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*Deadly protests that erupted in South Africa following former President Jacob Zuma’s jailing showed no signs of letting up, even as the authorities pledged to clamp down on the violence. More than 2,500 soldiers have been deployed to Gauteng and KZN to quell violent looting, but the defence minister has stated that SA is not yet considering a state of emergency.

*South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination program has been partially halted as violent protests rage in two key provinces.

*French authorities fined Google €500m after the search giant failed to follow an order to reach a fair deal with publishers to use their news content on its platform.

*Officials at the US Food and Drug Administration warned of a rare but serious neurological disorder linked to Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported among people who received J&J's vaccine, the FDA said in a statement.

In this thought provoking interview, the outgoing CEO of the Institute of Race Relations, Frans Cronje, joined Alec Hogg to unpack the violent anarchy that has tormented parts of South Africa. Cronje has been warning South Africa about the prospect of what has happened over the last 72 hours. "Regrettably, we've got this call right," he says. When asked what he sees happening in South Africa, Cronje notes that "it's straightforward. More than half of young people do not have a job. They wake up every morning, not sure of what the day is going to hold for them. They don't have the dignity of labour and earning something. That's a very powerful social force. Our schools are rubbish, frankly. About four in 100 kids will pass maths in high school - with a grade of 50% of higher."

In this thought provoking interview, the outgoing CEO of the Institute of Race Relations, Frans Cronje, joined Alec Hogg to unpack the violent anarchy that has tormented parts of South Africa. Cronje has been warning South Africa about the prospect of what has happened over the last 72 hours. "Regrettably, we've got this call right," he says. When asked what he sees happening in South Africa, Cronje notes that "it's straightforward. More than half of young people do not have a job. They wake up every morning, not sure of what the day is going to hold for them. They don't have the dignity of labour and earning something. That's a very powerful social force. Our schools are rubbish, frankly. About four in 100 kids will pass maths in high school - with a grade of 50% of higher."

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Andrew Bannister’s article ‘Don’t mention Ivermectin; it’ll upset the vaccine rollout’ was published on BizNews.com in May. The article gained an extensive amount of traction, which isn’t all that surprising considering mainstream media’s lack of coverage on alternative Covid-19 treatment. Bannister, a photographer and hotelier by trade, wrote a follow-up article titled ‘Conflict of Interest in WHO Recommendation Against Ivermectin’ which takes a deep dive into the sordid nature of the ‘financial and ideological conflicts of interest that have blocked the usage of this life-saving medication.’ BizNews spoke to Bannister about the various conflicts of interest which he outlines in his article as well as the various studies which have been released - both advocating for and against the use of Ivermectin as treatment for Covid-19. Bannister states that the World Health Organisation needs to ‘prove that it followed a scientific and ethical process in its recommendation against the use of ivermectin’ and that without the minutes of the meeting in which the organisation made its recommendation on ivermectin ‘the recommendation against the use of ivermectin remains mired in suspicion of corporate overreach.’ As global citizens all facing the same unprecedented crisis, surely - at the very least - we have a right to information which may assist us in making the best decisions possible for our health.

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Andrew Bannister’s article ‘Don’t mention Ivermectin; it’ll upset the vaccine rollout’ was published on BizNews.com in May. The article gained an extensive amount of traction, which isn’t all that surprising considering mainstream media’s lack of coverage on alternative Covid-19 treatment. Bannister, a photographer and hotelier by trade, wrote a follow-up article titled ‘Conflict of Interest in WHO Recommendation Against Ivermectin’ which takes a deep dive into the sordid nature of the ‘financial and ideological conflicts of interest that have blocked the usage of this life-saving medication.’ BizNews spoke to Bannister about the various conflicts of interest which he outlines in his article as well as the various studies which have been released - both advocating for and against the use of Ivermectin as treatment for Covid-19. Bannister states that the World Health Organisation needs to ‘prove that it followed a scientific and ethical process in its recommendation against the use of ivermectin’ and that without the minutes of the meeting in which the organisation made its recommendation on ivermectin ‘the recommendation against the use of ivermectin remains mired in suspicion of corporate overreach.’ As global citizens all facing the same unprecedented crisis, surely - at the very least - we have a right to information which may assist us in making the best decisions possible for our health.

Author of 'Thinking the Future', Clem Sunter, joins Alec Hogg to weigh in on the chaos currently gripping South Africa. Sunter says that "the red flag of [the] looting and destruction of shopping malls has just raised the odds on the second scenario and demonstrated that we are at a tipping point where urgent action to create a people’s economy needs to be taken."

Author of 'Thinking the Future', Clem Sunter, joins Alec Hogg to weigh in on the chaos currently gripping South Africa. Sunter says that "the red flag of [the] looting and destruction of shopping malls has just raised the odds on the second scenario and demonstrated that we are at a tipping point where urgent action to create a people’s economy needs to be taken."

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In this week's Currency Focus podcast, Andre Cilliers of TreasuryONE discusses how the violence and unrest in KwaZulu-Natal will not only impact investor confidence in South Africa but the economy as a whole. "It's a major effect that will spill over into various areas."

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In this week's Currency Focus podcast, Andre Cilliers of TreasuryONE discusses how the violence and unrest in KwaZulu-Natal will not only impact investor confidence in South Africa but the economy as a whole. "It's a major effect that will spill over into various areas."

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host David Shapiro; TreasuryOne's Andre Cilliers talls investor confidence as protests spread across South Africa; we get an on the ground protest report from KZN business man Donovan Carter, who is is Mooi River; Connie Mulder of The Solidarity Fund tells us why some citizens don't want to take the vaccine and the BizNews Power Hour Team.

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