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Earlier this week, the Cape Independence Advocacy Group formally handed over a request for a referendum on Cape independence. Phil Craig, the co-founder of the group, joined Alec Hogg to unpack exactly what this new development means for the Cape and the rest of South Africa. "I think we all understand that things are going horribly wrong in South Africa, and we are all looking for solutions. The solution that we put on the table is independence for the Western Cape, and we want to democratically consult with the people of the Western Cape and find out how they feel about it," he explains. Craig also goes into detail about why it makes sense for the Democratic Alliance (DA) to support the referendum in the lead-up to elections.

Earlier this week, the Cape Independence Advocacy Group formally handed over a request for a referendum on Cape independence. Phil Craig, the co-founder of the group, joined Alec Hogg to unpack exactly what this new development means for the Cape and the rest of South Africa. "I think we all understand that things are going horribly wrong in South Africa, and we are all looking for solutions. The solution that we put on the table is independence for the Western Cape, and we want to democratically consult with the people of the Western Cape and find out how they feel about it," he explains. Craig also goes into detail about why it makes sense for the Democratic Alliance (DA) to support the referendum in the lead-up to elections.

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In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Stuart Lowman is joined by Steven Nathan with investment insights; Samantha Skyring, CEO of Oryx Desert Salt on serving salt abroad; the youngest mayoral candidate DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis on holding on to Cape Town; ARMOUR founders Anthony and Helen Duigan on cleaning rivers and bringing communities together, and the BizNews Team.

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Stuart Lowman is joined by Steven Nathan with investment insights; Samantha Skyring, CEO of Oryx Desert Salt on serving salt abroad; the youngest mayoral candidate DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis on holding on to Cape Town; ARMOUR founders Anthony and Helen Duigan on cleaning rivers and bringing communities together, and the BizNews Team.

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News headlines:

*South Africa can’t afford to implement a basic income grant, South Africa’s biggest business organisation said, wading into an argument that has divided the ANC.

*South Africa recorded its first quarterly primary budget surplus since 2018 in the three months through June, a sign that the National Treasury’s efforts to bring spending in line with revenue are succeeding.

*New data shows how South Africa’s tourism industry was completely hammered by lockdown in 2020, losing approximately R164 billion in tourism spending and around 1 million jobs tied to the industry.

News headlines:

*South Africa can’t afford to implement a basic income grant, South Africa’s biggest business organisation said, wading into an argument that has divided the ANC.

*South Africa recorded its first quarterly primary budget surplus since 2018 in the three months through June, a sign that the National Treasury’s efforts to bring spending in line with revenue are succeeding.

*New data shows how South Africa’s tourism industry was completely hammered by lockdown in 2020, losing approximately R164 billion in tourism spending and around 1 million jobs tied to the industry.

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As is customary for a Tuesday, 10X founder Steven Nathan gives us the inside scoop of what is happening in local and international markets.

As is customary for a Tuesday, 10X founder Steven Nathan gives us the inside scoop of what is happening in local and international markets.

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ARMOUR - Action for Responsible Management of OUR Rivers - is an organisation that was created in 2015 by a handful of concerned citizens who were alarmed to witness a major sewage spill into the Jukskei River in Johannesburg. Anthony and Helen Duigan - a couple in their late 70s - were at the vanguard of what became a mass movement to save the rivers of Gauteng. In an interview with BizNews, Anthony and Helen Duigan relayed the story of ARMOUR - which ‘didn't start because of an intent, but started almost by accident’ - and the roots of their environmental activism. Over and above the remarkable work that ARMOUR does are the inadvertent benefits of ‘bringing real South Africans together’ and ‘creating links across the racial and class divides.’ After the interview, Helen told me the story of how, when she was just 8 years old, her grandfather asked her what the most important thing in the world was. Her answer? Water.

ARMOUR - Action for Responsible Management of OUR Rivers - is an organisation that was created in 2015 by a handful of concerned citizens who were alarmed to witness a major sewage spill into the Jukskei River in Johannesburg. Anthony and Helen Duigan - a couple in their late 70s - were at the vanguard of what became a mass movement to save the rivers of Gauteng. In an interview with BizNews, Anthony and Helen Duigan relayed the story of ARMOUR - which ‘didn't start because of an intent, but started almost by accident’ - and the roots of their environmental activism. Over and above the remarkable work that ARMOUR does are the inadvertent benefits of ‘bringing real South Africans together’ and ‘creating links across the racial and class divides.’ After the interview, Helen told me the story of how, when she was just 8 years old, her grandfather asked her what the most important thing in the world was. Her answer? Water.

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