BN Briefing: Mashele, Hersov, Roodt on state of SA; Trump hits Tylenol; Cell C up; Nvidia bets big

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In today's BizNews Breifing: highlights from three keynote speakers at BNIC#2. Prince Mashele says South Africans need to unite across racial boundaries to rescue the country; Hersov declares the nation "uninvestable" under the rule of the ANC; and Dawie Roodt says the digital economy is shifting power away from the state - including in South Africa. Meanwhile, Cell C’s dramatic turnaround puts a JSE relisting on the cards, Donald Trump’s attack on Tylenol wipes billions off a pharma giant, and Nvidia pours $100bn into ChatGPT’s parent company, raising the stakes in the AI arms race.
23 Sep 2025 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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