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Valenture Institute founder Rob Paddock on UCT Online High School disrupting basic education in SA
Covid-19 brought about radically new ways of doing things, particularly in the education sector. The lockdown regulations imposed in South Africa led to several schools having to resort to the implementation of online learning strategies to adhere to national regulations, which accelerated the digitalisation of education in the country. With…
Businesses that don't reopen will be highly detrimental to economic growth - TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers
Currency strategist Andre Cilliers of TreasuryONE joins Alec Hogg in this week's Currency Focus to discuss what South Africa may have to do to attract investors who disinvest following the KZN unrest. Cilliers says that there may be a delayed reaction as business owners determine the real cost of the…
'Despite the mayhem, our businesses have been very resilient' - David Shapiro
As is customary for a Monday, South Africa's favourite market commentator David Shapiro shares his pearls of wisdom on the BizNews Power Hour. David and BizNews founder Alec Hogg unpack many interesting topics, from the political landscape and way forward for South Africa to JSE-listed counters Naspers, Prosus and Tiger…
Charl Botha gesêls met Christiaan Bothma van Sanlam Private Welvaart oor Exxaro en Thungela
In my tweede gesprek met Christiaan Bothma van Sanlam Private Welvaart gesêls ons oor die steenkool sektor, en spesifiek twee SA steenkool spelers in die sektor, Exxaro en Thungela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BizNews Power Hour - 22 July. Viljoen co-host; New chapter 9 institution; letter to Ramaphosa; next step for SA; Bitcoin
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen; Brenthurst's Magnus Heystek and Eunomix's Claude Baissac tell us where to now for SA; Elon Musk, Cathie Wood and Jack Dorsey talk Bitcoin; an open letter to the president breaks the internet and the…
Natural immunity vs vaccine-induced immunity: An interview with Marc Girardot of PANDA
Marc Girardot is a strategy consultant and a member of PANDA. Last month, BizNews published his article on natural immunity vs vaccine-induced immunity - ‘Should people who have recovered from COVID take a vaccine?’ - which has been read over 80,000 times. In this interview, Girardot talks extensively about the…
Enough already. The brutally honest Open Letter to Ramaphosa that’s buzzing on social media
Foreigners often confuse “South African Speak” for rudeness or arrogance. A bit like the Dutch, people from the Southern Tip of Africa lack the diplomacy gene. They genuinely prefer straight and plain. Uncoded. Ever since the transition in 1994, however, much was left unsaid. For most, despite its record of…
Why SA needs an integrity commission - Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman SC is with Accountability Now, an organisation which describes itself as being “devoted to ensuring the rule of law is upheld and enforced for the good of all by ensuring that governments, parastatals and the private sector are held to account.” The organisation has created a Chapter 9…
Flash Briefing: PnP calls for urgent lifting of alcohol ban; SA most vaccinated African nation; NPA
News headlines: *Grocery retailer Pick n Pay's CEO Pieter Boone says the alcohol sales ban urgently needs to be lifted, especially in the aftermath of last week's widespread rioting and looting as many independent retailers won't survive if it goes on for much longer. *The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has…
South Africa: Where to from here?
The recent looting and civil unrest in parts of South Africa has raised a number of concerns. Listen in on this excerpt from a BizNews webinar, featuring Brenthurst Wealth Management's Magnus Heystek and Claude Baissac of Eunomix. Together with Alec Hogg, the group concentrate on what to do with your…
“I might pump, but I don’t dump” visionaries Elon Musk, Cathie Wood, Jack Dorsey talk Bitcoin
In this fascinating discussion with three of the world's greatest visionaries - Elon Musk (founder of Tesla and SpaceX), Cathie Wood (founder of innovation lead asset management firm ARK Invest) and Jack Dorsey (founder of Twitter) lead conversation and dissect the uses and applications of Bitcoin in the real world…
Magnus Heystek: How did SA get here, what needs to be done - and how it affects investment decisions
Weekly, Magnus Heystek joins Alec Hogg as the BizNews Power Hour market commentator. Always full of insight, Heystek comments on the recent civil unrest in South Africa - and how it may affect your investments. Listen in on the in-depth conversation, with the Brenthurst founder speaking about the benefits of…
'Ramaphosa's main challenge is to modernise Zuma's rural traditionalist ANC' - Jakkie Cilliers
Jakkie Cilliers, founder of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), is a well-known Africa analyst and the author of a groundbreaking book titled Fate of the Nation. The book, which President Cyril Ramaphosa reviewed as “Incisive, bold and sobering. A revealing forecast and a call to action” was written in…
BizNews Power Hour - 21 July. Heystek co-host; Inside the divided ANC; Karoooo's 100 million vehicle market.
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek on investing offshore being the best option; Opportune's Chris Logan on Karoooo's 100 million vehicle market; Dr Jakkie Cilliers weighs in on a divided ANC and the BizNews Power Hour Team. Learn more about…
Tennis women’s wheelchair ace changing the narrative at Wimbledon and beyond - KG Montjane
A South African wheelchair tennis ace has made history at Wimbledon this year, when she made the finals the singles and doubles championships. She is Kgothatso (also known as KG Montjane), who has been praised in all quarters - including some of the old legends in tennis - for becoming…
Flash Briefing: Riots cost SA R50bn; Pfizer to produce vaccines in Cpt; J&J vaccine less effective against delta
News headlines: *A week of deadly riots in South Africa could cost the country about 50 billion rand ($3.4 billion) in lost output, while 150,000 jobs have been placed at risk, the Presidency said, citing estimates from the South African Property Owners Association. *Pfizer Inc. said it reached an agreement…
'The SA taxi industry is a force to be reckoned with' - James Martin on taxi industry army
As the Head of Department for Economic Development at the uMgungundlovu District, the devastation that swept through Pietermaritzburg and its surrounds last week was even more acutely felt by James Martin than most. Describing the wreckage, Martin says the looted shops are now ‘black shells of nothing.’ Of particular significance…
"We are all in SA to be part of the solution" - Steven Nathan
10X founder Steven Nathan is the BizNews regular Tuesday co-host on the Power Hour with the ex-fund manager upbeat about South Africa's prospects going forward after the events that unfolded last week. Nathan and BizNews founder Alec Hogg talk about rebuilding the economy after the national disaster, which will fuel…
BizNews Power Hour - 20 July. Nathan co-host; CemAir's heroic act; Mbeki's insights; taxi associations protection
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Steven Nathan; Moeletsi Mbheki shares his word of wisdom; James Martin, head of Economic Development at the uMgungundlovu (PMB) District Municipality on roles taxi associations played amid lootings; CEO of CemAir Miles Van Der Molen on…
Touching lives at 30,000 ft - CemAir CEO on flying supplies to Durban amid civil unrest
Miles van der Molen is the founder and chief executive of CemAir. As looting and civil unrest gripped the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, the aviation CEO (like many other selfless South Africans) took it upon himself to assist those in need, flying supplies to Durban in his own planes -…