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Global Portfolio: JSE stocks, 2U buck Wall Street's weaker trend
The BizNews Share portfolio, launched in December 2014, has delivered spectacular returns for South African investors. Every month, BizNews founder Alec Hogg updates the latest developments at the companies whose stocks are held in the portfolio. Although the strategy has been to buy and hold, the portfolio has seen some…
Meet Charl Jacobs, the business leader working to create jobs, help people educate themselves - and fix SA
Charl Jacobs, the founder of the Quan Holdings group - which has 12 companies and more than 6,000 employees - is committed to rebuilding South Africa. In this conversation with BizNews, he shares how he wants to change the world for the better and his guiding principles for growing his…
Top global mining analyst Peter Major on ‘ferocious’ commodities bull run: gold, uranium, iron ore, coal, platinum
Should you invest in mining companies? What will change the bull run? Anglo Gold Ashanti has never been this cheap, notes Peter Major, director of mining, at Mergence Corporate Solutions. Stock-picking is called for, he says. Don’t buy the index. He sets out how one piece of legislation could change…
Sasol CFO: Dividends are a priority; why we dumped idea of rights issue; culture change; restructuring
The Sasol share price gained in value at the start of the week after the company released interim financial results. This came despite the group not declaring an interim dividend. Sasol showed it had made headway in slashing its debt burden by just more than one third or R64bn and…
Global market snapshots: Boeing 777s grounded, engines break; US small companies soar; Tencent in regulatory net
* Boeing has told airlines to stop flying its wide-body 777 aircraft equipped with a type of engine that broke apart during a flight over the weekend near Denver, as the Federal Aviation Administration said it would order immediate inspections of those jets. * Shares of US-listed small companies are outpacing their…
Flash Briefing: Economists warn Tito will disappoint; EOH CEO takes big bonus, but cut staff salaries; Amplats; Sasol
* As South Africans prepare to hear the details of the National Budget on Wednesday, 65% of economists surveyed by Bloomberg say the government won’t reach its goal of achieving a primary budget surplus in the next four years. Officials including Mboweni have repeatedly warned that the country faces a…
Carrie's Corner: 'We are very passionate about our local market' - Gareth Robertson of Anthonij Rupert Wines
In this episode, Carrie Adams talks to Gareth Robertson of Anthonij Rupert Wines. The marketing manager of the Franschhoek-based winery discusses challenges the liquor industry has faced over the past year, as well as planning for the upcoming harvest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: SA tax base shrinks as many more plan emigration; DA urges EWC protest; Massmart; Bitcoin high
* As Finance minister Tito Mboweni gets set to present the budget this week, analysts have warned that South Africa’s loss of skilled and high earners could limit room to raise income taxes. * More than a fifth of all property sellers in the R2.6m and up price bracket have…
How solar sails are taking space exploration to the outer edges of our solar system
Using the pressure of the sun's rays to propel spacecraft, solar sails will allow future unmanned missions to be longer and cheaper while reaching the outer solar system—and possibly beyond. Hear about the advances in technology that are harnessing energy from the sun to allow us to explore other planets…
SA start-up success: Transforming pineapple fibre into life-changing products - award-winning entrepreneur
Eastern Cape entrepreneur Candy Androliakos has developed a novel range of disposable sanitary products after she was asked by an elderly resident at the old age home where she works to come up with a cost-effective, dignified solution. Since then, she has expanded her range to children's nappies and women's…
Controlling epilepsy, depression other illnesses with the help of a smart coach
Dr Kate Couchman shares the moving story of how she became a health coach to help others after learning how to control her own debilitating epilepsy. Smart health coach Dr Kate walks the walk and explains how she works with your own personal circumstances and requirements to become healthier, happier…
How Covid-19 exposed hidden losses, lies to banks: Inside the collapse of one of Asia's biggest oil traders, Hin Leong
Hin Leong was one of the most powerful and secretive names in Asia’s oil trading industry. But an epic gamble by its founder Lim Oon Kuin left the Singaporean company badly exposed, eventually leading to its collapse. Listen to this fascinating story of how one of the world’s biggest oil…
Taking stock: JSE review - Shoprite: Spar; Glencore; BHP Billiton; DRDGold; Steinhoff; Aveng; delistings
Justin Rowe-Roberts, of BizNews.com, sets out some of the announcements from JSE-listed companies, with a view to providing pointers to stock investors. He picks up on: Spar, which has lost market share, Shoprite; Steinhoff; Aveng; WBHO; Value group delisting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Training the cannabis industry for the ‘Green Gold Rush’- Cheeba Cannabis Academy’s Trenton Birch
It is now legal to cultivate a small amount of dagga for personal use since the 2018 Constitutional Court ruling. This has led to a proliferation of ‘grow clubs’ and an enthusiastic group of people eager not only to cultivate for own use but to put pressure on the government…
Carrie's Corner: Unpacking government's approach to the liquor industry during Covid-19
Carrie Adams sits down with Michael Fridjhon - a wine critic and specialist - to discuss government's handling of the liquor industry during the Covid-19 lockdown. Adams describes the award-winning journalist and wine expert as 'an overall asset to the South African wine industry'. Learn more about your ad choices…
Bitcoin: Better than gold or, as Nouriel Roubini argues, worthless? Listen!
Bitcoin has been rewarding its supporters. And, previous sceptics are entering the arena as the cryptocurrency enters the mainstream. Should you get in now? A blockchain company boss says 'yes'; a world expert on asset bubbles, says 'no' - Bitcoin doesn't even qualify as an asset. Take a listen to…
Flash Briefing: Facebook caught cheating advertisers; GameStop's Roaring Kitty exposed; interest rates; Covid vaccines
* Inflationary pressures and currency weakness could force central banks in some key African economies to tighten monetary policy, even as the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines and new mutations of the disease pose risks to economic growth. * The South African government had been counting on the Pfizer shot,…
Medicine professor slams SA Ivermectin sceptics; many experts aren’t looking at the right data
A black market in Ivermectin has developed, with many South Africans opting for veterinary versions to ward off and stop Covid-19 from developing. Professor Colleen Aldous, a healthcare scientist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Medicine says there is compelling evidence that Ivermectin shows good promise in curing people…
Warning: Changes to employer-funded Occupational Injuries scheme will create havoc in healthcare system
Tim Hughes of the Injured Workers Action Group (IWAG) tells Jackie Cameron of BizNews why amendments to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill will create chaos in the health system - and put healthcare out of reach for many. Also at stake is a sizeable pot of taxpayers’…
Inside Covid-19: Meet the 32-year-old SA lab assistant at global forefront of fight against virus
In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we speak to Sandile Cele, a 32-year-old researcher at the Durban-based African Health Research Institute who has made global headlines for an important breakthrough in the fight against Covid-19. Cele found a new way to grow the 501.V2 variant and in so doing, reports…