The Alec Hogg Show: Meet Nick Hudson of PANDA - actuary, philosopher, disrupter. Ep 2.

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South Africa possesses many extraordinary people few of us ever hear about until they get pushed into the spotlight by unusual circumstances. Like the Covid-19 pandemic which was grabbed as an opportunity by politicians to stir up fears enabling them to wield unfettered power. In episode two of the Alec Hogg Show, the founder of Biznews.com taps into one of the few consistently dissenting voices. In this podcast, we get to hear what makes PANDA co-ordinator Nick Hudson tick. And discover a well-travelled, widely-read, deep-thinking actuary from a long line of community-focused Eastern Cape physicians who makes his living in private equity and intends becoming an educator. Riveting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Sep 2020 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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