South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies

南非人质疑黑人赋权政策的未来

FT News Briefing

2025-10-22

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Netflix shares fell as a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities cut into its profits, Unilever said it has delayed the spin-off of its €15bn ice cream division because of the US government shutdown and gold had its worst day in more than a decade yesterday. Plus, critics are questioning whether South Africa’s Black empowerment policies are really paying off. Mentioned in this podcast: Netflix shares drop as Brazil tax dispute hits profits Unilever’s €15bn ice cream spin-off delayed by US government shutdown Gold tumbles 6% in biggest sell-off since 2013 South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies Save 40% on a standard annual digital subscription: ft.com/briefingsale  Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Michela Tindera and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Wednesday, October 22nd, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • Netflix earnings fell short of expectations, and Unilever has a big ol' ice cream headache.

  • Plus, South Africa's black economic empowerment policy had good intentions,

  • but critics say it's falling short.

  • So all you've pretty much done is you've traded a class of wealthy white oligarchs,

  • I suppose, for black oligarchs.

  • I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • Not even K-pop demon hunters were enough to save Netflix last quarter.

  • The US media group reported earnings yesterday.

  • It said its operating margin was 28%.

  • That fell short of what it told investors to expect, which was 31.5%.