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Transnet disaster grows - Time to privatise says expert as theft of electric cables increases, pillaging hits fuel pipeline
Francois Nortje, developer of the Port of Gauteng, a large container depot on the Durban/Johannesburg artery with 2,2km of rail frontage, says the national interest demands that SA's transport SOE be broken into much smaller pieces and urgently privatised. He says government's plan of introducing third parties into using the…
The door Down Under opens again for Immigrants and construction is hot
Australia that has seen one of the strictest lockdowns during the Covid pandemic with the country adopting fortress-style controls. But it has finally fully opened its doors.Tearful reunions were seen when families and friends starting landing on on its popular shores and the authorities welcomed them back with a sign…
Launching SA’s ‘active publishing’ model overseas – Publisher Jeremy Boraine
Jonathan Ball Publishers have been publishing non-fiction titles in South Africa since the 1970s and they have been known to slaughter a couple of holy cows. One of their first well-known books was an exposé about the Broederbond, ‘The Super-Afrikaners’ by Sunday Times journalists. The Publishing Director responsible for publishing…
State Capture and the banks...'they were supposed to be the frontline'
In this week's chat between Michael Appel and Adv. Erin Richards, we take a closer look at the regulatory and legislative requirements financial institutions are obliged to operate within. Richards questions how it was possible that millions - that should have been flagged as suspicious transactions - flowed through the…
July riots report: Policing expert answers 10 questions
The South African Human Rights Commission's expert panel recently released its report on the deadly and destructive riots that broke out in July 2021. It's the most expensive riot in South Africa's history. It wiped R50bn off South Africa's books and killed over 350 people. Michael Appel asked 10 questions…
Kokkie Kooyman: Growing chance of massive "peace" rally in stocks, plunge in commodities; and how De-Fi changes the finance game
In this two pronged podcast, veteran money manager Kokkie Kooyman of Denker Capital starts by explaining how banking stocks, his speciality, have reacted to the war in Ukraine - and tells us markets are already starting to price in the impact of peace breaking out, Kooyman also shares his conclusions…
Billionaire Tshepo Mahloele on why he's investing heavily in South Africa
BizNews shareholder Tshepo Mahloele is a self-made billionaire with an inspirational story second to none. Mahloele, who grew up in Mamelodi and went to school in Kuilsriver, Western Cape, sat down with BizNews founder Alec Hogg at the BizNews Conference earlier this month to talk about his significant investments in…
Message for 'confused' SA from formerly embedded advisor in Ukraine, erstwhile UK-diplomat Cormac Smith
In October 2016, British civil servant Cormac Smith was seconded to Ukraine to take up a special appointment as the Strategic Communication Advisor to then foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin. For the 18 months of his posting, Smith was embedded in Klimkin's department, the first foreigner to be given unfettered access…
Naspers/Prosus R12bn Russian writeoff - not much of an impact, but watch out for China Factor - Sean Peche
There's good and bad news in this typically forthright podcasted interview with Ranmore Funds' Sean Peche. On the plus side, the Naspers/Prosus group's $700m write-off on Russia's VK Group (formerly Mail.ru) is less than half a percentage point of the group's net assets. On the downside, investors are suddenly aware…
Bizarre but true - Ukraine War is boosting the Rand. Here's why - Andre Cilliers
South Africa is the only functional democracy which did not join the United Nations' condemnation of Russia's invasion into Ukraine. Bizarrely, its currency is also one of the few beneficiaries of the war - despite a flight to quality elsewhere, the Rand has strengthened against the Euro and Sterling since…
Russia/Ukraine: Making sense of the mayhem for South Africans
What is the South African government's official position on the conflict continuing to rage in Ukraine? Why should South Africans care about what their government, as a representative of its people, is saying or not saying? Michael Appel asks all these questions and more to head of the Russia/Africa project…
South African investors should be smiling ear to ear - Corion Capital's David Bacher
Corion Capital publishes an informative summary of asset class and fund performance returns which can only be described as prescribed reading for local market participants, with South African investors smiling ear to ear as the JSE All Share Index continues to hit fresh highs. This has been primarily driven by…
Wayne Duvenage: 'I wish for nothing more than we never had to exist'
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has played a critical role in leading the fight against e-tolls and in holding government accountable. Outa chief executive Wayne Duvenage is a speaker at the BizNews Conference (BNC#3) taking place in the Drakensberg and spoke to Michael Appel on a range of issues…
Most South Africans have been evacuated from Ukraine and the ambassador is on his way out as well
South African Ambassador to the Ukraine, Andre Groenewald remained in the capital city Kyiv when the first Russian attacks started. Groenewald has been updating the media back home about efforts to evacuate South Africans and spent most of his time in a bunker as the city endured shelling. He vowed…
July riots: Unpacking the expert panel's findings
In early February the Presidency released the much-awaited findings of an expert panel looking into the violent and destructive riots that shook South Africa to its core in July 2021. Over 350 people were killed, and the mayhem engulfing KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng cost the economy R50bn. In this explainer podcast,…
Ukraine flak: Volatility, higher prices, capital flight and picking sides - Christopher Vandome
Geographically we may be far from Ukraine, the country that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces has invaded at the end of last week and South Africans who took to social media to voice their opinions about the war, leaned heavily towards, 'This is not our war.' But even if our…
A mechanical and a serendipitous meeting with a pro cyclist – Andrew Goodhead arrives in Colesberg
BizNews tribe member and real-life action star has arrived safely in Colesberg after a broken derailer and five long days of travel to the third BizNews Conference in the Drakensberg next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Turbo charging efforts to bring F1 racing back to SA in 2023 – Motorsport SA’s Anton Roux
The last time that South Africa hosted a Formula 1 championship at Kyalami was in 1993 before democracy dawned in the country. In the years up to then, it hosted legends like Damon Hill, Sterling Moss, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, and off course our own world champion, Jody Scheckter with…
Discovery and Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest align; Ping An central to growth strategy – Adrian Gore
Founder of Discovery Adrian Gore gives an in-depth insight to the growth avenues the insurance giant is pursuing. Its core business units remain Discovery Health and Discovery Insure, but the business is leveraging its loyal client base to expand into other avenues of growth. Discovery Bank, although currently loss-making, is…
Budget 101 with Magnus Heystek
Hard-hitting investment strategist Magnus Heystek gave his insight into Enoch Godongwana’s first budget speech as finance minister. On a high-level basis, Heystek gives the finance minister the thumbs up. This doesn’t mean Heystek doesn’t have his doubts; as we’ve come to expect from the ruling party, promises are rarely delivered…