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Kokkie Kooyman gesels banke met BizNews 360
In die potgooi gesels ek met Kokkie Kooyman, een van Suid-Afrika se bekwaamste bankanaliste en portefeuljebestuurders. Kokkie begin deur te verduidelik hoe banke werk en hoekom hulle sulke belangrike rolspelers in n moderne ekonomie is. Hy vertel ons dan hoe hy en sy span te werk gaan om n land…
Flash Briefing: CR and the Guptas: What the president knew - #Zondo; SA’s fishy powership deal; Tencent punished; US
* President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the ANC allowed looting in the so-called sate capture era, with his comments hitting world headlines. Take a listen to what he knew about Gupta donations to the ANC. * Like Zuma’s dodgy nuclear deal, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s powership deal is deeply…
Investing in renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa - Revego CEO Reyburn Hendricks
Joining the BizNews Power Hour was Reyburn Hendricks, the CEO of Revego Africa Energy Limited. Hendricks describes the company as an investment vehicle that is a limited partner in a fund. It invests in, predominantly, equity stakes in operational renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. He told the BizNews team…
Mike Lomas corruption scandal no surprise, says Paul O'Sullivan.
Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor, was arrested in connection with a R745m fraud relating to the Eskom Kusile power plant. Corruption buster Paul O'Sullivan joined the BizNews Power Hour to share his thoughts on the arrest. Currently, South African prosecutors are seeking Lomas' extradition. A UK court will soon…
Irnest Kaplan on Microsoft, Alphabet results; Biden's Antitrust potential
Irnest Kaplan is the founder and chief executive of Kaplan Equity Analysts. He joined the BizNews Power Hour to share his insights on the recent Microsoft and Alphabet results. Host Alec Hogg also asks Kaplan whether we should be paying any attention to US President Joe Biden's Antitrust potential enforcement…
Mike Schussler plaas die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie in perspektief
In ons eerste potgooi gesels ons met bekende ekonoom Mike Schussler oor die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie. Ons gesprek raak aan verskeie onderwerpe. Onder andere skets Mike vir ons waar Suid-Afrika in die globale ekonomiese bestel inpas. Hy deel ook sy raad hoe ons as a land ons ekonomiese prestasie kan verbeter…
Flash Briefing: DA also guilty of cadre deployment, CR tells Zondo; SA to get Covid vaccines from Russia, China; Pepkor
* President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged to the people of South Africa that state capture took place under the ANC but insisted that “the vast majority of ANC leaders, members and cadres are vehemently opposed to corruption in all its manifestations”. * Under mounting criticism for dominating vaccine resources, the U.S…
The Alec Hogg Show: Brad Barritt - Leadership and life lessons from leader of Europe's top rugby team Ep 16
In this episode, we explore how lessons from the ultimate meritocracy - world class sport - can be applied elsewhere in our lives, including business. Brad Barritt was vice captain of his hometown rugby team, the Sharks, and just 21 when among the 2008 Currie Cup winning team. The day…
Drive Time with Jarryd Neves: Toyota Starlet 1.4 Xs AT
BizNews journalist Jarryd Neves recently spent some time with the Toyota Starlet 1.4 Xs AT. The compact hatchback replaces the hugely popular Etios, and has become a best seller in South Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carrie's Corner: Jonah Naidoo, owner of boutique liquor store, Dry Dock Liquor
Joining Carrie Adams in her naughty corner for Festive Friday is Jonah Naidoo, one of the founders of Dry Dock Liquor. The boutique store, situated in Parkhurst, which Naidoo describes as a "community business". He and Carrie discuss surviving the Covid-19 pandemic as a liquor vendor and what makes his…
Beloved Proteas no longer recognised as SA's national cricket team
BizNews Marketing Manager Clive Eksteen is more famously known for his time as a cricketer for the Proteas, a team many South Africans hold in high regard. Now working at BizNews, Eksteen joined the BizNews Power Hour to unpack the hubbub surrounding the cricket team. The Minister of Sport, Nathi…
"We see a lot of greed in the market", says GM of Luno Africa, SA's leading crypto platform
Last week was certainly a wild one for cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin proving to be very volatile. The popular cryptocurrency plummeted around 20%. Luno Africa's General Manager, Marius Reitz, joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the decline in Bitcoin's price. "Even after such a drop, it's hard to believe that…
Tim Noakes on modifications to the LCHF diet, how to lose weight, fresh insights on Covid-19 immunity
Tim Noakes is South Africa's best-known sports scientist. He survived a gruelling legal battle over four years to defend his belief that a low carbohydrate, high fat diet is better for your health than a high carbohydrate, low fat diet. Noakes chats to Jackie Cameron of BizNews about his new…
Flash Briefing: SA engineers tell Cubans 'we don't need you'; Eskom fraud; Steinhoff Poland IPO; Bitcoin
* South African prosecutors said they are seeking the extradition of a British national who’s been implicated in a fraudulent deal with Eskom. * Steinhoff's Pepco says it will list its shares in Warsaw rather than London, in what could become Poland’s biggest IPO this year. * In other Steinhoff…
Darren Levy - CEO of Vida E Caffè - on pivoting through Covid-19; is there hope for coffee shops in the new norm?
Vida e caffè is the largest coffee retail chain in South Africa. The Group has sites throughout South Africa in standalone locations on high street and Malls as well as within Shell convenience stores and forecourts, in selected African countries and in Corporates. In this clip the CEO - Darren…
Johann Kriegler - ex Constitutional Court of South Africa Judge - on why Judge Hlophe is not untouchable
Johann Christiaan Kriegler is a retired justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and an Advocate of the Johannesburg bar. Judge Kriegler shared his wisdom with the BizNews Power Hour, sharing his views on Judge Hlophe and the urgent need for his suspension by the Judicial Service Commission. Learn…
Eddie Cross - a Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South and founder of MDC - on Zimbabwe's economy
Edward Graham "Eddie" Cross, is Member of Parliament for Bulawayo South and a Zimbabwean economist. Eddie joined the BizNews Power Hour with to speak on the state of the Zimbabwean economy, is it becoming better? Eddie weighed in on PPC and Tongaat Hulett respectively, he said Tongaat deserves a competition…
Taking on the struggle to save Liliesleaf, an anti-apartheid heritage site - Nic Wolpe
Located in Rivonia, Liliesleaf farm was bought as a safe house for anti-apartheid activists in the 1960s. It served as the secret headquarters of not only the ANC, but the SACP and Umkhonto we Sizwe too. Nelson Mandela, posing as a domestic worker, used it as a hideout. Now almost…
Carrie's Corner: Karen Short, the woman who revolutionised South African catering
In this episode, the doyenne of the South African wine industry Carrie Adams speaks to Adrian Short, the CEO of By Word of Mouth. The catering company was started by Short's wife, Karen, in 1993 and continues to shine as one of the finest catering (and catering related) companies in…
Flash Briefing: Huge’s Adapt IT bid gets ugly; African Covid-19 vaccines; Nedbank to support renewable energy
* South Africa plans to begin issuing Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine to the general public next month. * A takeover bid by Huge Group to acquire rival Adapt IT has become ugly, with the Huge group ordered to removed videos from the public domain in which it attacks the…