BizNews Radio
Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
Helen Zille answers questions from the BizNews community
South Africa's very own 'Iron Lady' Helen Zille was the first keynote speaker at the third BizNews Conference in the Drakensberg in March 2022. After an insightful presentation and interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Zille answered questions posed to her by delegates at the conference. As expected, Zille's responses…
Rescued Big Cats adapting to a new life in the Free State like a tiger to water – Lionsrock’s Hildegard Pilker
Four tigers, that have spent their lives living in a train car on a farm in central Argentina are adapting to a new life in South Africa, where they felt grass under their feet, and have a pool to dip in, for the very first time. They were originally two…
ANC may have struck a secret deal with Putin - SU researcher Dzvinka Kachur
This podcast reaffirms how the truth is often stranger than fiction. Only a few years ago, it took civic society activistsand an independent legal system to block Russian president Vladimir Putin's nuclear power plundering attempts which would have bankrupted South Africa. But there was no stopping a secret deal Putin…
Fireside Chat with Nelson Mandela's former bodyguard Rory Steyn
In this Fireside Chat at BNC#3, Rory Steyn (former bodyguard of Nelson Mandela) shares fascinating stories of his time protecting the former president, and the impact Madiba had on his life and the lives of those around him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trevor Ncube on living in Zimbabwe and why he wouldn't live anywhere else
Zimbabwean entrepreneur and media mogul Trevor Ncube shared his views on the final day of the BizNews Conference in the Drakensberg about whether Zim presents opportunity for investors or is a basket case. After his presentation, Ncube sat down with BizNews founder Alec Hogg for an insightful Q&A. Learn more…
"I've been bullish on where we're going in the next decade" – Shapiro on his investment strategy
David Shapiro answers questions from Alec Hogg and members of the BizNews community at BNC#3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andre Cilliers, the new Rand Bull, eyes R14.50: Ukraine, Powell, commodities open rare window of opportunity for SA currency
TreasuryONE's Currency Risk Strategist Andre Cilliers has been involved in the foreign exchange markets for almost four decades. During that time he could probably count on one hand the number of times he has been optimistic on South Africa's ever weakening currency. But a confluence of factors are providing a…
OUTA's Wayne Duvenage on fighting criminal miscreants with the odds stacked against him
OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was one of the keynote speakers at the BizNews Conference earlier this month. After his presentation – Zondo Commission unpacked –Duvenage sat down with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, a fellow Newcastle native, to discuss the reasons why Duvenage did not turn a blind eye to those…
A chat about investing – Counterpoint's Piet Viljoen Value Investment Masterclass
Piet Viljoen’s Counterpoint value fund has been the best performing local fund over the last five years, managing to achieve a compound annual return of a shade under 15%. This is a phenomenal achievement, especially against a backdrop that hasn’t always been conducive to his investment style, which is value…
In conversation with Helen Zille, South Africa's Iron Lady
Helen Zille, federal chairperson of the DA was a keynote speaker at the BizNews conference in the Drakensberg at the beginning of March 2022. She discussed South African politics and the war of ideologies within the ANC and the country as a whole. After her presentation, Zille sat down with…
Appel & Erin on the appointment of Zondo as Chief Justice
In their weekly chat, BizNews' Michael Appel and Adv. Erin Richards discuss the recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that Raymond Zondo will take over the reins of the apex court as Chief Justice come 1 April 2022. It's a decision that goes against the recommendation from the Judicial Service…
Monetising the metaverse and understanding cryptos – Money 101 with Jane Dutton
What's happening in the metaverse – a network of 3d virtual worlds – and how does cryptocurrency play into this new financial frontier? @staffordmasie – tech guru, speaker, investor @discovery_sa @CSIR – answers your questions on Money 101 with Jane Dutton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Neighbourly advice on SA from Zimbabwe’s Trevor Ncube
Our neighbour to the north, Zimbabwe, is in a torrid way. It has been for some time but it seems the status quo, despite having a new coup-imposed leader since late 2017, is not budging. The outlook in the short term remains bleak. Recovery in the long term remains a…
Bernard Mostert opens up on the ins and outs of the Steinhoff saga – an outsider's view from within
Tekkie Town’s co-founder and former CEO, Bernard Mostert, sat down with BizNews founder Alec Hogg at the third BizNews Conference in the Drakensberg earlier this month. In 2016, Steinhoff bought Tekkie Town from founder Braam Van Huyssteen for R3.2bn – paying with Steinhoff shares which imploded the following year. Mostert…
David Shapiro - the spirited septuagenarian's investing gems
If you have kept an eye on David Shapiro, who has, over the last almost 50 years, been a trader and investor on the JSE, seeing his presentation at the third BizNews Conference earlier this month in the beautiful Drakensberg will not disappoint. The spirited septuagenarian, who was expected to…
Fireside Chat with Dirk van der Walt: How we built WeBuyCars
In this Fireside Chat, Dirk van der Walt discusses the rise of WeBuyCars, his disdain for school and his love of literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
State of Disaster extended...AGAIN...and unlikely to be the last
For two years now South Africa has been in a constant National State of Disaster granting the government extraordinary powers. Despite speculation that the world's longest lockdown would finally come to an end on 15 March, a simple tweet at 9am from the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Ministry put…
Zondo Commission unpacked – OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage on the formula for corruption
OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage was one of the keynote speakers at the BizNews Conference earlier this month. His presentation – Zondo Commission unpacked – looked at the formula for corruption, the roots of state capture in South Africa and the recommendations made following the Zondo Commission. Learn more about your…
How the SA Agulhas icebreaker helped to find Shackleton's lost ship - Prof Annie Bekker
The discovery of the wreck of the Endurance, the ship of the explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton that sank in the icy waters of the Weddell Sea in 1915, is a major milestone in the history of exploration. It was crushed by ice and sank to 10, 000 feet below sea…
Diesel spill contaminates Meul River after Transnet pipeline targeted
BizNews community member Emile de Beer chats to Michael Appel after he visited the site of a massive diesel spill caused by criminals tampering with Transnet's multi product pipeline outside Harrismith. De Beer, who owns filling stations in and around Harrismith in the Free State, knows the damage a diesel…