'Tencent has a huge effect on South African retirement savings' - Piet Viljoen

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Value fund manager and regular BizNews co-host Piet Viljoen voices his reasoning for ringing the alarm bells on Tencent as the Chinese government and regulatory authorities continue to clamp down on Big Tech and related industries. Piet unpacks what this means for South African savers and investors, with Naspers and Prosus disproportionate weighting on the JSE All Share Index and their poor performance over the past twelve months. Piet and BizNews founder Alec Hogg also touch on the topics of an imminent cabinet reshuffle and whether EWC is a possible reality in time to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Aug 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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