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Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
Be your own President – lockdown your life to level 5 - Dr Israel
Dr Daniel Israel joined the BizNews Power Hour, to outline the reality of what’s going on in Covid-19 wards across the country. People with severe symptoms often wait hours for a bed – and it’s not just the elderly and those with comorbidities suffering anymore. Learn more about your ad…
BizNews Power Hour - 28 June 2021. Shapiro co-host; Glencore goes Colombia coal; Dr Israel on third wave; Rand
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host David Shapiro; mining veteran Peter Major on Anglo and BHP sale of Colombian coal mine to Glencore; Dr Daniel Israel on realities of the third Covid-19 wave in SA, TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers with this week's currency…
'There's rich picking in some of the small caps' - David Shapiro
Expert market analyst David Shapiro joined the BizNews Power Hour for yet another insightful discussion on Mr Market’s latest movements. Most prominently discussed was Anglo American and BHP Billiton’s sale of its Colombian thermal coal assets to Ivan Glasenberg’s Glencore for R8.3bn, which Shapiro believes makes all three companies look…
Flash Briefing: Thousands of SA small businesses will go under - warning; SA vaccine fiasco 'not CR's fault'
* South African business owners are bracing for hard times after the government tightened restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19. * President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is facing widespread criticism because less than 1% of the population has been fully inoculated against Covid-19. * South African consumer confidence declined in…
Peter Major dissects Anglo and BHP sale of Colombian coal mine to Glencore
Mergence Corporate Solutions veteran mining director Peter Major dissects Anglo American and BHP Billiton's sale of its Colombian thermal coal assets to Ivan Glasenberg's Glencore for R8.3bn. Major highlights that there are many factors at play here with Anglos and BHP disinvesting from coal assets given their diverse and universal…
Charl Botha gesels met Drikus Combrink oor die globale ekonomie en belegging
In my tweede gesprek met Drikus Combrinck van Capicraft het ons kortliks weer geraak aan inflasie (luister na 'Groot prentjie belegging met Drikus Combrinck' - 7 Mei 2021 vir 'n meer uitgebreide gesprek). Die kern van ons gesprek die keer het gehandel oor watter lande hy dink die minste -…
State could save millions in claims for cerebral palsy - Greg Whittaker
For the past 100 years, the majority of cerebral palsy cases were believed to have been caused by oxygen deprivation before or during labour. This has resulted in massive claims against the state, with R10 billion paid out over the past 7 years. In a study commissioned by the Actuarial…
Peter Major bearish resource shares as commodity prices at unexplainable levels
Veteran mining analyst Peter Major joins BizNews editor-at-large Jackie Cameron talking all things commodities and resource shares. Peter has covered commodity counters on the local bourse for many years, having seen many super-cycles play out. Peter is bearish resources stocks, explaining that the enthusiasm in the commodity prices are at…
BizNews Power Hour - 24 June. Piet Viljoen co-host; property insights; a bearish Peter Major; Covid third wave warning
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Jackie Cameron is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen; mining veteran Peter Major; Discovery's Ryan Noach on the Covid third wave, Pam Golding chief executive Andrew Golding and the BizNews Power Hour Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Mbeki slams ANC land grab plans; DA blames govt for 'unfolding tragedy'; Karpowership rejected
* Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has joined the debate on land expropriation without compensation, slamming plans by President Cyril Ramaphosa to push forward the controversial legislation. * The Democratic Alliance says the South African government should be held responsible for the unfolding tragedy of thousands dying from Covid-19…
"There's a large subset of the JSE I'm quite optimistic about" - Piet Viljoen
Well-known as one of South Africa's best fund managers, Piet Viljoen joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss what's caught his eye on the markets. From Sanlam to Sasol, editor-at-large Jackie Cameron picks Viljoen's brain, gaining his insights into various investment opportunities. He weighs in on coal investing as well…
Low interest rates driving the residential property boom - Andrew Golding
BizNews editor-at-large Jackie Cameron interviewed Pam Golding chief executive Andrew Golding during Thursday's BizNews Power Hour, where the seasoned property expert was buoyant regarding South Africa's residential property markets. Fifty year low interest rates have been the catalyst for the housing boom and although Golding says its tough to extrapolate…
'We are entering very dark times' - Nick Hudson on censorship; FMF award
The Free Market Foundation has presented its very first award to PANDA co-founder Nick Hudson for freedom of expression, decentralisation, and an evolutionary approach. Alec Hogg caught up with Hudson to unpack what the award means to him and the rest of the PANDA team. "It's been a long, hard…
"SAs need to be very cautious" - Discovery's Dr Ryan Noach on the third wave
Discovery Health CEO Dr Ryan Noach joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the severity of the Third Wave. Currently raging in Gauteng, Noach discusses the Covid-19 pandemic from a South African perspective. Talking to Alec Hogg, he says SA's daily infections are 30% above where they were in the…
Brait chief executive talks the turnaround story on results day
Once the darling of the local bourse, Brait's fall from grace over the past few years has been short of disastrous. The private-equity powerhouse turned debt-laden investment house has left a sour taste in many portfolio managers mouths, with value destruction totalling hundreds of billions of rands. Peter Hayward-Butt has…
The brakes have been put on SA's economic recovery - Magnus Heystek
The ever-outspoken Magnus Heystek adds his value as co-host of the BizNews Power Hour, outlining a number of sad realities faced by South Africa's economic recovery. The painfully slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations has caused infections to balloon in many parts of South Africa, causing paranoia that we may be…
BizNews Power Hour - 23 June. Magnus Heystek co-host; another Bitcoin scam bites; Brait; FMF awards Hudson
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek; another Bitcoin scam with Darren Hanekom; Brait's Peter Hayward-Butt; Prof Robert Vivian on Nick Hudson's FMF award and the BizNews Power Hour Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why I motivated for PANDA to receive an award - Professor Robert Vivian
It's a big day for PANDA (Pandemics - Data and Analysis) as its polarising chairman, Nick Hudson, readies to accept an award on behalf of the organisation. The Free Market Foundation is to bestow this special award, motivated by Professor Robert Vivian from Wits University. Prof Vivian joined the BizNews…
Flash Briefing: Ivermectin gets thumbs up for big UK Covid study; Guptas paid Zuma arms deal legal fees; inflation rises
* A large UK study at the University of Oxford is to investigate the use of Ivermectin, as a possible treatment for Covid-19. * At least two South African labour unions have vowed to support workers who are threatened with dismissal if they refuse to be vaccinated. * Auditor-General Tsakani…
BizNews Power Hour - 22 June 2021. Steven Nathan co-host; Labat's missed deadline; Discovery meets Goldman; Dan Ariely
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Steven Nathan; Brian van Rooyen, chief executive of Labat after missing their results deadline; Discovery's Craig Sher on a new fund partnership with Goldman Sachs, Dan Ariely and the BizNews Power Hour Team. Learn more about…