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Flash Briefing: Godongwana downplays SA crime; Eskom starts court action; hostage situation leaves SA govt red-faced
*South Africa’s finance minister urged investors not to be deterred by what he termed “isolated” incidents of criminality, and assured them that improving safety and security is one of the government’s top priorities. “I would argue that people must invest in South Africa,” Enoch Godongwana said in an online panel…
PowerPulse 'ticks all the boxes' of investing in solar PV - Standard Bank's Kevin Ssemwogerere
In the fifth episode of the Standard Bank PowerPulse podcast series, BizNews founder Alec Hogg is joined by Deerosh Maharaj, Senior Manager for Natural Resources, Power, and Sustainable Solutions at Standard Bank, and Kevin Ssemwogerere, Corporate Venturing Lead in Wholesale Clients Digital for the Standard Bank PowerPulse platform, to discuss how…
IQbusiness on ‘employing the whole person’ and what this entails post-Covid-19 hardship
As the world attempts to move towards some semblance of normality, human beings face a host of consequential challenges relating to the unprecedented nature of the last (over) 18 months. IQbusiness, South Africa’s leading management and technology consulting firm, released a report in September based on a recent pilot study,…
Walter Aylett shares his views on Transaction Capital
Walter Aylett, founding fund manager of Aylett and Co., shares their house view on Transaction Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People are simply retiring with not enough money - Magnus Heystek
Following the passing of legendary media stalwart Allan Greenblo, Magnus Heystek and Alec Hogg reflect on the impact Greenblo had on the South African financial journalism landscape. Greenblo was fiercely independent with no hidden agendas, which is a similar characteristic shared by the hard-hitting Brenthurst Wealth founder. The conversation is…
BizNews Power Hour 14 Oct: Piet Viljoen; semi-conductor chip shortage; Walter Aylett on Reinet; Muir College on 200yrs
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by value fund manager Piet Viljoen; Bidvest Automotive CEO Steve Keys and WeBuyCars co-founder Dirk van der Walt unpack the effects of the semi-conductor chip shortage in the motor industry; fund manager Walter Aylett explains why Reinet is…
Flash Briefing: Mantashe rejects coal ban; NUMSA rejects increased wage offer; Cele: 'insurrection case almost 'cracked'
News headlines: *Rich nations shouldn’t force South Africa to ban new coal-power projects and impose other conditions as a requirement for funding to help reduce its environmental footprint, the country’s energy minister said. *South African steelworkers will continue to strike after rejecting an increased wage offer from employers. *Three months…
Muir College’s 200 Years Milestone Celebration
In 2022, Muir College will celebrate its 200th anniversary. Situated in Kariega, the anniversary is a landmark event in the history of education. It is an ideal moment of reflection and celebration of the power and hope of education in post apartheid SouthAfrica. In this podcast - Andrew Binning and…
As a corporate leader Brian Joffe has created an enormous amount of shareholder value - Piet Viljoen
Counterpoint Value Fund manager Piet Viljoen gives us the inside scoop of what is happening in the local and global investment markets. The conversation includes an array of topics, with Piet outlining the thesis behind Aveng's 500:1 share consolidation. Investment holding structures, namely PSG and Long4Life, are discussed at length…
Is the semiconductor shortage affecting vehicle pricing? Industry experts share their insights
A shortage of semiconductor chips, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, has seen a surge in used and new car prices. BizNews Motoring correspondent Jarryd Neves spoke to two industry leaders; Bidvest Automotive CEO Steve Keys and WeBuyCars co-founder, Dirk van der Walt, to gain insights into this global…
Flash Briefing: Fresh Karpowership graft allegations; NUMSA strike could worsen SA unemployment; SA preps for tourists
News headlines: *DNG Energy Ltd., a losing bidder for state contracts to supply emergency power in South Africa, made fresh corruption allegations against a winning bidder, Karpowership, and a government official. *South Africa’s ongoing steelworker strike is likely to lead to job cuts, further hammering an industry that’s been in…
BizNews Power Hour, 13 Oct: Geordin's plan to end CT loadshedding; Heystek on SA's "retirement crisis"; New SAA CCO
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by Magnus Heystek who warns about SA's "retirement crisis" caused by a bad decision ten years ago to force 70% of savings to be kept in the country; SAA's recently appointed Chief Commercial Officer, international airline veteran Simon…
People are simply retiring with not enough capital - Magnus Heystek
Every Wednesday we have investment insights from Magnus Heystek. The founder of Brenthurst Wealth joined Alec Hogg, the duo covering a number of investment topics making headlines - including pension funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
No more loadshedding for Cape Town – DA Mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis explains how
Elections are traditionally the time that politicians, some who are seldom seen outside their big cars with tinted windows, get outside to be seen as leaders who are in tune with the electorate. In other countries, kissing a couple of babies and knocking on doors would do it but in…
SAA Phoenix, now "run on data", is like a start-up with huge secret assets like Voyager - CCO Simon Newton-Smith
Airline veteran Simon Newton-Smith opens up to BizNews editor Alec Hogg in this fascinating interview on why newly relaunched South African Airways is unlikely to even need taxpayer funding again. The airline's new Chief Commercial Officer returned to SAA in August after a successful career at global majors including a…
Kokkie Kooyman ranks SA banks - and two stocks are standouts for value investors
South Africa's globally rated financial services analyst Kokkie Kooyman runs through the relative value offered by the country's top six banks. He explains to Alec Hogg how, at the current share prices, two of them are outstanding buying opportunities for investors following the long-overdue trend of switching from Growth to…
BizNews Power Hour - 12 Oct. Market insights with Nathan; Janus partners with Denker; Tobacco's murky past
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by Steven Nathan paying tribute to Allan Grenblo; Denker Capital's Kokkie Kooyman unpacks it's new partnership with Janus Henderson; global editor at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism James Ball on Smoke Screen and the murky world of the…
"Plausible deniability" for BAT execs as investigation into the murky world of SA's tobacco industry digs deeper
For the past year and a half a team at UK-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has looking into activity in the South African tobacco industry. The result of those efforts is a cracking eight series Podcast called Smoke Screen (on auddy.co). In this interview, the Bureau's international editor James Ball…
Allan Greenblo's heart was in the right place - Steven Nathan
In this podcast, the founder of 10X Investments Steven Nathan pays tribute to the late Allan Greenblo, a rare independent voice in South Africa's retirement industry. He also explains the other side to SA Treasury's intervention which will require construction companies may only use (more expensive) domestically produced cement on…
Flash Briefing: SAA disaster; MEC Msibi to step aside after murder charges; Treasury bans imported cement
News headlines: *Less than three weeks after taking to the skies again, South African Airways is already facing a backlash from staff, cancelled flights, and support problems. *President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for Mandla Msibi to immediately step aside, after the MEC of agriculture in Mpumalanga appeared in the Nelspruit…