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Leon Louw attacks his FMF creation, wants funders to stop supporting "corrupted" thinktank that's become politicised
On Friday the Free Market Foundation's President Leon Louw distributed an emotional 'Open Letter' explaining why he is leaving the once respected economic thinktank which he co-founded in 1975. In this interview with BizNews's Alec Hogg, SA's long-time voice for free enterprise explains how he believes the organisation has lost…
ANC KZN conference proof the party is 'forming beyond Ramaphosa'
The oddly-named "Taliban" slate of the ANC in KZN emerged victorious over the so-called "Ankole" slate over the weekend. The former is aligned with the new provincial chairperson of the ANC's biggest region, Siboniso Duma, while the latter included the now outgoing leadership headed by Sihle Zikalala (current KZN Premier)…
BBB Ep 20 - Fed to hike rates 0.75%, but market already expects cuts in 2023; SA's informal economy booming; European banks, US dollar and Ukraine's f..
Although Friday's profit-taking removed some shine, share prices around the world experienced a good week, especially some of the JSE's fallen angels that rose sharply to regain some lost ground over the past few months. This episode of the BizNews Breakfast Briefing also features highlights of two fascinating interviews -…
Why today's Wall Street buyers are on the money: US inflation had peaked, will fall to just 2% next year - Kevin Lings
Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings delivers a masterclass on why interest rates have been rising - and explains why inflation globally will soon start to fall. His thesis: US inflation peaked at June's 9.1% and within a year will drop sharply to a fraction of that level. If he's right,…
GG Alcock - On 'Kasipolitans'; a landgrab in booming township economy; and why Stalinist ANC on wrong page with its '500 black industrialists'
By forcing people to stay at home, Covid-19 lockdowns accelerated the development of township businesses to the point where many residents now support them and simply refuse to return to pre-pandemic shopping habits. In this fascinating interview, entrepreneur, author and informal economy specialist GG Alcock explains how South African retailers…
How and why intermittent fasting works – world expert Dr Jason Fung
The ubiquity of fad diets is a staple of modern society - as is the inevitable realisation of their ineffectiveness. An unfortunate consequence of this cycle is that scientifically supported diets, such as intermittent fasting, are often discarded as yet another fad. To distil the essence of intermittent fasting, BizNews…
'I will not stop trying to save my country from the ANC' - Thabo Mandila
The future of South Africa hangs in the balance, with many pundits believing the ANC is very likely to be relegated below 50% of the vote in 2024. Rewriting that future then comes down to servant leaders who will do everything within their power to boot what Thabo Mandila calls…
CrypTalk Episode 4 - DeFi proves itself against centralised platforms
In this episode of CrypTalk, BizNews' Ross Sinclair speaks with Gaurav Nair of Jaltech, an alternative investment fund, about the difference between proof of work validation and proof of stake validation, the Ethereum merge, and the collapse of Celsius and Voyager. For more information about Jaltech: https://www.biznews.com/jaltech-cryptocurrency-notes Learn more about your ad…
BBB Ep19 - Musk's halo restored, Tesla leads Wall Street higher, Bitcoin rebounds; Rates rise in SA, EU; Hain giving Bain pain; ANC's Eskom 2 insanity..
Elon Musk's sale of $1bn worth of Bitcoin didn't tarnish his populist halo for long - last night Tesla shares jumped 10%, leading Wall Street higher. Crypto currencies also shook off its champion's surprise move, to recoup Wednesday's lost ground. Other news covered in this episode of the BizNews Breakfast…
Blacklist Bain, says Lord Hain
Former UK cabinet minister Lord Peter Hain wants the British government to suspend and ban global management consultancy firm Bain and Company from doing any further work in the UK. This after two commissions of inquiry in South Africa made scathing findings against the company. The Nugent Commission's report stated:…
A-Plus Show - Ep 12 - 2024 coalition politics, 'cheap' resources shares, Eskom 2.0, Tongaat shareholder revolt
BizNews A-Plus Show duo Alec Hogg and Michael Appel are back with episode 12 of their weekly round-up of business, investments, news and politics banter you need to know. In focus this episode: UCT Political Science Professor Anthony Butler on the EFF being a "natural coalition partner" for the ANC…
BBB Ep 18 - Tesla beats expectations, sells Bitcoin; Tech stocks keep rolling; Why Cele must go; Solidarity Fund cash only paid to black businesses
Tesla grabbed the business headlines overnight with better-then-expected quarterlky result - but a shock for Bitcoin investors as the company announced it has sold 75% of the $1.5bn it had in the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin's price fell on the news; Tesla's shares rose slightly. Netflix continued to boom, rising another 7%…
Directly electing SA's president - a good idea until you unpack it
State Capture Inquiry Chairperson Raymond Zondo set tongues wagging when he suggested in his final report that “consideration be given to making the necessary constitutional amendments to ensure that the president of the country is elected directly by the people”. University of Cape Town Political Studies Professor Anthony Butler explains…
Mantashe's Eskom 2.0 idea 'preposterous' - Ghaleb Cachalia
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe's recent suggestion that South Africa should create a second power utility to foster competition in the electricity space is deemed "preposterous" by the DA's shadow minister of public enterprises, Ghaleb Cachalia. He told BizNews that the power utility's proposed tariff structure also penalises low-energy users, in…
BBB Ep 17 - Netflix loses subscribers, shares surge; Bitcoin booms; US equities jump most in a month; Piet Viljoen on when to sell; Kokkie Kooyman on ..
After two quarterly reports which Wall Street hated, Netflix gave the US markets a boost last night with a set of financials analysts really liked. The shares rose 5% setting the tone for the best day for US equities in a month with the Nasdaq, S&P and Dow now 6%…
ANC instability spilling over becoming 'threat to ordinary South Africans' - Dr Jakkie Cilliers
From the deadly destruction of the July riots to South Africa's horrendous crime statistics, including a recent spate of mass shootings, the criminal justice system is failing. In this broad-ranging interview with Dr Jakkie Cilliers, chairperson of the board at the Institute for Security Studies, he tells BizNews that reactionary…
Post-July riots assistance to crippled businesses based on race - Sakeliga
A sizeable chunk of relief funds pledged by the National Empowerment Fund and Solidarity Fund - meant to revive businesses all but destroyed by the July riots in KZN and Gauteng - has been reserved for black business owners only. Public interest business organisation Sakeliga has filed a request under…
Betting ANC (mis)rule ends after 2024 Elections? Buy SA banks ahead of economic rebound - Kokkie Kooyman
With the ANC likely be sent to the sidelines by an angry electorate in 2024, the smart money is seeking opportuntities to profit from the economic rebound a business-friendly ruling coalition would give South Africa. In this podcast, Denker Capital director Kokkie Kooyman explains why long neglected banking shares would…
SA's top money manager says it's time to buy resources shares, many other JSE-listed stocks are also "very cheap"
JSE-listed mining shares have taken an awful hiding since March, with a number having lost as much as half their value. But that's a buy signal for South Africa's top performing money manager, Piet Viljoen, who manages the Counterpoint Value Fund. In this podcast with Alec Hogg of Biznews, Viljoen…
BBB Ep 16 - Bitcoin bounces, equities ease; Total's attractions; DA's uMngeni turning around; PM succession hurts UK economy
After a bright start, the US stock market closed lower last night - initially helped by better than expected numbers from Goldman Sachs, then knocked by bad news from Apple and IBM. Bitcoin is enjoying fresh demand after holding above its key support level of $20k this month - it…