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Sean Peche shares the warning signs: How to avoid Warriner-type scams
Ranmore funds founder Sean Peche shares a financial insider’s perspective of the massive scams that hit this week - with practical advice to guarantee you never get caught up in these fraudulent schemes. Peche, who has spent his career in the sector, also analyses quarterly results released this week by…
BrightRock loving life in the Sanlam family, growing strongly - CEO Schalk Malan
South Africa’s disruptive life assurer BrightRock appears to be confirming the wisdom of a ‘two horses in the race’ approach by holding company Sanlam, which acquired 100% of the business in February after six years its the majority shareholder. In this interview, Brightrock CEO Schalk Malan talks about the former…
Adapting to a changing work environment: Flexible staffing strategies - Anne Rutledge
Adapting to a Changing Work Environment: Flexible Staffing Strategies for the Workforce and Companies The landscape of employment is evolving beyond the conventional 9-5 jobs, offering different models of work that include flexible working arrangements and staffing. These arrangements allow employees to work remotely for certain periods, while flexible staffing…
Markus Jooste? No Justice. Cyril Ramaphosa? No Accountability. “Super Pact”? No Thanks. - Themba Godi
Former Scopa (Standing Committee on Public Accounts) chairperson and African People's Convention leader Themba Godi has lamented the lack of justice in the case of disgraced former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste and the lack of accountability for President Cyril Ramaphosa. These are some of the talking points in this interview…
UNDICTATED: The ’95 Bok; Paul O’Sullivan; Carte Blanche: and R50m codeine scam
1995 World Cup winning Springbok Hannes Strydom was portrayed as a drug-dealing psychopath by an alleged criminal syndicate to cover up their theft of at least R50m from his pharmacy business. After discovering the loss, Strydom called in forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan who has uncovered a crude fraud masterminded by…
SAPS: The ANC’s “Iron Fist” with Ian Cameron
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is becoming an “iron fist” for the African National Congress (ANC) in certain parts of South Africa. Crime fighter Ian Cameron of Action Society speaks to BizNews about the latest abuses of power and lack of accountability in SAPS. He describes how Police Minister…
Alignments pose risks: SA Middle East foreign policy may incur costs - Tony Leon
South African governments have in the past supported the Palestinian people and their struggle for their own homeland, but have managed to balance that with cordial relations with Israel. There has however been a noticeable shift from this policy during the Presidency of Cyril Ramaphosa. President Ramaphosa remained silent on…
David Shapiro on SA’s ‘Bernie Madoff’ - the St Stithians old boy who stole billions
After 15 years of running a Ponzi scheme, financial advisor Craig Warriner confessed, handed himself over, pleaded guilty to any and all charges and is seeking the safety of a single cell in prison. An old boy of the prestigious Johannesburg school St Stithians, Warriner, who appears to be the…
3rd Party Electricity Wheeling Fast-Tracked in the WC…
Western Cape municipalities are getting electricity wheeling toolkits to help fast-track the implementation of third-party electricity wheeling. It will allow private sector entities to transport power over the grid to other businesses, organisations, or facilities. In this interview with BizNews, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertius Simmers, speaks about the…
UNDICTATED: RW Johnson’s advice for Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen, Malema ahead of 2024 Election
With polls showing the ANC continuing to lose ground, the DA steady, and EFF gaining, we asked the country’s leading political scientist how he would advise the three parties. Long-time Oxford Don RW Johnson offers suggestions for the party leaders. Given the narrow gap between the two most significant groupings…
Europe adapts Immigration policies amid global challenges: Greece gains attraction, UK remains a hotspot - Andrew Rissik
Despite shifting dynamics in European immigration policies in response to global challenges, resistance to immigration, and upcoming elections, there are still plenty of opportunities for South Africans seeking to immigrate or explore alternative plans. In an interview with BizNews, Andrew Rissik, the Group International Director of Sable International, said that…
The ANC v/s Israel: Ambassador wants dialogue amid calls to shut his embassy, eject him - and boycott Israeli goods
Relations between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the State of Israel are at a new low after the ruling party’s deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane called for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to shut its doors; the ambassador to leave his diplomatic station; and a boycott of all…
OMBA’s stockpicker Sean Ashton on Wall Street’s Top Ten - and investing’s big themes
OMBA's Sean Ashton, a stock-picker of some repute who was formerly with Anchor Capital, is back on BizNews after a break of almost a decade. In this interview, he reminds us the ten stocks which have delivered all of Wall Street's 2023 performance have still not recovered from 2022's losses…
FFM podcast ep25: 'This too shall pass', the barbell strategy, pick and pray, energy stocks
Dive into the world of finance with our latest podcast episode with Stuart Lowman as he delves into the world of investment strategies and market dynamics. In this episode, he discusses the impact of geopolitical risks on the financial landscape with experts David Bacher and Grant Morris. Discover their insights…
Voters warming to coalition government, rejecting BRICS, ANC crashing - Ray Hartley
A survey conducted by the Brenthurst Foundation has found that support for the ruling ANC party has dropped from 48% in 2022 to 41%. The poll also showed that the gap between the ANC and opposition parties has shrunk and that the Multi-party Coalitions (MPC) - which combines the votes…
HOW HITMEN SLAY SA’s “AGENTS OF JUSTICE: “Defend the Defenders” - Call by 27 Civil Rights Groups
Whistleblowers are “agents of justice”, but in South Africa, they are more likely to be persecuted and assassinated than honoured and protected. Now civil society has had enough: 27 international and local civil society groups have joined forces to demand that the South African government protects its “Human Rights Defenders”…
UNDICTATED: Summers’s challenge exposed by Pick n Pay’s ’truly awful” results, shares drop 14%
Today Pick n Pay released the last set of pre-Sean Summers financial results, numbers so bad that an already depressed share price promptly dropped another 14%. The group’s 70-year-old CEO, reinstalled two weeks back some 15 years after he retired, suggested the best thing about the numbers is that founder,…
Israeli Investments Paused, Tech Sector Tested, Yet Confident in Resilience - Yadin Kaufmann
Israel is often lauded as the “Startup Nation” for its exceptional talent in fostering innovative technology startups. However, the recent escalation of conflict between Israel and Hamas, marked by an unprecedented attack that claimed over 1400 lives and resulted in numerous hostages, has posed a significant challenge to the tech…
NO TO THE POLITICS OF ENEMIES Trust a major issue for a future coalition Rev Dr Kenneth Meshoe
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) President the Reverend Dr Kenneth Meshoe has spoken out strongly against “the politics of enemies". In an interview with BizNews he gives the reasons why his party rejected the Moonshot Pact; explains why the ACDP has now joined the Multi-Party Charter; and gives feedback on…
DA push for extra overseas voting stations, aims to register 200,000 expat voters
South Africans residing abroad will now have the opportunity to register online for the first time, marking a significant shift from the previous process that required physical visits to South African diplomatic missions, often located far from their places of residence. In 2019, this traditional approach resulted in just 31,000…