BizNews Radio
Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
A golfing jewel in the crown of the Drakensberg mountains
General Manager of Champagne Sports Resort, Philip West, spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about the world-class golf course at the resort. The course boasts the longest hole in the country, measuring 605 metres. Surrounded by the majestic Drakensberg mountain range, the 6,100 metre course will provide a thrilling challenge…
BPH: Sygnia 4IR; Easy Equities; Capital markets; SA's fiscal vulnerability
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, host Jackie Cameron is joined by the CEO of Sygnia Magda Wierzycka, CEO of the Purple Group and Easy Equities Charles Savage, CEO of Overberg asset management Nick Downing, Chief economist at Stanlib Kevin Lings, Deputy Director of the Free Market Foundation…
Flash Briefing: Business confidence slides; Transnet cans contracts; SoftBank in deeper trouble with Greensill
Business confidence slides in South Africa. Transnet wants to set aside contracts worth billions of dollars and SoftBank is revealed to be even more heavily invested in Greensill than previously thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Prudential CEO Bernard Fick outlines ownership changes
Prudential CEO Bernard Fick joined the BizNews Power Hour, speaking to the team about big changes to one of the country’s largest investment managers. The company recently issued an announcement, outlining ownership changes and even the possibility of a name change. Fick summarised the details and also weighed in on…
'We treat conferences as an event, to bring happiness to attendees', says Kogin Naicker of Champagne Sports Resort
Kogin Naicker runs the world-class conferencing facilities at Champagne Sports Resort. He joined BizNews founder Alec Hogg to discuss the conferencing facilities in offer at the luxury resort. With up to 16 venues and boardrooms, the team is able to offer clients numerous possibilities, with the benefit of being cosseted…
Champagne Sports Resort - Looking back on an award-winning holiday destination
Philip West, of Champagne Sports Resort, joined BizNews founder Alec Hogg to take a walk down memory lane. Nestled in the heart of the Drakensberg, Champagne Sports Resort offers numerous amenities to guests, from a relaxing spa to a conference and exhibition centre. West delves into the history of the…
BPH: Hostile takeovers; Prudential merger; Offshore investments; Royal Bafokeng results; Retail trading
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, host Jackie Cameron is joined by the CEO and founder of Adapt IT Sbu Shabalala, CEO of Prudential Investment managers Bernard Fick, Director of ABAX Investments Omri Thomas, Head of retail trading at Standard Bank Brett Duncan and the BizNews team. Learn…
Flash Briefing: SA crypto traders flee; Greensill Capital insolvent; GDP
South African cryptocurrency traders are leaving the country, frustrated by regulators. Greensill Capital has fallen into insolvency, causing massive losses for investors and depositors. SA GDP is better than expected and companies release results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Providing an online market-place for emerging farmers – Zamokhule Thwala, Agricool CEO
Learning from personal experience just how hard it is for a small-scale farmer to secure funding to start and grow a business in SA, Kwazulu-Natal based Zamokhuhle Thwala set up Agricool, an online market place that links smallholder farmers and buyers to markets. Thwala has just been awarded the joint…
Tax-free savings - the only 'free lunch' in the world of investing
Candice Paine, of PR Financial Services, explains the benefits of tax-free investments. 'The longer you save, the bigger the tax saving', says Paine. An individual can contribute a yearly amount of R36,000 - up to a lifetime maximum of R500,000. 'As the money grows, all the returns on that investment…
Sibanye CEO says gold merger will be in 'the national interest' - Mining expert Peter Major explains
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman was recently in the news headlines, calling on SA's gold miners to consolidate in order to create what Froneman describes as 'a world-champion gold business or risk being bought by foreign investors'. Veteran mining expert and fund manager Peter Major joined the BizNews Power Hour to…
You can imagine a man like Markus Jooste will use up every delay tactic available, says Hoffman
Paul Hoffman SC, director of Accountability Now, joined the BizNews Power Hour to weigh in on charges brought against Markus Jooste. The ex-Steinhoff CEO has been charged with fraud in Germany. Hoffman details how the extradition process would work, to see Jooste face his charges in Germany. Learn more about…
BPH: Jooste extradition; Sibanye M&A; CEO of Discovery Life; Tax free savings accounts
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, host Jackie Cameron is joined by the Director of Accountability Now Paul Hoffman, Mining guru Pete Major, CEO of Discovery Life Riaan Van Reenan, Independent financial advisor Candice Paine and the BizNews team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Sibanye: New value in gold; Summers warns against US inflation
Sibanye says it is finding new value in gold. Further afield, Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers sounds a warning against inflation. SA companies release mixed results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carrie’s Corner: Gerard Holden of Holden Manz - from investment banker to award-winning wine farmer
Gerard Holden joins Carrie Adams in her wine corner. Together with his partner, Migo, the couple searched for something with ‘amazing, beautiful landscapes’ and settled in Franschhoek. Together they founded Holden Manz, an award-winning winery. He tells Carrie about the decade-long journey of the gorgeous winery and the battles the…
'In the end, we’ve got comfort that the right things will happen' - FNB CEO on land grabs
Jacques Celliers, CEO of First National Bank, spoke to Jackie Cameron of BizNews about FNB's performance after releasing results. Normalised profits were down, but return on equity was up 30%. Celliers also gives insights into FNB's outlook on the looming land expropriation bill and what that could mean for property…
If I were in Jooste's shoes, I'd fly to Germany - life in their prisons would be far easier than in SA, says O'Sullivan
Paul O'Sullivan, the corruption-busting entrepreneur and founder of Forensics for Justice, joined the BizNews Power Hour to weigh in on Markus Jooste, the former Steinhoff CEO who has been charged with fraud in Germany. O'Sullivan will be speaking about State Capture at the annual BizNews Investment Conference, on 17 March…
Carrie's Corner: Remembering 'Spatz' Sperling - Delheim's Nora Thiel
Wine Expert Carrie Adams chats with Nora Thiel, daughter of the legendary Michael Hans 'Spatz' Sperling, about her pioneering father and his amazing story in the SA wine industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BPH: O'Sullivan on Jooste; Trellidor CEO; Ken Forrester wines; Drive Time
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, host Jackie Cameron is joined by Forensics for Justice founder Paul O'Sullivan on Markus Jooste, Trellidor CEO Terry Dennison, wine guru Ken Forrester and the BizNews team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Covid-19: Deep insights on pandemic, with Discovery Life CEO Riaan van Reenen, J&J CEO Alex Gorsky
South Africa was the first country to roll out the Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Earlier this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said 80,000 J&J vaccines have arrived as the mass vaccination programme gets underway. The single-dose vaccine has shown to be effective in preventing moderate and severe disease from South Africa's…