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RIP Derek Watts - Boss's tribute to Carte Blanche's authentic broadcasting superstar
After more than three decades as the face of the most potent investigative programme on South African television, Derek Watts (74) was one of the most recognisable of any face in his homeland. Watts passed away from cancer yesterday morning. Judging by the spontaneous public response, the nation truly appreciated…
FFM podcast ep17: Chasing pack; Truworths standout; lagging resources; slowing inflation
In the daring world of Fantasy Fund Manager, the powerhouses of profit aren't where you'd expect. The resource sector is conspicuously absent from the top ten winners' circle, leaving room for unexpected stars like Truworths, soaring 25%. Step into the spotlight and find a diverse top ten roster: three retail…
BN@10: Crime activist Ian Cameron - Corporate SA has failed us; its involvement with ANC won't improve things
In another hard-hitting keynote, his trademark, Action Society's Ian Cameron highlights deep-rooted issues within the criminal justice system in South Africa, expressing frustration at double standards, corruption, and a lack of vision. He also suggests some practical steps to fix a disastrous situation where more South African civilians are murdered…
Fears “coup regime” will hijack Zim election - despite weak opposition…
Zimbabwe is going to the polls today (Wednesday August 23) amid fears that the “securitised” State will hijack the election - despite facing a weak opposition. The International CEO of Good Governance Africa (GGA), Chris Maroleng, speaks to BizNews following his deportation from Zimbabwe last week. Maroleng and his team…
Opposition’s secret weapon? Meet ISANCO’s Zukile Luyenge, activist leader of ‘gatvol’ rural communities
ISANCO is perhaps the lowest profile of the seven political parties joining together in the Multi Party Charter of SA, but potentially it is one of the most potent. Deeply embedded within communities, the newly formed party scooped 14 councillor seats after only a few months of campaigning ahead of…
BRICS Expansion Warning: Democracies Diluted, Rogues’ Gallery Silenced by 800-Pound Gorilla - Dr. Christopher Sabatini
The BRICS group of economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is convening for its 15th heads of state and government summit in Sandton this week. What could have potentially turned into a nightmare for South Africa had President Vladimir Putin attended, has now become an occasion…
‘Madam, please leave…” - Cachalia on “host of reasons” to sack Transnet CE
Mr Ghaleb Cachalia, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Shadow Minister for Public Enterprises has called for Transnet Chief Executive (CE) Portia Derby to be sacked. He speaks to BizNews after Ms Derby’s recent remarks at a business conference that there could be catastrophic job losses in the road transport sector when…
Zim to the polls:…despair, disinterest, determination to defend their votes…
Zimbabwe is going to the polls again this week in a mixed atmosphere of despair, apathy, hope, disappointment in the lack of service delivery by the opposition in urban areas, and talk of reform and transformation from the long-ruling ZANU PF government. This has emerged from an interview with Ringisai…
IEC launches first probe into unreported foreign political funding - Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Mawethu Mosery
There’s no doubt that the Independent Electoral Commission will be under more pressure than ever in the run-up to the 2024 elections. Expectations are high with the opposition hoping to unseat the ANC and the ruling party hoping it can cling to power. It could be a watershed moment for…
BN@10: The Lorimer interview - a rare ‘good news story’ as we dig deeper into SA’s oil and gas bonanza
During the second part of James Lorimer’s keynote address at BizNews@10, he is quizzed on the scale of and challenges to SA’s impending oil and gas boom. Lorimer admits it’s the first ‘good news’ story he’s probably been able to tell during almost a decade and a half as a…
BN@10: SA's imminent oil and gas boom - Lorimer shares latest facts on nation's untapped treasure
The most astonishing part about this hugely bullish keynote to the BizNews@10 event, is that it was delivered by a politician who has no inventive to talk up the country's immediate economic potential. James Lorimer is the official opposition's shadow minister of Mineral Resources, and hot favourite to land the…
SAPS Whistleblower shackled in leg irons
South African Police Services (SAPS) Whistleblower Patricia Morgan-Mashale was taken into court in leg irons today (Thursday, 17 August 2023). This after she came out of hiding after 17 months to appear in the Bloemfontein Regional Court in the hope of having the warrant of arrest issued against her on…
FFM podcast ep16: Big swings; Shaftesbury; yes platinum, no gold; ABSA
The choppy nature of markets is playing itself out in the Fantasy Fund Manager game, with this week seeing a 23% difference between the best-performing stock Shaftesbury (7.14%) and worst-performing Impala Platinum (-15.24%). In this week's podcast, BizNews' Stuart Lowman was joined by Corion Capital's David Bacher and Ann Sebastian,…
Cape Town's mayor urges devolution of rail, unionising taxi drivers or risk repeat of violence and chaos
The star of Cape Town’s young executive mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis continues to rise - with his leadership abilities seen to good effect during the adept handling of the city’s potentially debilitating taxi crisis earlier this month. Like the city’s water crisis between 2015 and 2018, lessons appear to have been…
BN@10: GG Alcock - Informal sector myths anchors SA growth; delicacies for an expat’s palate
In the final part of his keynote address to the BizNews 10th celebration, author and informal economy expert GG Alcock engages with delegates, answering their questions and enlightening the audience about massive advances in Sa’s informal sector. He also attacks the army of myths that is anchoring South Africa’s economic…
BN@10: GG Alcock - SA has become a nation of capitalists, not socialist revolutionaries, ANC is out of touch
In one of the most powerful interactions of the BizNews@10 conference, ’Kasinomics expert GG Alcock unpacks South Africa’s informal economy, booming entrepreneurship and out-of-touch government policies. He says this illustrates the massive disconnect between the ANC’s socialist beliefs and the capitalist reality evident everywhere in the country’s townships. It’s a…
BN@10: GG Alcock - SA's economy in far better shape than believed, growing too, just not where you think
South Africa’s globally respected futurist Clem Sunter rates GG Alcock as one of the most important of all South African voices. Like Sunter, this White Boy raised Zulu in a Msinga mud hut is a champion of entrepreneurship. We have seen on numerous occasions that whenever GG Alcock gets the…
Evil monsters are hunting our children - Ian Cameron…
The civil rights campaigner is calling for a ban on bail for the perpetrators of violence against children - after Action Society attended five “harrowing” cases last week involving the rapes and murders of children - and “in the last 24 hours, we’ve got five violent cases of which two out…
BN@10: Jan Oberholzer delivers a masterclass on how to get Eskom - and the SA economy - back on track
In the second part of his contribution to the BizNews@10 event, former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer answered questions from delegates, focusing on the electricity utility's future, emphasising the necessity for organisational transformation. He advocated for a diversified approach, including a coalition with private sector energy suppliers. Oberholzer believes older power…
Women outperform men in investing: Here's Why and How more women can take the leap
Women face more challenges than men in wealth creation, particularly in South Africa, where the gender pay gap ranges between 23 and 35%, exceeding the global average of 20%. Alongside women taking breaks from the workforce for childcare, this results in lower lifetime earnings and significantly less wealth upon retirement…