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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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Crowd1 is illegal - FSCA; mines caught up in Covid-19 red tape; new Wits VC Vilakazi; hospitality insurance battle

In today's news headlines: * Mining companies may take until August to get all their employees back at work, reports Bloomberg; * The University of the Witwatersrand has appointed Professor Zeblon Vilakazi as its fifteenth Vice-Chancellor and Principal; * The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned that the suspected pyramid scheme Crowd1 is…
25 Jun 2020 1PM 2 min

Watch out! Cyber crooks target the newly tech-savvy - Discovery tech experts

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a seismic shift in the way people engage with financial service providers. As Discovery’s tech leader Derek Wilcocks highlights in this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, even the tech laggards have had to upgrade their knowledge of the nuances of apps and internet…
25 Jun 2020 11AM 16 min

Ryan Woolley - Insurance companies refusing to payout claims for Covid 19.

Ryan Woolley, the Chief executive of Insurance Claims Africa, speaks to Alec on the battle in the insurance industry. Insurance companies offered cover to businesses for Infectious to contagious diseases, and now with the Covid 19 outbreaks are reneging on their contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Jun 2020 2AM 12 min

Tito's "Deng Xiaoping" moment - Alec Hogg's interview with the BBC this morning

Biznews founder Alec Hogg was interviewed by Lawrence Pollard on the BBC World Service's Newsday programme this morning for perspectives ahead of South Africa's Emergency Budget. He suggests finance minister Tito Mboweni has the best opportunity yet to channel his inner Deng Xiaoping - China's great economic reformer. Learn more…
24 Jun 2020 12AM 5 min

‘Logic, evidence’ drive more SA investors to index tracking funds: Steven Nathan

Index tracking funds eclipsed actively managed funds in assets under management last year, in a significant milestone for the global investment industry. In South Africa, passive investing has been gaining traction, too, with investors increasingly becoming wise to the need to pay close attention to costs, which can eat into…
23 Jun 2020 9AM 14 min

Astonishing rise of Sasol share price: David Shapiro shares 'intriguing story'

The Sasol share price has given stock market investors a rollercoaster ride, plummeting from January to March and heading up again quickly to June. Sasol is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of the most closely watched shares in South Africa. The underlying business activity does not…
23 Jun 2020 7AM 1 min
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