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How Discovery is helping members prepare for the Covid-19 vaccine - Dr Noluthando Nematswerani
Discovery Health's head of Clinical Policy, Dr Noluthando Nematswerani tells BizNews how Discovery is helping it's members prepare for the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa. Nematswerani says experts expect the vaccine to arrive by at least mid 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BizBriefing: Unemployment rises; European investment delays, DA stung; Multichoice, Mediclinic; Zuma, Magashule appear
In today's business headlines: • South Africa’s official unemployment rate has risen to 30.8% returning to a 17-year high in the third quarter. • European businesses have indicated that they are delaying investment in South Africa because of poor power and water supply and the costs of complying with Black…
Inside Investing - Biden, Pfizer, Capitec, Valenture and direct listings hit the US markets. Ep 9
In episode nine of the Inside Investing podcast, an assessment of what the new US president will mean for South African investors; we hear from Gerrie Fourie, CEO of SA banking’s success story called Capitec; get the back story to news that Johannesburg’s famous St Stithians is to partner with…
Inside Covid-19: Lockdowns are the biggest health policy mistake in living memory - Great Barrington Declaration founder
In this episode of inside Covid-19, we have special interviews for you with medical experts of global standing. First up, we speak to Dr Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of medicine at Stanford University. Dr Bhattacharya is one of the driving forces behind the Great Barrington Declaration, which calls for a…
CR lifts booze ban, adds fuel to hospitality, tourism sectors - but delivers warning to wear masks, or else
President Cyril Ramaphosa has outlined a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the Eastern Cape and pockets of the Western Cape. He hinted that tougher restrictions would have to be implemented if we don't start wearing masks and encourage employees and friends to download the tracing app. But, he eased…
BizBriefing: Ace clings to power; Pfizer vaccine 'deep-freeze' challenge; Mozambique massacre; Zambia debt crisis
* The ANC is making an exception for its secretary general Ace Magashule - who does not have to step down even though a warrant has been issued for his arrest in connection with corruption. * The Pfizer vaccine will get to rich people in the urban areas of rich…
How investigators FINALLY got enough evidence to arrest Ace Magashule - the inside story.
An arrest warrant has been issued for former Free State Premier and current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Arrests surrounding the R255-million asbestos scandal were made just last month, with corruption-accused businessman Edwin Sodi arrested for his alleged involvement in the procurement of government funds. Since 2015, DA representative Leona Kleynhans…
BizBriefing: ANC heavyweight Ace Magashule nailed for graft; Zondo; B4SA warns against lockdown; Moz corruption
* An arrest warrant has been issued for Ace Magashule, one of the ANC’s top-ranking officials. * Magashule’s arrest comes as evidence at the Zondo commission of inquiry continues to highlight industrial scale corruption at state entities, with the son of Jacob Zuma, Duduzane, and the Gupta family in the…
BizBriefing: US markets rally on Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine: stricter SA Covid rules; Biden 'story' about Mandela
* US markets rallied after a vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE proved better than expected at protecting people from Covid-19. * South African government is considering reimposing several curbs aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic as fears mount about a second wave of infections. * The pandemic’s resurgence is posing a…
Flash Briefing: SA airlines set for take off; Biden 'good for Africa'; SA Covid warning; China; Richemont; Sasol
* New airline Lift is set to open its website for bookings this week, as Kulula switches on its ticket sales again as it emerges from Comair's business rescue and Discovery Vitality takes steps to boost the sector and reward its members. * Regular BizNews stock market commentator David Shapiro…
Giving hope to the globe during pandemic with viral hit Jerusalema! – Nomcebo Zikode
On a December night in Midrand, months before the Coronavirus pandemic would disrupt the lives of every living human being on the planet, Jerusalema was created by Master KG and gospel singer, Nomcebo Zikode. Little did they know that the song and the dance moves created with it, would bring…
Inside Covid-19: Discovery Vitality travel perks; Vitamin B, Zinc could hold the answer to keeping worst symptoms at bay
In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we have exciting news from our sponsors at Discovery, with the Discovery Vitality programme announcing measures that will provide a much-needed boost to the tourism, travel and hospitality sectors - and will also lift the spirits of people who have been looking forward to…
Flash Briefing: EM/Rand high on Biden; 30% local in streaming content; Green energy job losses; Myeni; Oxford Xmas Jab?
In today's business headlines: - Emerging-market stocks climbed to the highest level in more than two years and most other currencies have strengthened as Democrat Joe Biden is moving closer to victory in the US presidential election. “Trump’s defeat is good for emerging markets." - The Rand has made major…
Gideon Joubert: ‘I enjoy guns; not only for protection but as avatar for civil liberty'
Founder of Paratus, Gideon Joubert tells the harrowing story of escaping a hijacking, jumping out of a moving car to escape his attackers. Joubert says he realised that he couldn't rely on the state for his personal safety. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Joubert sets out why…
Inside Investing: Apple, Amazon, Naspers, Orbvest, Richemont - and our gurus give their top three stocks. Ep 8
Episode eight of the Inside Investing podcast focuses on tech stocks. We kick off with the world’s biggest company, Apple Inc, whose share price fell back after last week's quarterly results. Then our two experts, David Shapiro and Deon Gouws, offer perspective on results from the Biznews share portfolio’s biggest…
A look inside FNB bank accounts reveals SA economy in surprisingly good shape - though wealthiest have suffered
The Covid-19 lockdowns hammered the SA economy, sparking wide-spread concern that the country is heading for a financial crisis. But an examination of take-home pay flowing into, and money moving out of, FNB bank accounts suggests consumer incomes and spending have rebounded quickly since April. South Africa’s large army of…
Inside Covid-19: Great Barrington Declaration - good, bad idea? Can vaccines save us? Discovery Vitality points
Resources are being thrown at vaccine development, as it is seen as saving the world from the pandemic that has brought economic engines across much of the world to a standstill. We hear from our partners at Bloomberg why the obsession with vaccines may be a bad strategy. We also…
Flash briefing: Ant IPO derailed; US elections; Mbeki in Trump smear; Sibanye accused of BEE 'theft'; Mozambique EU aid
* China put the brakes on Ant Group Co.’s $35 billion share sale in Shanghai and Hong Kong, derailing the world’s biggest initial public offering. * Analysts are cautious about how soon the U.S. will know the results of election voting. * The name of former SA president ‘Thabo Mbeki’…
Landmark court ruling rips up Pravin Gordhan’s BEE rule book - Piet le Roux
An organisation that represents business has succeeded in getting some BEE rules declared invalid - a development that opens the door to business opportunities at state entities. In this interview Piet le Roux of Sakeliga sets out the battle to challenge Black Economic Empowerment rules that allowed government contracts to…
The Alec Hogg show: Political disruptor Mmusi Maimane, back to activist roots - Macron-style. Ep 13
It's a year since Mmusi Maimane followed the lead of the late Frederick Van Zyl Slabbert and resigned from the Official Opposition to seek a political solution for SA outside of Parliament. History shows Slabbert made the right call, his contribution from outside the tent far more effective than it…