The OFM Business Hour
The latest business news from Central SA. Presented by Olebogeng Motse.
Liquor industry nearing breakpoint
The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) has issued an urgent call to President Cyril Ramaphosa to lift the blanket ban on alcohol from the 16th of January, Wendy Pienaar, Chairperson of the Craft Brewers Association of SA, explains why this is so important for the industry. She also explains…
Interconnected industries suffer from lockdown
Rose Nkhasi, President of the Free State Goldfields Chamber of Business, shares what the impact of the adjusted level 3 of the national lockdown has been on small businesses in Welkom, especially the liquor, tourism and restaurants industry. She also discusses some of the chamber’s goals for 2021.
Exciting 2021 lies ahead for FSCCI
Renaldo Meyer, CEO Free State Chamber of Commerce and Industry, discusses the economic impact that the adjusted level 3 of the national lockdown has had on local businesses in the Free State. He also shares some of the challenges that they faced in 2020 that need to be addressed in…
Economic impact of level 3 lockdown
Sharon Steyn, CEO Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industries, discusses the economic impact that the adjusted level 3 of the national lockdown has had on local businesses in the Northern Cape. She also discusses if the government has made any help available for struggling businesses and those employees that…
Brexit se impak op Suid-Afrika
Ekonoom, Dawie Roodt, gesels oor wat Brexit presies vir Britanje en vir die res van die wêreld gaan beteken, asook vir Suid-Afrika. Hy kyk na die ekonomiese, sowel as die politieke impak en bespreek ook wat dit vir Jan Alleman in Suid-Afrika gaan beteken.
Massive fuel price increases for January
Towards the end of 2020 we saw the rand do quite well against the US dollar but this was completely undone by the movement of international oil prices. Layton Beard, spokesperson for the Automobile Association, explains how this affected the fuel price. He also discusses if things could look better…
Mandatory vaccinations are unconstitutional
Nonhlanhla Mtshali, Attorney and founder of The Legal Affair, discusses your rights when it comes to mandatory vaccinations in South Africa and weather a company or institution can impose rules to have you take a vaccine. She also speaks about the wearing of masks and what the implications might be…
Should start-ups go local first or head offshore?
Ralph Wichtmann, Consultant at Sovereign Trust (SA), discusses what the positive and negative aspects are of starting a business abroad essentially when you are a foreigner. He also shares some valuable advice for young entrepreneur regarding whether they should start locally or head offshore.
Petrol prices set to increase in 2021
Layton Beard, spokesperson for the Automobile Association, discusses the petrol price that is set to increase in January 2021. He also explains some of the major factors leading to an increase in the price of brent crude oil.
FS Enterprises plough back into their communities
Makalo Mohale, MEC for Department of Economic, Small Business, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, discusses how Free State enterprises assisted by the department will plough back into their communities. He also explains how this solution could solve the unemployment challenge in the Free State.
2021 Trends for the tourism industry
Niall Bruyns, General Manager at the Vib Cape Town Hotel, discusses how covid-19 has changed the tourism industry and some of the challenges that the industry is currently facing, especially as we head into the festive season where we usually see a lot of travelling. He also shares some of…
2021 Commercial real estate trends
John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate, discusses some of the massive changes that covid-19 has brought to the commercial real estate space, especially since working from home has become the new normal. He also shares what some of the major commercial real estate trends are for 2021.
Covid-19 continues to cripple musicians
Musician, Azana, discusses how the covid-19 pandemic continues to cripple the music industry and highlights some of the challenges that musicians are currently facing. She also explains how the pandemic has brought a change to how the music business operate online.
Covid-19 continues to cripple musicians
Musician, Azana, discusses how the covid-19 pandemic continues to cripple the music industry and highlights some of the challenges that musicians are currently facing. She also explains how the pandemic has brought a change to how the music business operate online.
Events industry hit hard by covid-19
Sipho Mngomezulu, an event organiser at Hearts AFIRE Festival, discusses whether one can successfully host a music event/festival without breaking the current lockdown regulations. He also explains what challenges event organisers face the most especially heading into the festive season.
Events industry hit hard by covid-19
Sipho Mngomezulu, an event organiser at Hearts AFIRE Festival, discusses whether one can successfully host a music event/festival without breaking the current lockdown regulations. He also explains what challenges event organisers face the most especially heading into the festive season.
Should our economy be open throughout the year?
Patricia Chawla, Chief Executive of The National Construction Incubator, discusses whether our South African economy should be open throughout the year as we are currently seeing around the world. She also discusses what lessons the South African construction industry can learn from Asian markets.
SARS’ powers on display in Pretoria High Court
Jean du Toit, Attorney and Head of Tax Technical at Tax Consulting South Africa, discusses a recent case in the Pretoria High Court where a critical victory was awarded SARS. The Pretoria High Court, successfully interdicted the transfer of R2,76bn destined for Chinese Rail Conglomerate CRRC, which appeared to have…
Financial planning for January
Marius Ferreira, financial advisor, discusses ways to plan better financially during the festive season to ensure you can cover all your expenses in January. He also explain whether people should use credit cards or personal loans to survive the month January.
Celebrating our Agricultural Sector [Part 2]
Francois Knowles, Registrar of the Agricultural Produce Agents Council (a regulatory body for fresh produce agents, export agents and livestock agents), discusses why the agricultural sector has continued to perform well throughout 2020. He also explains what the future looks like for the sector post covid-19.