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Charl Botha gesels met Christiaan Bothma van Sanlam Private Welvaart oor Royal Bafokeng en Northam
In die potgooi het met Christiaan Bothma - aandele analis by Sanlam Private Welvaart - oor twee platinum aandele gesels, Royal Bafokeng en Northam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Anarchy in SA poses no threat to EasyEquities investors' - Charles Savage
Last week’s anarchy left some BizNews community members wondering about the safety of their EasyEquities investments. To address these concerns, BizNews founder Alec Hogg went straight to the source and invited Charles Savage - Purple Group CEO and EasyEquities CEO and founder - to join the BizNews Power Hour. EasyEquities…
BizNews Power Hour - 19 July. Shapiro co-host; Steinhoff 'settlement'; CT 'junk' status; Charles Savage; rand
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host David Shapiro; TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers on foreign investors shying away from SA; Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson weighs in on Cape Town being placed in 'junk territory' by Moody's; Tekkie Town's Bernard Mostert shares his thoughts on…
Flash Briefing: Destruction in wake of violent riots, looting; gov. considers stipends to address poverty
News headlines: *An uneasy calm prevailed across most of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces as key roads reopened and clean-up operations began in earnest on Friday following some of the most violent protests the country has ever seen. *A week of deadly protests in South Africa has given impetus…
'The investor community is already telling us what they think.' - TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers
In this week's Currency Focus, Andre Cilliers explains why the rand showed a surprisingly small degree of weakening despite the looting and unrest in KZN last week. He added that we still need to get our house in order as we are not one of the emerging markets that attract…
Cape Town placed in 'junk territory' by Moody's amid SA's unrest - Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson weighs in
A Moody’s Investors Service report downgraded five South African cities, placing them into junk territory. Among them is Cape Town, a city that, last month, received feedback from Moody’s saying that the city is in a “strong position.” Joining BizNews is Ian Neilson, the Deputy Mayor of the Mother City…
David Shapiro unpacks the civil unrest and its effects for JSE-listed counters
As is customary for a Monday, David Shapiro talks all things civil unrest and its effects on the JSE, which has held up relatively well during these trying times in South Africa. Shapiro notes that what's happening around us and what's happening in the markets are two different animals altogether…
"I'm skeptical on Steinhoff but I'm optimistic on South Africa" - Tekkie Town's Bernard Mostert
Tekkie Town's Bernard Mostert discusses the Steinhoff settlement saga with BizNews founder Alec Hogg and veteran analyst David Shapiro. Mostert and his partner Braam Van Huyssteen are fighting tooth and nail to recover their business which was exchanged for Steinhoff shares in 2016. The business was valued at over R3bn…
Charl Botha gesels met Schalk Louw van PSG Old Oak oor edelmetale
In hierdie potgooi het ek met Schalk Louw van PSG Old Oak gesels oor edelmetale. Om die waarde van edelmetale in ons portefeuljes te verduidelik deel hy 'n baie interessante storie uit die ekonomiese geskiedenis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'SA's incapable government and consequent inequality has set this tinderbox aflame' - Piet Viljoen
Counterpoint's Piet Viljoen, who BizNews founder Alec Hogg often refers to as ‘the most rational person he knows’, joined the BizNews Power Hour today - with his first comment being that it is super hard to to stay rational in times like these. Viljoen believes that the civil unrest that…
BizNews Power Hour - 15 July. Viljoen co-host; communities unite; SA's looting locusts; Township tales; ANC gets sued
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen; founder of Gift Of The Givers Dr Imtiaz Sooliman on SA's looting locusts; OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage on SA communities uniting; Action SA leader Herman Mashaba unpacks his reasons for suing the government; township…
"The President has really abdicated his responsibility" - ActionSA's Herman Mashaba
ActionSA has announced that it will be seeking a lawsuit against the ANC, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Police Minister, following looting and violent rioting that has gripped KZN and Gauteng over the past week. Party founder Herman Mashaba said that Ramaphosa, Cele and other government ministers have a legal…
Township mall owner shares the grave detail - Jason McCormick on coming back stronger
The McCormick family are well known property moguls in South Africa. Their property portfolio consists of listed and unlisted assets, mainly malls and shopping centres around the rural and township areas of South Africa. It's listed assets are held through a real-estate investment trust called Exemplar, which is an illiquid…
Flash Briefing: SA boosts troops to 25,000 to quash riots; WHO warns SA of covid surge after riots; Santam
News headlines: *South Africa mustered its army reserves in a bid to quell several days of looting that has ravaged supplies of food and other essentials and dealt a crippling blow to its economy. *he World Health Organisation’s Africa director has warned that South Africa should prepare itself for a…
"If we don't seize this opportunity to fix what's wrong, we'll become a banana republic." - OUTA CEO
Following days of rioting and looting in South Africa, reports of South Africans pulling together in communities are becoming common. Joining BizNews to discuss this phenomenon is Wayne Duvenage, the CEO of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse). He comments on the camaraderie seen in afflicted areas, noting that this assistance…
Insightful, fearless, uplifting - Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman on SA's looting locusts
It is often during times of great adversity, that we witness the extraordinary strength of the human spirit. Dr Imtiaz Sooliman founded the Gift of the Givers Foundation in 1992 and has spent the last 29 years dedicating himself to providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief. BizNews founder Alec Hogg…
'I don't want a 50/50 scenario, anarchy odds are ominous' - Magnus Heystek
Brenthurst Wealth Management founder Magnus Heystek doesn't mince his words on a good day, let alone on another day of suffering for South Africa. Magnus has been advising diversification and offshore investment for more than a decade with many local fund manager's in disagreement despite his investment thesis proving correct…
BizNews Power Hour - 14 July. Heystek co-host; GG Alcock on community rule; Nedbank goes hybrid; State of Emergency?
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek; GG Alcock on the effects of looting on the informal economy; Nedbank's chief executive Mike Brown on employing a hybrid work model; Melanie Veness of PMCB on the need for a State of Emergency…
Flash Briefing: Civilians unite to defend their communities; SA to face food shortages; lockdown regulations change
News headlines: *South African taxi drivers, private security companies and ordinary civilians are stepping up to protect their businesses and communities following days of rioting and looting that the authorities have failed to quell. *South Africans are expected to face major food shortages in the wake of the violent unrest,…
'Unapologetic civil society power will grow from riots' - GG Alcock
Third World Child GG Alcock uniquely straddles the First And Third Worlds courtesy of being brought up in a mud hut by political activist parents in the dirt-poor Msinga district in rural KZN. His unique insight into the unrest currently raging in South Africa is therefore unparalleled. Alcock believes that…