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South Africa, unspun. Since its launch in 2013, BizNews has covered the issues and asked the questions others tiptoe around.

Every week the team led by Alec Hogg sit down with the people who actually move markets and shape policy: CEOs, investors, economists, constitutional lawyers and the politicians brave enough to take a straight question. We cover the JSE, global markets, corporate governance, the rule of law and the political economy that ties it all together.

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Markus Jooste, Steinhoff skelm: Why he still roams free three years after stepping away from wreckage - #2020 in review

2020 in review. In 2017, an accounting scandal erupted at South African multinational Steinhoff. As the German authorities uncovered a number of financial irregularities, Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste jumped ship. Steinhoff’s demise meant that a number of wealthy investors, including billionaire Christo Wiese, felt the devastating effects of its share…
7 Dec 2020 12PM 3 min

Making SA proud: Discovery's Ruth Lewin heads up global organisation IAVE

Born into a philanthropic family, Ruth Lewin fondly remembers collecting money for the blind - one of her parents many charitable endeavours. It would come as no surprise that Discovery's Head of Corporate Sustainability was recently appointed to the respected position of world president of the global volunteerism body, at…
6 Dec 2020 1AM 20 min

Tim Modise - Leveraging SA advantages for growth

This week we evaluate the SA government, business community and Unions response to the downgrades by ratings agencies, the continued business shutdowns and rising unemployment. Surely there are better responses given SA’s history, endowments, infrastructure and place in global economic networks? Marius Oosthuizen, GIBS strategic foresight expert and South African…
4 Dec 2020 11PM 59 min

It takes a village: Bonnievale comes together to create 'zero-dropout school'

The official dropout rate at South African schools is between 37 and 42%. This is according to figures released in October this year by the Department of Basic Education.  In many communities, this rate is much higher. Dropout rates used to be very high in Bonnievale, a small Boland community…
4 Dec 2020 2AM 13 min

CR cancels the festive season for Nelson Mandela Bay

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced stricter lockdown measures for the Eastern Cape metropolitan area of Nelson Mandela Bay. Curfews and restrictions on alcohol consumption and sales are back, but initiations will be allowed in the province. The decision is a warning shot to residents in other provinces to stick to…
3 Dec 2020 2PM 28 min

The future of 12J investments: Bright Light Solar's Kevin Shames

In the latest episode of Inside Investing, Bright Light Solar CEO Kevin Shames spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about an exciting development - an investment opportunity exclusive to the BizNews community. They discuss the future of 12J investments. Shames says that he expected Minister Mboweni to discuss the future…
2 Dec 2020 9AM 13 min
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