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BN Briefing: 2018's $5 bet yields $750m; Arrest warrant for Bristow; Musk for TikTok

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In this episode of the BizNews Briefing, Life Healthcare’s CEO Peter Wharton-Hood shares how the company hit the jackpot with Life Molecular Imaging, a research business with one of the world’s top Alzheimer drugs; We also hear from our partners at The Economist (good news for Prosus); the Financial Times (on Musk and Tik Tok) plus an arrest warrant issued by Mali for South Africa’s most successful mining executive, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow.
15 Jan 2025 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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