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CrypTalk EP 3 - Ethereum and smart contracts
In this episode of CrypTalk, BizNews' Ross Sinclair speaks with Gaurav Nair of Jaltech, an alternative investment fund, about the Ethereum blockchain, smart contracts, its uses, and how new regulations being introduced will affect investors. For more information about Jaltech: https://www.biznews.com/jaltech-cryptocurrency-notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Zuma's 'rogue' spies infiltrated civil society organisations
A declassified report from within the belly of the State Security Agency (SSA) details how agents infiltrated several civil society organisations in South Africa posing as activists. This was during 2016/17 when former President Jacob Zuma was increasingly besieged with accusations of state capture due to the proximity of himself…
BBB Thursday 7 July - Fed minutes knock shine off stock gains; Rand, Gold fall sharply; Ian Cameron; Charles Savage
In this morning's BizNews Breakfast Briefing - the US stock market was headed for another strong finish until analysts caught fright, interpreting late released minutes from the Fed as interest rates to rise faster and higher despite a negative impact oin the economy. The see-sawing of sentiment took the shine…
The modern milkman is back in the form of Lekke Fresh founder Henk van der Merwe
Some people naturally possess an entrepreneurial flair. Henk van der Merwe, the founder of Lekke Fresh, is one such individual. In 2019, while still a student at Stellenbosch University – driving past the local dairy shop in his old Nissan bakkie, 1996 model – Henk’s idea of becoming the modern…
Meet Ian Cameron, the man who wouldn't cower to Bheki Cele
Community policing activist Ian Cameron - who heads up NGO Action Society - made headlines when cops ejected him from a community meeting in Gugulethu after a war of words with Police Minister Bheki Cele. Cameron told BizNews he was the 13th speaker at the event, where he proceeded to…
Making the most of South Africa in BRICS
Hot on the heals of the recent BRICS summit we gather top experts to unpack South Africa’s membership of BRICS with a keen focus on economic opportunities for our own development as well as for the rest of the African continent. Busi Mabuza, chairperson of the South Africa chapter of…
BBB Wed 6 July: Tech stocks surge, tough JSE session; Bacher backs US stocks; ANC cadre deployment.
This morning's briefing looks at the overnight market movers – tech stocks surge in New York following tough session on the JSE. The show also features excerpts from interviews with David Bacher of Corion Capital on recognising the value on offer in markets now, in spite of the worst first…
More space for private participation in the renewable energy sector - Thiago Almeida
Renewable power generation costs have fallen sharply over the past decade, driven by steadily improving technologies, economies of scale, competitive supply chains and improving developer experience. Thiago Almeida, Sector Lead: Power and Infrastructure at Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking spoke to Bronwyn Nielsen about the appetite from commercial banks to…
A special offering from OrbVest on Independence Day
BizNews founder Alec Hogg held a webinar with OrbVest's Martin Freeman and Justin Clarke. OrbVest, established almost a decade ago, sources, acquires and manages stable, profitable medical commercial real estate in fast-growing states and cities across the USA. This webinar presented some special offerings.Learn more about this opportunity: https://bit.ly/3D8vJWd Learn…
Isibindi Africa’s story: Entrepreneur Brett Gehren’s path from Jeep Jockey to Luxury Resort Owner
Rural KZN lad Brett Gehren and his wife Paige have established a portfolio of four luxury resorts, Isibindi Africa, which has come through the Covid-19 challenge stronger than before. In this interview with BizNews’s Alec Hogg, Gehren shares his own path from hosting game drives to owning four exclusive tourist…
BBB Tuesday 5 July - Strong JSE, improved Bitcoin; highlights from OUTA, RW Johnson interviews
In this morning's episode of the BizNews Breakfast Briefing, there's some cheering for investors. The US markets were closed for Independence Day overnight, but locally the JSE posted a strong session, the Rand was steady and Bitcoin broke back above the key $20 000 level. Also, highlights from the team's…
June shakes equities, but it’s time to nibble at US stocks again – Corion’s David Bacher
After being underweight stocks, and US shares in particular, Corion Capital’s David Bacher says investors should act like the proverbial Man From Mars and recognize the value now on offer. In reviewing the monthly Corion Report, which unpacks market and fund performance of the past month, Bacher says his firm…
Adrian Gardiner at Founder’s Lodge: how reclaimed bush helping create sustainable Eastern Cape
Serial entrepreneur Adrian Gardiner is at his happiest relaxing at the 500ha centre-piece he retained when selling the world famous Shamwari Game Reserve to Dubai World. BizNews founder Alec Hogg travelled to the Eastern Cape to spend time with the 79-year-old dynamo whose dream of returning his adopted province’s rural…
Meet RW Johnson - SA’s outspoken political conscience, the Oxford Don few really know.
Prolific author, columnist and revered academic RW Johnson is known among fans and foes as a Rhodes scholar who became an Oxford Don and, since returning to SA in 1995, outspoken critic of the ANC. This interview, however, digs deeper into what makes him tick, exposing much more about BNC#4's…
Two-pronged approach to bury ANC’s cadre deployment
Simultaneous action in South Africa’s courts and Parliament could be the final nail in the coffin for the ANC’s practice of cadre deployment, which was recently deemed “unconstitutional” by State Capture Inquiry Chairperson Raymond Zondo in his final report. Speaking to BizNews, the DA shadow minister of public service and…
E-tolls decision by October? Don’t hold your breath, according to OUTA
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says cabinet will announce its decision on the future of e-tolls as a funding mechanism for Gauteng freeways in October this year. However, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) chief executive Wayne Duvenage tells BizNews it has heard these sorts of commitments for years. Mbalula told a…
BBB Monday 4 July - Naspers aside, week of hefty losses for JSE heavweights; DA plays ANC criminal card; Trollip on NMB water, Action SA.
This episode of the BBB features some sizeable losses for JSE heavyweight shares over the past week (Naspers aside); and excerpts from Mike Appel's excellent interview with the DA spokesman on the formal laying of charges at the cops that its political opponent is a criminal organisation; and Alec Hogg…
From DA Lifer to an Action SA leader - the unretiring of 'conviction politician' Athol Trollip who says he's finally in a South African party
The Eastern Cape farm boy who was fluent in Xhosa before speaking his home language, says he has finally found a political home that is truly South African. Former DA parliamentary leader and then the party's federal chairman, Athol Trollip, was coaxed out of retirement by Action SA leader Herman…
'Bloody well just do something' - DA lays criminal charges vs ANC
The DA wants the ANC investigated for systemic and calculated fraud, racketeering, corruption, looting of state coffers, and related offences spanning two decades. DA national spokesperson Cilliers Brink confirmed this in an interview with BizNews in which he expanded on the rationale informing his party’s laying of criminal charges against the…
BizNews Breakfast Briefing Ep4 - Markets end 1H stinker; ANC loses R102m suit; Gidon Novick; Chinese want to leave
This morning's Briefing looks at the worst first half for shares since 1970; features excerpts from interviews with the lawyer whose business client successfully sued the ANC for R102m, andairline veteran Gidon Novick who talks about the demise of the 'family business' Comair, his successful new airline Lift, and the…