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South Africa’s first amphibious ‘Waterfront Duck’ bus set to make a splash in Cape Town - Keith Lindsay
South Africa will soon welcome its first amphibious ‘Waterfront Duck’ bus at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town.The attraction is the brainchild of Keith Lindsay, who shared with Biznews the regulatory challenges he faced to get all his ‘ducks in a row.’ Inspired by a similar tour in…
Rainbow Chicken's JSE debut: CEO Stander and financial expert Shapiro on navigating growth
Explore the fascinating world of poultry production with Marthinus Stander, CEO of Rainbow Chicken, alongside financial expert David Shapiro and seasoned interviewer Bronwyn Nielsen. Discover insights into industry challenges, innovation, and the path to success as Rainbow Chicken prepares for its listing on the JSE. Join this dynamic conversation to…
By-elections provide early verdict on Election’24 and aftermath - DA, IFP surge; MK, PA, EFF plunge
In 18 by-elections held yesterday, voters in KZN, Cape Town and Beaufort West, delivered a clear verdict on political developments of the past three weeks - giving fresh momentum to the DA and IFP; and a handing a thrashing to the MK, PA and EFF. The DA’s Ashor Sarupen, a…
Piet Viljoen: Re-rating of SA’s stocks, bonds and other assets has only just begun.
Veteran money manager Piet Viljoen of Merchant West has been bullish on SA assets for some months, primarily because he believes they had been too heavily discounted by a sceptical global investment community. Despite this relative optimism, he warned ahead of May 29 that were the post-election ANC to partner…
Helen Zille: Down to the wire getting GNU done - now we must exercise patience for it to work
At BNC#2 in September 2021, DA Federal Chair Helen Zille predicted the ANC would lose its majority in 2024. At the time, most observers thought it was wishful thinking. But Zille was deadly serious, and her party has done a lot of work over the past three years preparing for…
Kokkie Kooyman: SA dodged an 80% Zimbabwe-headed bullet; hasn’t quite sunk in for investors
Veteran investment manager Kokkie Kooyman of Denker Capital explains why the Rand and share prices of SA financial companies have risen so strongly over the past few days: the election results and ANC’s choice of GNU partners has avoided “an 80% chance” of the country replicating a Zimbabwe-type disaster. He…
MK’s court bid for election redo is “weak” but CR’s vulnerability could imperil the GNU
In more post-election drama, former President Jacob Zuma is turning to the courts to try and have the election set aside because 9,366,000 votes are allegedly unaccounted for - and it wasn’t “fair and free”. But in this interview with BizNews, Dr. Michael Louis of the Independent Candidates Association says…
How world sees SA: FT’s Gideon Rachman on meeting with Ramaphosa, SA’s GNU and more
Last weekend, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa broke his ‘no journalist’ norm and opened his home to the Financial Times’s chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman. The London-based columnist was surprised at how relaxed the CEO of SA Inc. was at a very tricky time for the country. Rachman shares…
SA: Peace or Revolution?
The pros and the cons of South Africa’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) are examined in this interview with Neil de Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM). One of his concerns is that there are people in the African National Congress (ANC) that are “actually not…
IFP leader Hlabisa’s message of rational hope to nervous South Africans
Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosini Hlabisa, widely tipped for a key cabinet post in SA’s new Government of National Unity, addresses the key questions of the moment with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. These include the stability of the GNU, Zuma’s MK and how it will act in Parliament and the…
SA’s “centre” unites in historic pact
After two weeks of tense negotiations, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen announced today (Friday) that an agreement has been signed by his party, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) to enter into national government, as well as provincial government in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. In…
Breadline Africa eradicated pit toilet exposure for 11,000 South African Children - Marion Wagner
Breadline Africa has been a key player in providing educational opportunities for children since 1993. The organisation’s approach involves converting shipping containers into functional educational spaces. A critical aspect of their work is addressing the safety hazards associated with pit latrines in rural schools. Marion Wagner, the CEO of Breadline…
Dr Anthony Turton - Zuma-inspired 2021 Looter’s War mere ‘taster’ of MK’s plans
Dr Anthony Turton, a 12th generation South African polymath with experience inside SA’s Security Forces, Academia, Water and business, shares lessons from the July 2021 Looter’s War in KZN. The way he sees it, that may have been a mere curtain raiser for what is planned by Jacob Zuma and…
New era in SA retirement: Two-Pot system launches September 2024
Starting September 1, 2024, South Africa's retirement landscape will undergo a dramatic transformation with the introduction of the two-pot retirement system. This groundbreaking reform promises to revolutionize how South Africans access their retirement savings, balancing immediate financial needs with long-term security. With a mix of emergency access and preserved funds,…
Webinar: Futureneers Section 12BA Wheeling Partnership
In this exclusive webinar presented by Futureneers, featuring James Rothman and Deon Lewis, with BizNews' Alec Hogg as the host, they unveiled South Africa's first Section 12BA Wheeling Partnership. Discover how this groundbreaking investment opportunity can transform your tax payments into solar energy and a powerful wealth-building tool. With substantial…
Election’24: Brilliant insights from SA’s pollster extraordinaire Gareth v Onselen
South Africa’s political pollsters surpassed all expectations with their accurate calling of Election’24 - the watershed vote which was a shock for many and a surprise for most. In this fascinating review of the campaign, Victory Research CEO Gareth van Onselen takes us through the data, sharing his inside track…
Zuma’s chess strategy explained…
The outcome of the historic 2024 elections has its roots in the rift between the camps of former President Jacob Zuma and current President Cyril Ramaphosa that formed after the NASCREC conference in 2017. In this interview with BizNews, macroeconomic and political analyst Phumlani M. Majozi, who is also the…
Private loans yielding 9% in Pounds - gap in the market delivers a winner for SA investors
In our changing world, opportunities emerge all the time - but taking advantage requires research and understanding. Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management specialises in seeking out these anomalies with its UK private loan offering among the most popular with its South African investors. In this interview, Westbrooke’s Dino Zuccollo explains to…
DE BEER on the power-hungry scramble for SA & the ports of KZN
United Independent Movement (UIM) President Neil de Beer has slammed the ongoing power-hungry coalition talks in which the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is “not negotiating to stay in power”, but “negotiating to survive”. He also decries outrageous demands from possible coalition partners, and warns: “When you are sitting at…
Alec Hogg: SA’s 12 new twenty-something MPs; and how world sees ANC’s binary choice
BizNews editor Alec Hogg shares the name (and pic) of South Africa’s youngest ever member of the National Assembly, a 20-year-old who soon joins the tiny percentage of her nation earning over R100 000 a month. He shares what the FT’s Africa editor David Pilling is telling the world about…