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Flash Briefing: Greedy Eskom staff demand 15% pay hikes; B4SA roll out vaccines; jail for tax errors; expect US boom
* #Eskom workers are seeking 15% wage increases, even though the utility is struggling to pay its bills and repay debt of about R465bn - and inflation is at a much more modest 3%. * As the government fails to roll out #COVID vaccinations en masse, South Africa’s biggest business…
Evan Walker - Analyst at 36ONE Asset Management - on Shoprite exiting Nigeria
Africa's largest grocery retailer Shoprite has announced that it will be exiting Nigeria after 15 years. To help better understand this is Evan Walker, an analyst at 36ONE Asset Management. He joined the BizNews Power Hour to share why he thinks it is so hard to do business in Nigeria…
Carrie's Corner: Wikus Human, the unassuming, reserved - and very talented sommelier
Joining Carrie Adams in her naughty corner this week is Wikus Human, a young sommelier who our wine queen describes as "very talented and making a huge name for himself, through sheer hard work and a long love affair with wine". Wikus joins Carrie to discuss all things wine. Learn…
BPH - Piet Viljoen co-host; Pranita Daya on Growthpoint; Rand strength; Evan Walker; Coinbase; Mozambique
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen, Pranita Daya of Anchor Stockbrokers on Growthpoint, Sable International director Andrew Rissik on rand strength, Evan Walker of 36One Asset Management on doing business in Nigeria and the BizNews team. Learn more about your…
Flash Briefing: New SAA boss is an airline ignoramus - DA; Huge Group insider trading probe; Shoprite exits Nigeria
* Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela has been suspended for 14 days while an investigation is launched into the misrepresentation of his qualifications. * The DA is astounded by the appointment of Thomas Kgokolo as the acting SAA CEO. He is the latest person appointed to run the embattled…
Beheadings in Mozambique: Islamist Jihadists aren’t only to blame - expert
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for killing and displacing people - but experts in Mozambique don’t believe it’s that simple to blame Islamic militants for the humanitarian crisis that has unfolded in the southern African country. Complicated social conditions, ethnic rivalries, criminal gangs including drug traffickers, government corruption, elites and…
Stephen Van Coller - CEO of EOH - on its interim results, turnaround strategy and legacy issues
EOH may be the largest technology service provider business in Africa, but it has seen its fair share of bad publicity and a massive drop in its share price. CEO Stephen Van Coller joined the BizNews Power Hour to share his fixing strategies and what the future holds for shareholders…
CEO of Satrix on ABSA money market fund and partnership with EasyEquities
Satrix CEO Helena Conradie joined Alec Hogg on the BizNews Power Hour to share her views on cryptocurrency as an asset or currency. Her response to Absa closing it's money market fund, Conradie said that Satrix will definitely not close their money market fund. Learn more about your ad choices…
Stefano Marani - CEO of Renergen - on first helium sales deal, cautionary announcement and possible capital raise
Stefano Marani, the CEO of Renergen, joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss, among other topics, his view on Total, the Renergen share price value and a cautionary announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Mkhize blames J&J for slow vaccine roll-out; DA's Madikizela 'lied' on CV; airline price war
* South Africa's health minister has blamed Johnson & Johnson for delays to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; * Democratic Alliance Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela has been accused of lying about his qualifications. * South African airlines are in a price war to attract customers - and one…
BPH - Delphine Govender co-host; Stefano Marani; Helena Conradie; Stephen Van Coller; Cryptos
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Delphine Govender, Renergen CEO Stefano Marani, CEO of Satrix Helena Conradie, EOH CEO Stephen Van Coller on the company's interims and legacy issues, Sean Saunders on cryptos and Coinbase IPO and the BizNews team. Learn more…
What's next as Bitcoin shoots towards R1m; cryptocurrencies explode around Coinbase IPO?
Investor demand for all things #crypto surged amid #Coinbase Global Inc.’s public debut on Wednesday. Joining Jackie Cameron for BizNews, to discuss the direct listing of the biggest US crypto exchange and whether forecasts that Bitcoin is heading towards $100,000 (about R1.5m) are likely to be accurate is Sean Sanders…
Balwin, EasyProperties chat 50 apartments and the value of fractional ownership
The CEO of Balwin Properties, Steve Brookes, and EasyProperties Rupert Finnmore joined the BizNews Power Hour to breakdown their partnership in making owning property easier. Finnmore explains the benefits of EasyProperties vs Investing in a REIT. We also learn the importance of humble beginnings as Steve Brookes takes us back…
Emile Du Toit of Harith General Partners on $200m capital raise
Emile Du Toit is the Managing Director of Harith General Partners. Du Toit, who has over 11 years of relevant Corporate Finance experience, joined the BizNews Power Hour to talk about doing things differently. Harith General Partners has been raising capital for infrastructure investment into Africa for over a decade;…
Will John Hlophe, Zuma-friendly judge, get away with YET ANOTHER dodgy move? Anti-corruption lawyer sizes up his form
One of South Africa’s most senior judges, John Hlophe, western cape judge president, has been accused of, among other things, moonlighting, tax evasion, racism and an allegation that he tried to sway a Constitutional Court judgement in favour of former president Jacob Zuma. Over the weekend, Hlophe was found guilty…
BPH - Steven Nathan co-host; Emile Du Toit from Harith General Partners; Gerrie Fourie; Steve Brookes; Rupert Finnemore
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Steven Nathan, Emile Du Toit on Harith's $200m capital raise, Gerrie Fourie on Capitec's results, Magda Wierzycka on being spied on, Steve Brooks founder and CEO of Balwin Properties, Rupert Finnemore CEO of Easy Properties and…
Flash Briefing: Zuma ordered to pay legal fees in corruption case; SA's uneducated civil servants; J&J blood clot fears
* In a victory for taxpayers and a blow for corrupt politicians, South Africa’s second-highest court has rejected an appeal by former president Jacob Zuma to get the state to pay his costs in a corruption case. * Around 35% of senior managers in government do not have the necessary…
Magda Wierzycka on being tapped and harassed; and her view that SA has herd immunity
Former Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka is in the media spotlight again, this time as a victim of state spying activities. In this interview with Alec Hogg, Wierzycka says the harassment included her phone being tapped and people following her to a point of hiring bodyguards. She also shares her views…
Explosive growth for Capitec, with more to come as it shakes up business banking - CEO Gerrie Fourie
After an early knock by Covid-19 containment measures, JSE-listed Capitec reported a dramatic improvement in headline earnings to just under R4bn for the second six months to the end of February. Its headline earnings fell for the year by 27% overall, but the bank has joined peers FirstRand and Standard…
Throwback Tuesday: Let's look at this day in 2020 - Prof. Whiteside on SA's very low Covid-19 rates
Everyone can recall this time of the year last year, where the global pandemic had just introduced itself to us and the panic and uncertainties around it. To help us unpack the giant Covid, was Prof Alan Whiteside, professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor emeritus at…