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Absa PMI Index up in September; Christo Wiese retires as Shoprite chair; rand shines
In today’s news headlines: - SA's Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recovers even more in September from August; - Wendy Lucas-Bull to replace Christo Wiese as Shoprite's chairperson; and - The rand was at its best level in a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Covid-19: Govt plans for SA tourism; new Discovery Vitality benefits unveiled - Ep 91
In this episode, we look at the big changes for the tourism sector as lockdown eases. Deputy Minister of Tourism Fish Mahlalela speaks to BizNews about government plans to get business and leisure travel moving. Also coming up, Discovery Vitality Wellness head Dr Mosima Mabunda unveils new benefits for Discovery…
Over 50 countries banned from SA; PPC delays results again; Capitec's 78% profit slump
In today’s news headlines: - PPC delays release of its full-year earnings for a third time; - Capitec reports a 78% slump in headline profit for the year; and - Naledi Pandor announces countries from which ordinary tourists are banned until further notice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
SA loses 2.2m jobs in Q2; Remgro earnings down 68%; fuel price decrease; SAA
In today’s news headlines: - SA lost 2.2 million jobs in its second quarter; - Remgro headline earnings down 68% for the year to end-June; - NAAMSA asks government to reduce taxes on new car purchases; - State given another week to find funding for SAA; and - Petrol prices…
Inside Covid-19: More than 1m dead; saving children; Adrian Gore on innovation amid gloom - Ep 90
It’s been six months since SA went into lockdown to stem the spread of Covid-19. In this episode, we reflect on the development of the disease that has turned our lives upside down and put the South African economy into ICU, looking back at the first deaths in the country…
How the Rwandan genocide inspired one doctor to stand up for SA's children
Dr André Hattingh was born and raised in Koster, a small town in the North West province. He ended up training as a neurosurgeon in America before living in Europe for a number of years. But an earlier experience as a young surgeon in Rwanda during the genocide prompted him to…
Chinese yuan set for best quarter; US stocks rally; mall traffic soars; unemployment
In today’s news headlines: - Chinese yuan set for strongest quarter against dollar since 2008; - Traders expect large swings in US stocks; - Economists expect job losses to reach one million; and - Foot traffic in malls reaches 80% of 2019 levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
The Alec Hogg Show: Meet super-charged Allen Ambor, founder of 600-store Spur, yoga teacher, mentor. Ep 7
Our guest in episode seven of the half hour Alec Hogg show is Allen Ambor, creator of the 600-store Spur restaurant group which he started in 1967 with an instantly successful steakhouse around the corner from Cape Town’s iconic Newlands rugby stadium. Eccentric, focused and opinionated, yoga teacher Allen is…
Stellenbosch multimillion scholarship programme to develop 1,000 future leaders to fix SA
The Dell Foundation has chosen Stellenbosch University as their partners in a drive to support students from deprived communities towards university graduation. The foundation’s main aim is ‘to accelerate human opportunity across the world. Here, BizNews speaks to Sarah Archer, the director of fund raising for the university, to find…
Inside Investing: Nervous about Naspers; property with golden visa; Apple; Netflix; prescribed assets
In this episode of Inside Investing, we look at Naspers in the light of hostile moves by the US towards Tencent - the Chinese tech stock that has powered the JSE stock market darling for more than a decade. We look at a property investment in Portugal that creates access…
Inside Covid-19: Nearly half with Covid-19 and flu likely to die; can vaccines save us? Ep 89
In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we look at whether vaccines are likely to save the world from Covid-19. Linda van Tilburg, of BizNews, interviews Professor William Haseltine, a Harvard professor who has played an important role in developing treatments for HIV/Aids for his insights on how we can fight…
The Alec Hogg Show: Meet clear-thinking Leon Louw, the Marxist turned Free Marketeer. Ep 6
Our guest in this episode is Leon Louw, the Marxist-turned-Free Marketeer who emerged from a conservative Afrikaner background to embrace communism before having his views reversed by a street vendor in her 70s. For almost half a century Louw has provided a clear voice of rationality in a country where…
Inside Covid-19: US, UK brace for second wave; face-mask science; SA musicians - Ep 88
European countries like Great Britain are warning of a second wave of Covid-19, and the US is also poised for more coronavirus cases as the northern hemisphere heads towards winter. In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we hear from our partners at Bloomberg how the US is preparing. Also in…
Rand drops 3% in one day; Tongaat Hulett starch disposal goes ahead; Trellidor; Attacq
In today’s news headlines: - The rand tumbles more than 3% in a day; - Trellidor reports a 66% decline in headline profit; - A MAC did not occur in the transaction between Barloworld and Tongaat Hulett; and - Attacq’s net asset value per share declines by almost 26%. Learn…
Covid Alert SA app: How it works, why it won’t steal your personal information - experts explain
As South Africa embraces a new normal under level 1 of lockdown, citizens are urged to download the Covid Alert SA app so that another strict lockdown can be avoided. Listen in to hear from a wide range of experts on how the app works and why you need not…
SAA cleared for take off; Comair business rescue approved; KPMG pays damages
In today's news headlines: - Government will ‘reprioritise’ R10.5bn to save SAA; - Comair's business rescue plan was approved; and - KPMG will pay damages to SARS employees affected by rogue report it published in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Covid-19: How the Covid tracing app REALLY works - experts; vaccines; starving SAs - Ep 87
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans to download the Covid SA Alert app. The government’s plan is to use the app to trace people who have come into contact with Covid-19 infected individuals to self-isolate and, in so doing, use this as an alternative to strict shutdowns. But,…
SA film-maker Craig Foster, pupil of ‘My Octopus Teacher,’ speaks about his breathtaking Netflix success
My Octopus Teacher tells the story of a Capetonian film maker and free diver, Craig Foster who needed a break from a busy schedule that was taking its toll. The film is a backed by the Sea Change Project, a non-governmental organisation that wants to create awareness of the great…
Sociologist on Covid-19 lockdown: 'There was no such thing' in the townships
Professor David Dickinson of the University of the Witwatersrand talks to Jackie Cameron of BizNews about the social issues surrounding Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown - which was not effective in many areas. He highlights how many more people have been plunged into poverty, with rampant corruption around assistance to…
Best of BizNews: Meet "half pregnant" Yusuf Kajee - independent tobacco player with strong Zuma connection
There were some memorable meetings during our UK sojourn from 2016 to May last year. One of them was this on-the-record interview with independent cigarette manufacturer Yusuf Kajee, owner of Pietermaritzburg-based Amalgamated Tobacco. Kajee, accompanied by business partner Paul De Robillard, expressed himself so freely that, at the time, publishing…