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David Shapiro on Omicron’s market-moving mania
South Africa’s favourite market commentator David Shapiro sheds light on the chaos in markets following the outbreak of a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron. Discovered by South African scientists, this variant is supposedly more transmissible despite those infected only having mild symptoms. The mania sent equity markets into freefall and was…
Can your company force you to have a Covid vaccine? Legal advisor Elsabé Klinck unpacks the law
Elsabé Klinck, a former legal advisor to the SA Medical Association, picks up on a thorny issue for freedom-loving South Africans – the proposed (by business groupings) introduction of mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. The one-time senior lecturer in the Department of Constitutional Law at Free State University (and co-author of Employment…
BPH: Jakkie Cilliers talks about coalition governing - and 2024; Elsabé Klinck on Mandatory vaccines; Shapiro and PRASA
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour the author, thought leader and political analyst Jakkie Cilliers of the ISS updates the prescient forecasts in his 2017 book Fate of the Nation - and looks ahead to the 2024 National Elections; the SA Medical Association's former legal advisor Elsabé Klinck…
Jakkie Cilliers revisits his classic book Fate of the Nation, coalition politics and SA's 2024 National Election
Scenario planner Dr Jakkie Cilliers, who heads the Institute for Security Studies, a leading African thinktank, revisits his superb 2017 treatise and finds the projections are holding up well. In this interview with BizNews.com's Alec Hogg he discusses the age of coalition politics ushered in by SA's recent Local Elections;…
"We are now at the point where most of SA’s railway network is likely to be written off " - David Williams on PRASA
Former deputy editor of the Financial Mail, David Williams, wrote a fascinating report for the Brenthurst Foundation in which he unpacked the mess at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). In the report – 'Why there are so many trucks on the road and so few trains on…
Charl Botha gesêls met Etienne Roux van Truffle Batebestuur oor Bidcorp
In hierdie potgooi gesêls ek met Etienne Roux van Truffle Batebestuur oor Bidcorp, die internationale JSE-genoteerde voedeldienste maatskappy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Piet Viljoen on undervalued JSE gems Lewis and Sabvest
Counterpoint’s Piet Viljoen talks all local and international topical investment-related matters, with the value fund manager giving insight into some of his most-loved investments. Furniture retailer the Lewis Group and investment holding company Sabvest are discussed; both in the news for all the right reasons. Lewis released a solid set…
BPH: Fundi Sithebe, SA horse racing's new boss; Piet Viljoen looks for more twigs; Maggs on Accenture's acquisition
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour we meet the polished new head of South African horseracing Fundi Sithebe, the new broom sweeping away the antagonism of bankrupt Phumelela's past; Piet Viljoen takes a look at the latest financial results and reflects on some "twigs" in his investment bundle;…
Regulation 28: South African savers are being shafted – Magnus Heystek
The hard-hitting Magnus Heystek pulled no punches on his return from Mauritius, where he says economic growth is booming led by a surge in infrastructure and development. South Africa’s economy paints a different picture, one that’s been at a standstill for the better part of a decade. As a result…
BPH: Magnus Heystek lets rip on the Reg 28; Melanie Veness wants retribution for PMB; Dark Media with Jeremy Maggs
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, independent financial advisor Magnus Heystek lets rip on the destructive Regulation 28 agreement between SA asset managers and Treasury, which forces South Africans to invest 70% of their retirement funds into local institutions. The law has cost SA retirees dearly as the…
Melanie Veness: Riots created huge trust deficit in PMB. Act against perpetrators or forget job-creating investment.
KZN's capital Pietermaritzburg was turned into a war zone during July's riots - with local businesses (and citizens) abandoned by SA's deliberately absent security forces. Melanie Veness, CEO of the PMB Business Chamber, spoke out powerfully at the time, condemning the behaviour of the local SAPS and confined-to-barracks Defence Force…
Paul Hoffman raises questions about suspension of Prasa CEO - strange motives afoot
In an interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Paul Hoffman of Accountability Now takes a lawyer's look at the clear attempt to throw the kitchen sink at Matthews after he started uncovering malfeasance. According to Hoffman, using Matthews’s dual-citizenship as the reason for his suspension is dubious, questioning the true…
Omnia's turnaround tale - CEO Seelan Gobalsamy
The man credited with turning around the once JSE darling sits down to discuss the company's prospects following the release of upbeat financial results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What government infrastructure drive? PPC CEO Roland van Wijnen
CEO of PPC Roland van Wijnen sheds light on the cement producer’s financial results, following a two-year turnaround that seems to be nearing completion. PPC has been one of the best-performing JSE-listed businesses in 2021; it avoided a capital raise and shaved hundreds of millions off its debt burden. PPC…
BPH 23 Nov: Zille - a tough road for new DA Mayors; PowerPulse; PPC results; PRASA corruption
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Helen Zille provides some sobering thoughts on the practical challenges that will be faced by many new DA mayors in councils like Joburg and Ekhuruleni where the party does not have a majority of the votes; on governing by DA's new Mayors;…
Helen Zille on governing by DA's new Mayors: Will be like walking barefoot over mountains.
In this in-depth interview, DA Federal Council chair Helen Zille offers a sobering view after the surprise ascension last night of her party's candidates to the Mayoral parlours of SA's leading cities. She is under no illusion of challenges that lie ahead to rid local government of corrupt ANC cadres…
BPH 22 Nov: David Shapiro on Naspers: Andre Cilliers on rate hike; Prof Lee Berger; The 'GBV-proof' wedding dress.
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers assesses the impact on the Rand of last week's interest rate hike; SA's favourite stockbroker David Shapiro unpacks today's financial results from Naspers and Prosus; Wits University's world famous anthropologist Prof Lee Berger talks about another groundbreaking discovery at…
The Rand is in uncharted territory - TreasuryOne's Andre Cilliers
Currency expert Andre Cilliers talks us through the reasons for the weakness in the Rand, despite the South African Reserve Bank increasing interest rates by 0.25% at last week's Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Shapiro on whether Naspers and Prosus remain good investments
South Africa’s favourite market commentator David Shapiro sheds light on Naspers and Prosus results, which have been eagerly anticipated by the market. Naspers and Prosus have been drags on the performance of the JSE, with its crown jewel Tencent under intense scrutiny following Chinese regulatory crackdowns. Tencent’s underlying performance within…
Seamless commercial and business energy solutions - PowerPulse
Homeowners, as well as businesses’ appetites for alternative energy solutions are increasing, especially given the country’s challenges with load shedding. Founder of BizNews Alec Hogg joins Maudene van Rooyen, Errol Dorman and Mike Cubic, members of Dorman Projects, to unpack the PowerPulse alternative energy solutions. Some of the benefits of…