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BN Briefing: Roedean row; Major from the Mining Indaba; Gauteng water politics; Siemens CEO

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Tonight’s Briefing moves from David Shapiro’s reaction to the Roedean–King David controversy to Peter Major’s Mining Indaba view on South Africa’s reform delays. Wayne Sussman then unpacks the political risk around Gauteng’s water crisis, before Siemens CEO Roland Busch tells Bloomberg that US data-centre demand remains strong.

12 Feb 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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