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Flash Briefing: SA rich are getting poorer; gas powerships will be costly; Zim to promote trophy hunting
South Africa’s headline consumer price inflation has not risen as quickly as analysts have forecast. rose to 3.2% year-on-year in March from 2.9% in February, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday. South Africa is home to over twice as many millionaires (HNWIs) as any other African country. Despite…
Kokkie Kooyman - Banking analyst at Denker Capital - on the departure of Daniel Mminele from ABSA
Absa announced on Tuesday that CEO Daniel Mminele is leaving over non-alignment on matters of strategy and culture transformation with top executives after just 16 months at the helm. Banking analyst Kokkie Kooyman said to the BizNews Power Hour team, Mminele's departure could be linked to ABSA money market saga…
Meet Zak Calisto, humble SA tech entrepreneur many have never heard of - #Karoooo, #Cartrack
Meet Zak Calisto, the Shares of Karooooo, the new holding company for vehicle recovery and fleet management group Cartrack, rose as it began trading on the JSE earlier this week. Nearly all Cartrack shareholders have opted to remain invested in the new holding company. Which first listed on the Nasdaq…
Piet Mouton - CEO of PSG Group - On the company's results; prospects of the investee businesses
Piet Mouton - COE of PSG Group - joined the BizNews Power Hour team to unpack the company's results, prospects of the investee businesses and new tax implications with respect to investment holding company's unbundling its assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Corruption in SA: Is it really worse than in UK, Europe? Expert insights
In South Africa, we call it cadre deployment and state capture. In Britain, it’s called chumocracy - which is the practice of politicians farming out jobs and contracts for pals. Listen to this fascinating conversation with corruption expert Professor Liz Dávid-Barrett of the University of Sussex. She shares her insights,…
Former English footballer star Emile Heskey ready to deploy $5bn in Africa investments
It was a trip to South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup that ignited a passion for Africa in Emile Heskey. The former Premier League footballer has teamed up with Zimbabwean born entrepreneur, Davison Simango, to launch the Alkebulan Group. The company is planning to invest in sectors that…
Imperial CEO reveals secret sauce to scaling up in deepest Africa - Mohammed Akoojee
There's big money to be made in Africa for those who crack the codes to running business in the many, risky and often complex countries. Listen to this podcast to hear fascinating insights on making money in Nigeria, Mozambique and other countries where many South African corporate bosses fear to…
Flash Briefing: Thousands of new CT jobs at Amazon HQ; Absa CEO Mminele sudden departure; SA cryptocurrency ETF?
* Amazon has announced that will establish its South African headquarters in the City of Cape Town, a project that has the potential to create up 19 000 jobs. * ABSA CEO Daniel Mminele has been axed, with Absa Group Chairman, Wendy Lucas-Bull saying that a separation deal had been…
Chris Logan dissects Cartrack CEO Zak Calisto's shareholder letter
In this clip, the CEO and CIO of Opportune Investments, Chris Logan, discussed with the BizNews Power Hour team, Cartrack CEO Zak Calisto's shareholder letter and 98.6% of investors staying invested in the global growth story, even though the stock is having a horrid time on the Nasdaq. Learn more…
Syd Vianello on Steinhoff's proposed listing of crown jewel Pepco; no shareholder value left
Retail Analyst Syd Vianello joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss Steinhoff's proposed listing of its crown jewel Pepco on the Polish exchange. Vianello gave a detailed analysis and concluded that this is not beneficial for shareholders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spear REIT CEO Quintin Rossi on opening up the Double Tree Hilton at discounted prices to UCT for students
The University of Cape Town has been affected by a massive fire that began on Sunday and has since been spreading due to strong winds, forcing students to evacuate. Spear REIT CEO Quintin Rossi joined the BizNews Power Hour, to let us in on how they are opening up the…
Carrie's Corner: The Iona story - founder Andrew Gunn
In the late 90's, Johannesburg businessman Andrew Gunn left the hubbub of Egoli in pursuit of his next career move - farming. Described as a "pig in a poke" by Gunn, his apple farm was soon transformed into a gorgeous vineyard. Nearly 25 years later, Andrew Gunn runs Iona, a…
Flash Briefing: DA says UCT, SAN Parks must explain runaway fire; Eskom R7bn bill; J&J vaccine; illicit cigarette trade
* The DA has called for an independent investigation into a fire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain and damaged buildings at the University of Cape Town and elsewhere. * Eskom says it’s urgently seeking new providers of technical support after Oracle Corp.’s South African unit withdrew…
Explainer: Non-fungible tokens - $50,000 and 3 weeks later
In January and February, there were around $300m in non-fungible token sales, according to Cointelegraph. But for many, NFTs are bewildering in the least. BizNews founder Alec Hogg makes sense of this digital movement with Invest Africa chairman Rob Hersov and Josh Minsk, COO of Momint. Hersov invested $50,000 into…
Drive Time with Jarryd Neves: Renault Duster TechRoad 1.5 dCi EDC 4x2
BizNews journalist Jarryd Neves spent a week with the talented Renault Duster, a compact SUV from the Boulogne-Billancourt based brand. He told the BizNews Power Hour about the stellar fuel economy, excellent gravel capabilities and impressive features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trillian whistleblower Bianca Goodson: The truth comes at a price
"I admire your single-minded courage to speak up for the truth and the law, even when this was clearly at considerable cost to you and your family," wrote Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to former Trillian Management Consulting CEO, Bianca Goodson. After speaking out against corruption, Goodson had her entire…
"I was treated like a leper" - former Trillian CEO and whistleblower, Mosilo Mothepu
Former CEO of Trillian Financial Advisory, Mosilo Mothepu, found herself at the centre of state capture. "When I left, I was petrified and horrified at what I witnessed. I had to do the right thing and tell the public protector what I knew." Mothepu has released a tell-all book, revealing…
Last conversation with SA legal giant who tried to make the world a better place - Prof Christof Heyns
Professor Christof Heyns occupied various roles at the University of Pretoria's law faculty - including Dean, Director of the Centre for Human Rights and the founding Director of the Institute for Comparative Law in Africa (where he made the faculty a magnet for talented African students). Internationally, he shone as…
Digital currency focus: China's yuan is a first for a major economy - expert insights
Professor Sarah Hall of the University of Nottingham is a specialist in the changing nature of international financial centres. She spoke to Jackie Cameron, of BizNews, about the digital yuan. China has created its own digital currency, a first for a major economy. Digitised money looks like a potential macroeconomic…
Offshore success: MAS Real Estate's Martin Slabbert on Romanian venture
Martin Slabbert, of MAS Real Estate, the JSE-listed company that is focused on the booming Romanian market - and is the top tip of Morne Wilken, CEO of Hyprop. In this interview, Biznews's Alec Hogg finds out from the low profile Slabbert why South African property players are so dominant…