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Daily English South Africa Business · Investing
4,345 Episodes
740 – 760

Life Healthcare results

The unprecedented economic effects of Covid-19 have not escaped hospital operators, who had to grapple with a fall-off in patient volumes as people delayed non-essential surgeries, as well as additional pandemic-related health-and-safety costs.This was reflected in large parts in the second largest JSE listed private hospital operator Life Healthcare’s annual…
19 Nov 2020 11AM 12 min

Covid-19 Dasboard

Prof Adrian Puren, head of the Centre for HIV and STIs at NICD
19 Nov 2020 11AM 6 min

Roundtable discussion: SMEs the missing piece of the SA Investment puzzle

As the third SA Investment Conference dominated news flow last week, a key piece of the economic recovery puzzle is glaringly absent. SMEs are the lifeblood of the economy and, so far, the President’s promises to improve the ease of doing business have yielded little in the way of results…
18 Nov 2020 12PM 24 min

SA’s third investment conference

The third annual SA Investment Conference saw several pledges scaled back or put on hold because of the pandemic. The government says that this has affected only about one 10th of investment commitments and Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel says the conference was focused on “consolidating” the roughly…
18 Nov 2020 11AM 7 min

Court victory for tourism and hospitality businesses

On the 17th of November the Western Cape High Court’s judgment in favour of Ma-Afrika Hotels and Stellenbosch Kitchen against Santam, came as a resounding victory for all tourism and hospitality businesses. Santam was ordered to pay Ma-Afrika claims in full (18 months) plus cost. The saga has been going…
18 Nov 2020 11AM 3 min

Education Feature: Naspers invests R45m in local online learning platform

Understandably investment news was in bull territory as the third investment conference got into full swing last week. And one the of the major eye catching announcements, not because of its size but because of its potential impact, was Naspers reaffirming its commitment to driving increased growth in South Africa’s…
18 Nov 2020 11AM 10 min

View from the market

Wayne McCurrie, portfolio manager, FNB Wealth and Investments & Martin Smith, portfolio manager at Anchor Capital
18 Nov 2020 11AM 9 min

Roundtable: 50 large companies commit to paying their SME suppliers in 30 days

In an effort to ensure small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in South Africa survive the economic crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 50 large companies have formally committed to paying their SME suppliers in 30 days. The initiative, called #PayIn30, is spearheaded by Business for South Africa…
17 Nov 2020 12PM 21 min

Roundtable: A world class African city death spiral

Ratepayers in the City of Joburg are gatvol. Rates for electricity and water seem to have doubled almost overnight. Debt receivable in arrears is ballooning, while services are sinking faster the hopes of any short-term solution. Poor leadership and a lack of accountability are the culprits behind yet another year…
16 Nov 2020 11AM 26 min
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