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BizNews Power Hour - 3 June. Piet Viljoen; Nick Hudson on Dr. Fauci; Andre Cilliers on the rand; Khanyisa coal station
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen, PANDA co-founder Nick Hudson on the leaked Dr. Fauci emails, Andre Cilliers from TreasuryOne on rand strength and where to from here and Robby Mokgalaka from groundWork on the high court level regarding the…
Flash Briefing: SA asks Interpol to bring back the Guptas; ANC lacks support for EWC; UK vaccines for SA variant
* The ANC plans to change the constitution to make it easier to seize land without paying but this week hit a stumbling block, reports Bloomberg. * S&P Global has affirmed SA's rating, three notches below investment grade. * The UK Government has requested extra doses of the AstraZeneca Covid…
Without Tencent, Naspers and Prosus are poor performers: Graphs reveal true story – Ted Black
Ted Black - an independent thinker and author of "Who Moved My Share Price?" - joined the BizNews Power Hour for a discussion with BizNews founder Alec Hogg. Black, who is regularly published on BizNews, discussed his latest article which tackled the relationship between Prosus, Naspers and Tencent. Learn more…
Corion Capital CIO David Bacher on its monthly asset class and fund performance report
Corion Capital (ex-Brait multi-management) releases a monthly report which includes asset class and fund performance returns. The detailed report is a great high-level summary of performance. David Bacher, the CIO of Corion Capital, formed part of last night's BizNews Power Hour to discuss the winners and the losers for the…
Purple Group's Mark Barnes on selling R200m stake
Purple Group founder Mark Barnes is selling his 17.5% share in the company. Barnes unpacks the deal for the BizNews Power Hour, telling host Alec Hogg that he will remain a significant investor in Purple Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Market Report - 2 June 2021
Local and offshore market movements and recap for the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BizNews Pour Hour - 2 June. Magnus Heystek; Mark Barnes on the Purple Group; David Bacher on fund performance; Ted Black
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek, Purple Group major shareholder Mark Barnes, David Bacher chief investment officer of Corion Capital and Ted Black, as he discusses the value destruction in PPC and the poor capital allocation decisions of the Naspers…
Flash Briefing: Sanral spends billions to recover e-tolls motorists won't pay; Gold Fields big solar project; Eskom
* The South African National Roads Agency, Sanral, has spent an estimated R5.3 billion on trying to recover e-tolls from motorists who are unwilling and unlikely to pay, reports MyBroadband.co.za. * Cash-strapped power utility Eskom declared a dispute with three unions on Wednesday after wage talks reached an impasse. *…
Gerrie Fourie on shareholder backlash on the implementation of the remuneration policy
Capitec’s chief executive Gerrie Fourie formed part of last night’s BizNews Power Hour, outlining the reasoning behind shareholder backlash over the implementation of the remuneration policy, which was voted down by shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting last week. Executive remuneration is always a touchy subject. It becomes extra-touchy…
BrightRock celebrates 10 years in the life insurance business
The first needs-matched life insurer - BrightRock - celebrated a 10 year milestone and joined Alec Hogg for last night's BizNews Power Hour. The founders; Schalk Malan, Sean Hanlon and Suzanne Stevens came into the studio to look back at their beautiful journey. "We have a clear mission, which is…
From full-time teacher to billionaire businessman - WeBuyCars executive director Faan van der Walt
WeBuyCars is the biggest car-buying service in South Africa. In September, Transaction Capital bought 49.9% of the business from the van der Walt brothers. Faan van der Walt joined the BizNews Power Hour to chat about the deal and told host Alec Hogg about the beginnings of the company. Learn…
Voormalige hoof van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch se besigheid skool gesels met Charl Botha oor reg en verkeerd
Professor Piet Naudê, die voormalige hoof van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch se besigheid skool, gesels oor verskillende maniere om die etiese waarde van politieke en besigheid praktyke te evalueer. Ons gesels oor China, oor “stake-holder versus shareholder capitalism”, en of die mens meer eties word. Learn more about your ad…
The Market Report - 1 June 2021
Local and offshore market recap for the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BizNews Power Hour - 1 June. BrightRock founders 10 year milestone, Capitec remuneration explainer, Famous Brands
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Steven Nathan, BrightRock founders Schalk Malan, Suzanne Stevens and Sean Hanlon, and Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gold heads for third weekly gain - Peter Major; David Shapiro and David Melville
“Gold is heading for its biggest monthly gain since July as inflation remains the key focus,” Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank A/S, said in a note. Mining veteran Peter Major and David Melville joined Alec Hogg on last night's BizNews Power Hour to share their expertise…
Failure to move to green energy could see SA mining products rejected globally, says Neal Froneman
Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, says a failure to move to greener energy could see South Africa’s mining products shunned globally. In this clip Froneman explains exactly what he means by this, he was on the BizNews Power Hour and said "soon, if platinum-group metals, iron ore or gold are…
Flash Briefing: Covid variants get name changes, SA's is now Beta - WHO; unemployment rises; S&P500 CEO pay hikes
* South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to a new high in the first quarter as the construction and trade industries shed jobs, says Statistics SA. * The World Health Organisation has changed the way it names Covid-19 variants in an effort to de-stigmatise some countries. * South African miner…
Advice for entrepreneurs from titans of industry, Neal Froneman and Faan Van Der Walt
Top disruptors in their respective industries, Neal Froneman and Faan Van Der Walt joined the BizNews Power Hour to share on their entrepreneurial drive, passion for business and determination to succeed. Froneman, who is the CEO of mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater, started from the ground-up. " "I put myself through university…
Invest in prime Atlantic Seaboard real estate, cut your tax. Hear about 12Cape, a 12J opportunity
Cape Town properties that combine the space and privacy of apartments with the conveniences and luxuries associated with upmarket hotels are attracting a lot of interest from real estate investors and business and holiday travellers. In this podcast, Hugo Venter of 12Cape shares the details of a 12J investment opportunity…
Key Solar Exchange: A 12J opportunity that generates returns through solar energy
Jaco Gerber of Futureneers Capital, experts in 12J investment opportunities, shares the details of a fund that generates returns through income-generating solar power schemes. He says the first step is to choose your asset; step two is to identify the best funding method. Futureneers facilitates funding, including through offshore investments…