BizNews Power Hour: Calls for Boris's head; Activists attack PR firms; Half hour with Helen Zille

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This episode of the BizNews Power Hour features a powerful interview with the DA's federal chair Helen Zille who looks back on the aftermath of November's Local Elections; discusses the dynamite expose of ANC cadre deployment into the judiciary; looks ahead to a probable change in SA's national government in 2024 - and shares how her party has managed to attract so much young talent. Also in this programme, our partners at the Financial Times of London explain why both allies and enemies are now calling for UK PM Boris Johnson’s head and explains why activists are targeting global public relations firms. Plus Accountability Now's founder Adv Paul Hoffmann considers consequences for the corrupt after recommendations made in the Zondo Commission's first volume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Jan 2022 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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