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BizNews A-Plus Show - Ep 1 - From Nhlanhla Lux to Ramaphosa; Niemoller, NFTs, Crypto, SPACs and more

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In this debut of the newest BizNews offering, editor Alec Hogg and deputy Michael Appel share insights into the information you need to know about what happened in the past week - Hogg on business and investments, Appel on news and politics. In focus during this episode are the emerging political personality Nhlanhla 'Lux'; the troubles of Bathabile Dlamini and Cyril Ramaphosa; the investment appeal of cryptocurrencies; Non Fungible Tokens; the AltVest listing on the CTSE; and Tshepo Mahloele, recently appointed patron for Africa of the high profile, "Stand with Ukraine" organisation Globalcitizen.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Mar 2022 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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