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Putin, Ukraine, Wokeness, and Boris Johnson: A delightfully disruptive analysis by SLR
Simon Lincoln Reader, a popular columnist for BizNews, is one of those individuals that people either love or hate. Finding someone whose feelings about Reader fall between these extremes is as unlikely as Reader developing a filter. At the fifth BizNews Conference in March, the London-based technology investor returned to…
Cape Town's plan to become the most business-friendly city in Africa - Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis
South Africa has been slipping on rankings of the world 'Ease of Doing Business rankings' occupying 84th place out of 190 economies according to a 2022 World Bank report. This report has since been replaced by a new "Business Ready" ranking and the city that plans to stand out and…
Meet PA co-founder Charles Cilliers - be prepared to change your perceptions
The Patriotic Alliance is synonymous with its charismatic president Gayton MacKenzie, a larger than life man’s man who possesses no diplomacy filters and takes no prisoners. Critics of the fast growing political party write it off as a one-man show. But as you’ll discover in this interview with PA co-founder…
How to make money with no money - the secrets of wealth creation with Daniel Strauss
What are the secrets of wealth creation? These are some of the questions BizNews put to Daniel Strauss, the best-selling author of “The Billionaire Mindset” and “The Billionaire Career”. He shares his trick for making a successful pitch to an investor; describes the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur; and reveals…
WSM nails SA's crime: Natural result of criminal justice system plagued by incompetence, no consequences
SA's longest-serving political columnist, William Saunderson-Meyer, expands on his recent op-ed where he argued that Eskom-related power cuts are a sideshow compared with his homeland's ever-escalating crime rate. The reason for surging malfeasance, he believes, is obvious: the criminal justice system - from policing to the courts through to prisons…
Easy Equities' Charles Savage on R150m capital raise; Cy Jacobs; the Philippines; and more.
Purple Capital, the JSE listed 70% owner of East Equities, reported a R50m bottom line reverse in the half year to end February - and also dropped the surprise of a R150m capital raising exercise. However, the news was absorbed well enough by an already cautious investment market - the…
Terror on SA soil - A trifecta of an issue with Hussein Solomon
Muslim academic Professor Hussein Solomon reveals the extent of terrorist financing, training, and activity on South African soil. He describes the relationship between the extortion of big businesses, kidnappings, and terror financing. He states that the Government does not have the ability, the capacity, or the political will to deal…
Helen Zille on Joburg chaos: Gayton "played" DA's Moonshot partners, always defaults to supporting ANC
Chair of the Democratic Alliance's federal executive, Helen Zille, has been publicly blamed for torpedoing an anti-ANC alliance's opportunity on Friday to take back governance of SA's richest metro. But just like at the BizNews Conference in March, Zille answers her critics with a powerful comeback - arguing that this…
Meet Dr Patrick Moore: a true environmentalist, climate change realist, and co-founder of Greenpeace who walked away after its hijacking by the politi..
Dr Patrick Moore, the co-founder of Greenpeace, shares how he came to join the fledgling group that founded Greenpeace, the bold endeavours and significant victories obtained by the young organisation during its early years, and the details behind his decision to walk away from the organisation after 15 years of…
Coalition talks collapse in Johannesburg as Action SA blames DA for shattering Moonshot Pact – Herman Mashaba
After intense behind-the-scenes negotiations to find an agreement between coalition parties in the Johannesburg metro on the following executive mayor for Johannesburg, talks have collapsed, leaving the door open for the ANC/EFF, who have patched up their differences to take control of the council. Action SA issued a statement on…
Joburg's collapse of anti-ANC Moonshot Pact - "dit loop kak", but insider Cronje provides context, offers hope
A month after DA leader John Steenhuisen proclaimed a Moonshot Pact to sweep the ANC from power next year, the coalition has collapsed at a relatively low first hurdle. Although they had the numbers to eject the ANC alliance from power in the Johannesburg Metro, opposition politicians could not agree…
Stellenbosch aerospace co is blazing a satellite trail for SA in space - Dragonfly Aerospace CEO Bryan Dean
South Africa is known for exporting raw minerals, fruit and wine, but what is probably not that well-known is that it has a thriving space industry that supplies satellite components and services globally. South African space products are incorporated into a multitude of international satellites. Exports generated by the country’s space…
SA's third big Jackpot: First Diamonds, then Gold, now it's Oil from West Coast, Karoo - Lorimer
The DA's James Lorimer believes South Africa is on the cusp of hitting a natural resources jackpot transformative as the discovery of diamonds in 1867 and the Witwatersrand gold basin twenty years later. In this uplifting interview, the Shadow Minister of Minerals and Energy explains how the offshore Orange Basin,…
SA Treasury's shock Exchange Control tightening - Magnus Heystek on why, and how citizens will react
SA Treasury has reacted to the flood of private capital legally leaving the country with a sneaky regulation change announced immediately before the May long weekend. Restrictive new compliance criteria for financial emigration and the R10m per taxpayer that can be invested offshore annually takes these options off the table…
Everybody has a price in South Africa’s booming kidnapping-for-ransom market
Herman Bosman, the Kidnapping and Crisis Incident Manager at TSU International, spoke to BizNews about the steep increase in kidnappings, particularly of high-net-worth individuals. This has already led to companies abruptly closing their doors and leaving the country. In this interview, Bosman warns that the damaging effect on the economy…
A coalition of the ‘good people’ will prevail in Johannesburg City Council – Freedom Front Plus Chief Whipp Corné Mulder
There has been a flurry of negotiation behind the scenes to get opposition parties to agree on who should be the next Mayor of Johannesburg and keep the ANC/EFF’s candidate out. This follows after ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba accused the Democratic Alliance of not being serious about removing the ANC…
Corion's David Bacher on "no news is good news" April - and runs a line through Alec Hogg's FFM picks
An unusually quiet April provided welcome relief to investors after the turbulence of recent months, and Corion's David Bacher explains why the long-neglected property sector shot to the top of the JSE's leaderboard. In this monthly recap, the author of the Corion report also looks at Alec Hogg's selections in…
FFM podcast ep1: Ultimate starter's guide, and beating those ex-dividend blues
Fantasy Fund Manager kicked off this week with over 2800 users battling it out for the inaugural investor's crown. It's a game built with education at its core to grow the South African investor base. Corion Capital's David Bacher and Garreth Montano, the brains behind the idea, joined BizNews' Stuart…
Cancer, Alzheimer’s, ageing: Dr Valter Longo on his pioneered fasting-mimicking diet and its infinite potential
Humans have attempted to understand ageing and reverse its effects for thousands of years. In modern times, the study of ageing and attempts to reverse its effects have become more scientific and rigorous. The field of gerontology, which focuses on the study of ageing, emerged in the early 20th century,…
South Africa is playing with fire and putting relations with Western nations at risk – Centre for Risk Analysis Chris Hattingh
National Security Adviser in the Presidency, Sydney Mufamadi headed a South African delegation in Washington last week to lobby the U.S. Congress and Biden Administration amid concerns that South Africa’s drift into the Russia-China camp could jeopardise its relationship with the US and other Western trading partners. The Head of…