BizNews Edge: Dr Frans Cronje on what the Steenhuisen interview really cost the DA

Dr Frans Cronje joins Alec Hogg for a wide-ranging catch-up that reframes the week's political noise into something more useful: a structural theory of why the DA is stuck and what it actually has to do next. His regime change argument is sharp — South Africans have lost confidence in the ANC, but they haven't yet gained confidence in the DA as a replacement. Until they do, the country sits in no-man's land. His defense of Tony Leon is equally direct: what Steenhuisen has alleged is lobbying, not state capture, and conflating the two is both factually wrong and damaging to the economy. Also today: Prosus raises $1.65 billion in investment-grade AI-era debt; Hyprop's oversubscribed JSE capital raise proves the exchange is working exactly as it should; and Rob Hersov makes the case for flagpole neutrality at Bishops. Video production by Patrick Kidd Book your tickets now for the BizNews Conference #9 - Drakensberg - 11-14 August 2026. Click here: https://bit.ly/48fiMfO Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - https://bit.ly/4v7Epaz Your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. Register here - https://biznews.beehiiv.com/biznews-i... Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @biznewstv