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Former Transnet exec Tau Morwe on SA’s rail disaster: “Bring back the Railway Police”
In a recent interview, former Financial Mail deputy editor David Williams told Alec Hogg about the poor state of the South African railways are currently in. Williams revealed the lack of security, clashes between Transnet and PRASA, as well as the poor governance that led to the rapid demise of…
BPH: Ex-Transnet CEO on rail disaster; Tongaat's troubles; Evergrande defaults; PowerPulse
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour ex-Transnet Rail CEO Tau Morwe pinpoints the primary reason why his former charge is in such a desperate state; Chris Logan takes a deep dive into fallen angel Tongaat on the day when its financial woes (and share price) plumbed new depths;…
Chris Logan - Tongaat's turnaround tale turns sour
Tongaat’s results were highly anticipated given it announced a proposed rights issue only weeks ago. Tongaat also issued earnings guidance with suggested large losses owing to operational mishaps that have since been dealt with. Despite this, the share price has lost more ground, down as much as 15% intraday. The…
Sakeliga: Why we’re against lockdown and mandatory vaccines
Recently, Sakeliga’s Piet le Roux and Russell Lamberti joined Alec Hogg to discuss mandatory vaccines and why the non-profit business group believes it is not the way forward. “We are for the rights of businesses to implement what is appropriate in their circumstances. There is no one-size-fits-all [answer] for everyone.”…
Off the grid power solutions to mitigate load shedding for SA businesses - PowerPulse
In the final episode of the Standard Bank PowerPulse podcast series, BizNews founder Alec Hogg is joined by Deerosh Maharaj, senior manager for natural resources, power and sustainable solutions on the Standard Bank PowerPulse platform; Paul Vermeulen, chief engineer of renewable energy in the City of Johannesburg; and Hendrik Raedani,…
Aveng share consolidation confusion? Standard Bank’s Richard Hirsch explains
Standard Bank’s Richard Hirsch explains the implications of the Aveng 500:1 share consolidation that took place on the JSE today. Aveng was trading between 5c and 6c on the local bourse but after the consolidation, has settled around the R27.30 level, which would have previously been a share price of…
BPH: Magnus Heystek; Understanding Aveng consolidation; Sakeliga, NEASA on vaccine mandates in light of milder Omicron.
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour Magnus Heystek explains what two big developments of the past 24 hours mean for investors - Govt's Parliamentary defeat on its Constitutional changing proposal and its batting away of the mandatory vaccine suggestion from Big Business; Richard Hirsch runs us through the…
Magnus Heystek on land expropriation, mandatory vaccines and how it may affect your finances
Investment analyst and director of Brenthurst Wealth Management, Magnus Heystek, joined BizNews founder Alec Hogg to discuss a number of subjects that may affect your finances. While not directly related to what happens to our money now, the recent decisions surrounding land expropriation and mandatory vaccines are significant in shaping…
Steven Nathan – 2022 could provide mixed investment performance
10X founder Steven Nathan shares his rational opinion on several social and investment matters in the limelight. Mandatory vaccination, which many of the large South African corporations are implementing, is discussed. Nathan outlines that countries with relatively higher vaccination rates have seen a bigger uptick in economic growth than those…
Sean Peche’s 10 market surprises for 2022
Ranmore Fund Management founder Sean Peche shared his 10 market surprises for 2022, inspired by chairman of the Blackstone Advisory Group, Byron Wien. Peche believes the big tech will experience pain, as he expects Covid-19 will fade into irrelevance with life reverting to more normalised standards. He also anticipates value…
Tencent takes on TymeBank - CEO Tauriq Keraan
CEO of TymeBank Tauriq Keraan unpacks the growth opportunities that will be created as a result of the Chinese conglomerate’s investment into the challenger bank. TymeBank, controlled by Patrice Motsephe’s investment arm African Rainbow Capital, intends on using the latest funding of $180m (R2.9bn) to invest in growth opportunities in…
2021 currencies in review - TreasuryOne's Andre Cilliers
Currency expert Andre Cilliers looks at the Rand and a number of other currencies performance relative to the US dollar in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BPH: Nathan on MTN's vaccine stance; Peche's shootout pick; Tencent's Tyme bank injection; aiding the elderly
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Sean Peche takes a pick for the BizNews share shootout; 10X founder Steven Nathan weighs in on how markets may react to MTN's mandatory vaccine stance; Tyme Bank CEO Tauriq Keraan details Tencent's investment into the bank; also a good samaritan Melanie…
BizNews share shootout – Shapiro goes big on Naspers and Prosus
Sasfin Securities’ David Shapiro sheds light on all the developments taking place across local and international markets, with a specific focus on the pressure faced by US equities at the latter end of last week. Despite international markets falling lower, the JSE has managed to climb to all-time highs, led…
BPH: Shapiro goes big on Naspers/Prosus; Andre Cilliers on the Rand's volatility; Jeremy chats to Chris Vick and Heather
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, South Africa's favourite market commentator David Shapiro gives his stock picks for 2022; currency expert Andre Cilliers from TreasuryOne gives us all the insight and happenings with the local and international foreign exchange markets; Jeremy Maggs chats to Chris Vick, Chairperson of…
BizNews share shootout - Chris Logan picks Zeder and Stor-age
Opportune Investments founder Chris Logan sheds light on his investment stock picks for 2022. Given the uncertain macroeconomic environment we find ourselves in, coupled with high valuations, Logan decided to go with two low-risk South African businesses. The one is PSG-controlled Zeder, an agriculture investment holding company, which is currently…
David Williams revisits PRASA: Chaos deepens as CEO fired on flimsy grounds
BizNews founder Alec Hogg caught up with journalist, researcher and author David Williams, discussing the state of State-owned enterprise PRASA after CEO Zolani Matthews was fired over very 'questionable' dual citizenship grounds."There are a couple of issues here. [He comes] in and, from what one hears, he's trying to put…
Corion Capital's David Bacher - How sustainable is the US bull market?
The current coronavirus has disrupted the markets and created an environment where, in theory, active managers should thrive. However, rapid changes in the economic outlook and high volatility in the markets show that the performance of active managers gets much, much worse. Corion Capital CIO David Bacher unpacks the drivers…
BizNews share shootout – Piet Viljoen sides with Sasol and Rebosis
Counterpoint’s Piet Viljoen unpacks what the disastrous unemployment data means for South African-focused investments, with nearly half of the labour force without a job. Viljoen says the ruling party needs to implement urgent reforms in order for the South African economy to thrive. He also gives his two best stock…
BPH: Piet Viljoen offers a couple more twigs; David Williams revisits PRASA after CEO fired; David Bacher; Alec and Gary
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, ace money manager Piet Viljoen offers a couple of undervalued stocks worth adding to your bundle of stock twigs for 2022; David Williams revisits PRASA after the chaos deepened today with the firing of the recently appointed CEO Kgosie Matthews on extremely…