Bizskoops - 11 July 2024

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On the show today …
# The average property price in South Africa has significantly increased since 1994
# Shell plans to explore an offshore South African oil block in the Northern Cape
# Autozone enters into business rescue

# We’ll check in with economist Professor Waldo Krugell to talk about what needs to happen before the Reserve Bank will be able to cut the repo rate in the second part of the year.
# In international business news… The biggest electric-car maker in China, B.Y.D, has agreed to a one-billion-dollar deal to set up a manufacturing plant in Turkey.

# In investment-news… Bamboo launches operations in South Africa

And, we’ll also talk to Chris Hattingh from the Centre for Risk Analysis about:
# What is unique to the cabinet of President Ramaphosa.
# The risk of having a minority government in Gauteng, and
# We asked him about his impressions of the recent election results in the United Kingdom
11 Jul 2024 English South Africa Business News · Business

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