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'BEE is a disaster' - Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux
BEE was initially made for an inclusive economy in SA, but corruption is forfeiting the purpose. Sakeliga has won a series of court cases against unfair BEE practices in the past. The NPO's CEO, Piet Le Roux, joined the BizNews Power Hour last night to discuss Sakeliga's most recent case…
Dubai-based private education provider seeks JSE listing, plans to take on SA educators - CEO insights
The pool of stocks available for investment on the Johannesburg stock exchange has been steadily shrinking over the past decade, with companies complaining about red tape, costs and illiquidity. A Dubai-based education company is bucking this trend. Joining Jackie Cameron, for BizNews, on the line from the UAE is Mr…
BizNews Power Hour - Tuesday 25 May 2021. Paul O'Sullivan, BEE challenge, conspiracy theories
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Steven Nathan, Forensic for Justice's Paul O'Sullivan, popular columnist Simon Lincoln Reader and Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Outcry against ban on guns for self-defence; Eskom slashes debt; McKinsey repays R870m for corruption
* Eskom, the beleaguered South African state power utility, reduced its debt by almost a fifth. * Professional services firm McKinsey, which played a central role in state capture and corruption in the Jacob Zuma era, has repaid R870m to parastatal Transnet. * The South African Reserve Bank is studying…
Buy Low: Adrian Gardiner discloses why 12J Pearl Valley Hotel's can offer such amazing value for investors
In this special podcast with Adrian Gardiner, the founder of global hospitality group Mantis explains why 12J qualifying Pearl Valley Hotel is able to offer such incredible value to investors. That includes a guaranteed 6% return for the first two years. And 10 nights of free use for each apartment…
FMF condemns plans for expropriation of medical aids - Chris Hattingh
HPCSA president Simon Nemutandani recently told parliament that National Health Insurance (NHI) should be the only funding for health in SA. The Free Market Foundation, which prides itself with furthering human rights and democracy, has announced their condemnation for this expropriation of medical aid funds. Chris Hattingh, Deputy Director of…
Proposed law would refuse firearm licence for self-defence - Gideon Joubert
Government announced a proposed law that would prevent gun ownership for the purposes of self-defence. Firearm campaigner Gideon Joubert joined the BizNews Power Hour to give insights on what the firearm community thinks about this. Joubert says taxi associations and military personnel are unhappy and plan to oppose this. In…
DA will ask court to expose ANC Cadre Deployment committee's records - Dr Leon Schreiber
The DA is taking the ANC to court over the governing party’s evil policy of cadre deployment. The DA will ask the court to compel the ANC to hand over complete records of all deliberations and decisions taken by the ANC cadre deployment committee since 1 January 2013 when current…
Fighting Covid-19: Behind-the-scenes of SA's largest hospital group, Netcare - CEO insights
Covid-19: We’ve never seen such a deadly, contagious disease, Netcare CEO Richard Friedland told BizNews editor at large Jackie Cameron. He shares rare insights into what has been going on behind-the-scenes of South Africa's largest private hospital group. He says his team is bracing for an expected surge in coronavirus…
The horse whisperer bringing hope to Atlantis
Atlantis, Western Cape is an area battered by social deprivation, with many young people in a poverty cycle turning to drugs and gangs. But some manage to rise above their circumstances - one of them being Joshua Swarts. The animal lover started a non-profit organisation called Horse Pals Atlantis to…
Rand strength: Where to next? In-depth insights - TreasuryONE currency strategist Andre Cilliers
The South African rand extended its gains as rating agencies held the country's credit rating at current levels. There is optimism that the SA economy is showing signs of improvement, which is feeding into the rand's value. For TreasuryONE currency strategist Andre Cilliers, it is critical to look at the…
BizNews Power Hour - Monday 24 May 2021. Dischem, guns, NHI and fighting cadre deployment
Headlined interview with Ivan Salzman, my pharmacist from Mondeor in early 1980s, who expanded that single store into the powerful Dischem Group. Also David Shapiro, Guns, NHI, and Dr Leon Schreiber whio is leading a court action to force the ANC to make public its Cadre Deployment deliberations - and…
Flash Briefing: Explosive Covid report: Wuhan virologists hospitalised in Nov 2019; Netcare; Telkom; Rand; Guptas
* South Africa’s government spent R49 billion on contracts linked to the Gupta family. * South Africa’s biggest healthcare service provider Netcare on Monday reported a 62% drop in profit for the six months to March 31. * Telkom, the country’s third largest mobile operator, promised to revise its plans…
Alec Hogg: How the Discovery Bank CEO convinced me to change my account
In this podcast, Biznews.com's Alec Hogg quizzes Discovery Bank's CEO Hylton Kallner about the organisation's innovative referral programme, inspired by its customers, Uber and AirBnB. Before the end of the conversation, the usually sceptical Hogg has heard enough to swap over his account from the bank he's been with for…
Globale gevare met Frans Cronjé
In hierdie potgooi het ek met Frans Cronjé van die sentrum vir risikoontleding gesels oor wat hy en sy span dink die twee grootste risikos virdie globale politieke ekonomie is. Hy het ook verduidelik hoe hy dinkhierdie verwikkelinge Suid Afrika beïnvloed en kan beïnvloed. Learn more about your ad choices…
"Don't mention Ivermectin; it'll upset the vaccine rollout" - Andrew Bannister
Andrew Bannister writes about Ivermectin causing controversy amid the global pandemic. In this clip, Bannister joined the BizNews Power Hour team to unpack his well-read piece. Ivermectin, which is 37 years old, is safer than some of your daily vitamins, says Bannister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
South Africa is getting poorer in world terms - Magnus Heystek
Magnus Heystek has been very vocal about just how wrong it has been to keep all your money in South African assets. In an article published on BizNews, he writes how many South Africans have suffered a financial 'wipe-out.' He joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss and further elaborate…
William Saunderson-Meyer on Ivermectin, National Health Insurance
William Saunderson-Meyer is best known for writing about politics, but he is also well-known in the medical community as the editor of Medical Brief. Saunderson-Meyer had a good deal to say about the presentation in parliament last week, on the medical aid funds that are to be nationalised. The editor…
BizNews Power Hour - Friday, 21 May. NHI to raid medical aid reserves; Heystek; Ivermectin; Carrie's Corner with Cluver
Festive Friday BizNews Power Hour features a review of the big stories of the week - Ivermectin, SA's wealth wipeout, NHI threat to medical aid reserves - and in Carrie's Corner the inimitable Carrie Adams talking roses and wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Crypto bloodbath - why China cracked down; half of all Covid patients die in SA intensive care
* The cryptocurrency market nursed its wounds Friday after a week of pain triggered by a Chinese regulatory warning shot, forced selling and a possible U.S. tax clampdown. * The death rate in the month after admission to intensive care is about 48% on the continent, compared with about 32%…