakeliga Executive Director and Chief Economist Russell Lamberti discusses South Africa's trade challenges, particularly with the US and China. He highlights the potential risks of increased US tariffs and emphasises that China cannot fully replace the US as a key trading partner. Lamberti also addresses the political landscape, expressing concerns over the slow pace of fiscal reform and the tensions within South Africa's coalition government. Despite these issues, he remains optimistic about Sakeliga's efforts to challenge harmful legislation and encourages South Africans to stay resilient and hold institutions accountable during this period of uncertainty.

Jong werkloses sê ekonomiese bestendigheid hang in die weegskaal weens die ernstige gebrek aan geleenthede in Suid-Afrika. Die minister van landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê Sakeliga se beskuldiging dat hy 'n "rasfonds" vir die landbousektor op die been gebring het, is vals. Die spertyd vir SASSA-begunstigdes om hulle kaarte te vervang, word verleng.

Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss John John Steenhuisen's attack on Sakeliga about BEE in agriculture. They also chat about Gwede Mantashe and Iran and ANC internal battles. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

24.01.25 Pt 2 - Gareth is joined by the guys from Sakeliga, a company aimed at removing the bureaucracy within local economies. They chat BEE requirements and how politicians are trying to steal tenders. The Real Network

With Sakeliga's launch of a critical legal challenge to reverse harmful state overreach and BEE in the property sector, its CEO Piet Le Roux warns that the business interest group will have “more and more concurrent cases on these critical matters, not only on BEE in the property sector, but BEE in competition law, BEE in health products” - and is building “a wonderful case” against the NHI. “We're going to take this Employment Equity Amendment Act, which is very harmful in itself. It's being prepared for implementation later this year.” Sakeliga also opposes government plans for a R100 billion Transformation Fund. “… they've just effectively announced that they want to have another extortion racket where they want to put money in a government fund. It's a direct attack on white businesses, and it's going to be very harmful for everyone in this country through a multiplier effect that we've already seen in the public sector and we must prevent this from happening in the private sector.”

Piet le Roux, die uitvoerende hoof van Sakeliga, skets die kwessies waaroor hulle bekommerd is. Volg RSG Geldsake op Twitter

Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede jaar die Wet op Klimaatsverandering onderteken. Piet le Roux, uitvoerende hoof van Sakeliga sê dit behoort nie so 'n groot prioriteit te wees nie. Volg RSG Geldsake op Twitter

Piet le Roux, CEO of Sakeliga, is pressing Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to withdraw Agri-BEE regulations affecting agricultural imports and exports. Leroux argues that applying BEE criteria in trade agreements penalises non-BEE farmers and violates international agreements, urging clarity from the government on its stance.

In this powerful interview, Sakeliga's CEO Piet le Roux unpacks his organisation's fightback against the ‘third wave' of BEE typified in efforts to make it compulsory for SA's 40 000 estate agencies. Despite Pretoria's growing legislative encroachment, Le Roux is upbeat about South Africa's future: ‘State-proofing' is being rapidly adopted by businesses and is laying the foundation for growth in the collective power of businesses to counter a weakening and increasingly ineffective central government.  He told BizNews editor Alec Hogg that the next decade will be turbulent, but is confident the nation will emerge a lot stronger. 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. Register here.

Verkeer na vakansiebestemmings neem skerp toe. Sakeliga sê die Lisensieraad vir Lugdienste is onregmatig besig om lugdiens-lisensies aan raskriteria onderhewig te maak. En, buurlande is toenemend bekommerd oor die konflik tussen Israel en Hamas.

Clement is joined by CEO of Sakeliga Piet Le Roux and Black Business Council CEO Kganki Matabane to share their organization's views respectively on the recent decision by government to repeal the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2017, doing away with some BEE requirements for SOE'sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I talk to Martin van Staden about the fundamental right to freedom of expression, why debates about it are inherently controversial, the banning of the old South African flag or "Apartheid flag", the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, and more.Martin is a writer, political/policy commentator, legislative and policy consultant for Sakeliga, and is pursuing a doctorate in law at the University of Pretoria.

Die organisasie, Sakeliga, sê Eskom moet dringend hervorm, geherstruktureer en geprivatiseer word. Die kragvoorsiener het gewaarsku Suid-Afrika moet gereedmaak vir tot 104 dae van kragonderbrekings met fase 3 die hoogste wat ingestel kan word. Sakeliga se woordvoerder, Russell Lamberti, sê privaat en selfs openbaar-privaat alternatiewe vir Eskom-krag moet gevind word, of die sentrale staat en die kragvoorsiener gewillig en in staat is om te hervorm of nie: