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Inside Covid-19: NYIT's Dr Otazu on his research BCG may provide shield; How SA medics protect themselves - Ep 12
In episode 12 of our Inside Covid-19 podcast, much needed hope for South Africa’s fight against the virus as research from a top US university suggests the BCG vaccination against TB, administered in the country for the past 80 years, provides protection against Covid-19. More on that coming up, including…
Coronavirus - Oil prices could fall below $10 a barrel
Oil prices have been hammered as the coronavirus has led to evaporating demand. With no planes in the sky and few cars on the road, demand has flatlined and marginal oil producers are starting to fail. Some have pinned their hopes on a supply-side intervention, arguing that if large producers…
Covid-19: 1m infections, 58,000 dead worldwide, Saffers dig deep; Netcare hospital shutdown; Transnet restarts
In today's news headlines: * As the number of Covid-19 infections breaches the 1m mark worldwide, with 1,500 in South Africa, and nine confirmed deaths, more than R2bn has been pledged by South Africans to the Solidarity Fund. * A Netcare hospital in KwaZulu-Natal is shutting sections as its bosses…
Martin Wolf, Mariana Mazzucato: The shape of world economy after Covid-19. LISTEN!
Policymakers are in crisis management mode, after the emergence and rapid spread of Covid-19. But what will the world look like when we emerge from our cocooned existences and try to kickstart our economies? Two of the world's top economic thinkers ponder this question, in this virtual discussion hosted by…
Inside Covid-19: Following the smart money; rock star economists on where we're heading - Ep 11
In episode eleven of Inside Covid-19, we hear how the smart money is playing the investment markets; a special treat as two rock star economists (Mariana Mazuccato and Martin Wolf) share how the world will change through Covid-19; the WHO shatters the myth of the virus only killing the elderly;…
Covid-19: SA innovation leads Africa; huge job losses loom; SA property companies in trouble; MTN
In today's headlines: * As South Africa enters its second week of a government-imposed lockdown, the country has been praised globally for leading efforts to stop Covid-19 in its tracks on the African continent; * With economic activity almost at a standstill, around half of the jobs in all of Africa are…
Surviving working from home - inside track from 22 year veteran Dr Alex Samuel
Dr Alex Samuel's recent article on wsj.com is one of that massive global website's best read pieces. So I was delighted to get a positive response from the Canadian author after asking her to share some practical tips for South Africans suddenly made to give up their daily commute and…
SMEs need working capital sooner; leniency from Big Guys – Brendan Mullen
Small and medium business are in a particular squeeze right now as the quantitative easing measures from Government are not filtering down to them fast enough. In the United Kingdom, it is estimated that the economic impact of the coronavirus could lead to one in five SMEs running out of…
Inside Covid-19: SA get free personal doctor consultations; Academics worry about impact when virus hits Africa - Ep 10
In episode ten of Inside Covid-19, we speak to Adrian Gore about a breakthrough partnership between Discovery and Vodacom which opens a line to free Covid-19 related medical consultations for all South Africans. The analysts at John Hopkins University, the go-to global tracker of the spread of the virus, are…
Covid-19: Discovery gives SA free doctors for all; Africa asks for debt relief; SA banks downgrade; emerging markets
In todays news headlines: * As the number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths registered at five, Discovery’s Adrian Gore and colleagues, and their partners at Vodacom, are the latest to step forward, in this case with a simple, powerful plan to create easy access to doctors for any South African who fears…
Meet Ashley Newell and Iming Lin combining food aid and markets for farmers - FoodflowZA
The country may be in lockdown for 21-days and the economy is virtually standing still. For many farmers the closure of restaurants means that they have no market for their crops. At the same time, the closure of schools means that thousands of children who relied on schools to give…
Discovery's Adrian Gore: ALL South Africans get access to doctors - free, online #Covid19
South Africa's wealthiest, smartest business players have wasted no time in putting their teams to work on ways to contribute to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and limiting its damage to the economy. Discovery's Adrian Gore and colleagues, and their partners at Vodacom are the latest to step forward, in this…
The legalities of paying rent when locked out of your premises due to force majeure
Parallel to the panic induced by Covid-19 in recent months has been the rising fear felt by individuals and business owners regarding their contractual obligations, or rather their looming inability to follow through on these obligations. In a bid to find relief, attention has been drawn to the legal provision…
Inside Covid-19: Survivor's guide to working remotely; Promising drugs to fight the virus - Ep 9
In episode nine of Inside Covid-19 we take a look at some promising developments in the medicines used to fight the virus; hear from a specialist in the subject with 22 years of personal experience on how to survive being forced to work from home; and discover how Foodflow, an…
Covid cases up to 1,353; SA trade surplus; Naspers jumps; SA leads Africa in Covid-19 campaign; new Sanlam bosses
In today's news headlines: * Covid-19 update: 1353 confirmed cases; total number of tests 39 ,000 says the Minister of Health; * South Africa recorded its biggest trade surplus in 14 months in February as exports to Europe surged; * Shares in Africa’s most-valuable company, Naspers, have advanced 11% since…
Firstrand donates R100m to help medical effort as banks step forward to help customers in a jam
Several of the large banks in South Africa have pitched in to help customers deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Standard Bank has announced a second wave of relief for people earning R7,500 or less providing them with a three-month instalment relief after a payment holiday had been…
Informal economy will be hammered but could prove to be resilient in Covid-19 lockdown – GG Alcock
The impact of the 21-day shutdown has had a devastating impact on economies worldwide and for South Africa it has come as a double-whammy as years of corruption has left the country with serious financial troubles with Moody’s downgrading the country to junk status over the weekend. Although help has…
David Shapiro: Worst over for stocks, rand? More investors look to get into market - not out!
In this podcast, long-time buddies and radio show hosts David Shapiro and Alec Hogg discuss the state of the South African stock market and the value of the rand. Shares and the currency have taken a pounding amid coronavirus panic, but stockbroker Shapiro reckons the worst might be over. That…
UN report shows Ramaphosa's FDI "silver bullet" blanking long before Covid-19
Before he took office in early 2018, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa outlined how foreign direct investment would be the cornerstone of his plan to get a stalled economy moving again. Four high profile investment-seeking envoys were dispatched to engage with potential investors around the world. The plan’s success was…
Covid-19 cases up to 1,326, 3 dead; Naspers gives R1.5bn to Covid fund; SA banks will help most clients; mines; diamonds
In today's news headlines: * Covid-19 cases are up to 1,326 and three deaths have been reported; * SA banks will help 80% of customers with debt repayment challenges - survey; * Naspers has joined donors digging deep to help the SA government prop up businesses as coronavirus containment measures…