# BN Daybreak: SA National Shutdown; S&P best quarter in 6 years; Anthropic unbanned

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Podcast: [BizNews Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/biznews-radio-9869)
Published: 2026-07-01T04:13:00+00:00
Episode link: https://iono.fm/e/1691198
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South Africa's anti-immigrant national shutdown deadline arrived with violence in Johannesburg and the world watching. The S&P closed its best quarter in six years, Anthropic's export controls were quietly lifted overnight, and Tony Leon is not just firing back at John Steenhuisen - he's now weighing legal action.

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