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PWC rocked as 53 Australian partners exposed for using Canberra-sourced secrets to benefit foreign clients
In this era of state nationalism, reputational crime doesn't get much worse than PWC in Australia which sold its foreigners inside information sourced during consulting to the National Treasury on multinational tax avoidance. A once trusted advisor in Canberra, PWC's head of International Tax Peter Collins, is accused of having…
The House of Whistleblowers - explained by whistleblower Cynthia Stimpel
One of South Africa’s bravest whistle-blowers, Cynthia Stimpel, speaks to BizNews about the huge personal sacrifices being made bythe country’s whistleblowers; the terrible losses some have suffered - and the extreme vilification that is used to discredit those who dare speak truth to power. She is now dedicating herself to…
FFM podcast ep4: The Naspers heavyweight as Tinder inspires active against hold
Time flies as we enter week four of Fantasy Fund Manager. This week Corion Capital's David Bacher and Andrew Vintcent from ClucasGray Asset Management joined us in the studio. A Tinder-inspired article in the Financial Mail got the juices flowing around which approach might be better suited; buy-to-hold or active…
Police sued over lives taken with cop-smuggled guns: Major-General Jeremy Vearey
A class action law suit has been launched by families of those killed and maimed by guns smuggled to gangsters by cops. Former top cop Major-General Jeremy Vearey has given BizNews the inside story of the investigation codenamed Project Impi, which was eventually disbanded after interference from top brass. About…
“If big and scary’ Gayton did the same, I would have strangled him” – Charles Cilliers on Mashaba book furore
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba’s book, written by political commentator Prince Mashele, has sparked controversy following the revelation that Mashaba contributed to its funding, despite being advertised as an unauthorised biography, Jonathan Ball Publishers withdrew the book from the market, citing a breach of trust, as Mashele failed to disclose the…
Karpowership deal could cost South Africa R200 billion and do little to solve load shedding - Kevin Milehame
The National Transport Department’s decision to grant Karpowership, a Turkish power ship operator, 20-year access to three South African ports has been met with criticism from environmental groups and opposition parties. Kevin Milehame, the DA’s shadow minister of Energy, has warned that the deal could cost South African taxpayers a…
SA's ultimate whistleblower Andre de Ruyter on his bestseller documenting ANC's Eskom plundering
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is taking no chances after publishing his instant bestseller Truth To Power, which exposes the ANC's plundering of South Africa's national electricity utility. De Ruyter has refused any in-person engagement - but did agree to an "email interview" with Alec Hogg of BizNews. In…
Political analyst Eugene Brink: The toxic break up between De Ruyter and the ANC over Eskom
Political scientist and independent commentator Eugene Brink guides BizNews through the doomed relationship between departed Eskom boss André de Ruyter and the African National Congress (ANC), a relationship that started with big expectations on both sides, but ended in bitter recriminations. Brink predicts that De Ruyter speaking out could have…
The mysteries of the SA-Russia Arms "Deal" - Unpacked by global arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein
Global arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein shares his perspective on a charge by the United States that South Africa supplied arms to Russia in a time of war and sanctions. The former African National Congress (ANC) MP, who resigned in protest from Parliament at the ANC's refusal to allow an…
Artificial Intelligence 101 - Stafford Masie’s user’s guide to our very different future
There have been so many warnings about Artificial intelligence including a call from 1000 tech leaders and researchers, and Elon Musk calling for a pause on AI and they point to the potential risk of AI to humanity. Governments are playing catch-up looking for what UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak…
Forex in SA - Ignorance is expensive, certainly not bliss
Arno von Helden is the driver of Standard Bank’s revolutionary in-house fintech called Shyft, a business that’s democratising the foreign exchange market for retail investors. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, Arno explains how Shyft clients can transact at a fraction of the fee charged traditionally - and…
SARS Whistleblower JvL: De Ruyter's 'naive' investigation; Pravin Gordhan; being mugged
Johann van Loggerenberg entered the public consciousness during the Gupta era of State Capture when fighting the defanging of an investigative unit he headed at SA Revenue Services. SARS's best-known whistleblower chronicled his story in the co-authored 2016 bestseller "Rogue: The Inside Story of SARS's Elite Crime Busting Unit". In…
Zimbabwe's gold mafia puts spotlight on Southern Africa’s organised crime problem – Piers Pigou ISS
A recent investigative report by Al Jazeera has brought to light a web of gold smugglers allegedly aiding the Zimbabwean government in evading sanctions. The exposé has implicated high-ranking individuals, including diplomats, the President's niece, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself. Piers Pigou, the Head of the Southern African programme at the…
Treasury DG to Moti CEO: Dondo Mogajane on Moti Group's challenges, successes, new projects and more
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Hipster Flies help SA biotech company take flight - Dominique Malan Maltento
Maltento, a pioneering biotech company based in Cape Town, has successfully concluded a capital raise of £3.3 million (R63.78 million) from Sand River Venture Capital. The funding injection will enable Maltento to significantly scale up its business, which centers around farming black soldier flies for animal feed. Operating from their…
SA's reading crises will create more unemployables - Nic Spaull
81% of Gr4 learners in South Africa could not read for meaning in any language in 2021 - and South Africa experienced the largest decline in reading outcomes (-31 points) of all 33 countries/regions with data in 2016 and 2021. Professor Nic Spaull of the Economics Department at Stellenbosch University…
FORSA's Ellerbeck: ANC's proposed censorship law not about 'Hate Speech', but to criminalise 'Speech' elites 'Hate'
After years of a slow and tortuous process, the ANC's Hate Speech Bill is now within a few weeks of being promulgated. The Democratic Alliance has fought the proposal all the way because it says it is an attempt to criminalise dissent, rather than address something already well covered by…
"We have no reason to be against nuclear energy other than prejudice & stupidity" – Dr Patrick Moore.
In Part Two of the BizNews interview with Dr Patrick Moore, one of the co-founders of Greenpeace and the most prominent figures in the field of environmentalism, Moore makes a compelling case for nuclear energy. Moore shares why he was silenced on the topic of nuclear energy during his years…
Ian Cameron: No justice without political connections
Action Society SA is being swamped with unsolved murder cases, including the killing of Pastor Liezel de Jager. The NPO’s Ian Cameron shares details of some of the worst cases of police incompetence their investigators are trying to deal with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FFM podcast ep3: A Richemont bonanza while My History joins the tab
Into the third week of Fantasy Fund Manager, the interest is still growing as over 3500 users have joined the fun with a critical education driver behind the initiative. Corion Capital's Garreth Montano and Chris Clarke from Money Better joined BizNews' Stuart Lowman. The most brought-in stock for the week…