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Inside Covid-19: Could exposure to cold virus explain low SA death rate? Vaccines, child deaths. Ep 84
In this episode, we hear about what driving patterns tell us about the impact of Covid-19 on the South African economy. Discovery Insure’s Head of Technical Marketing and Vitality Drive engagement, Precious Nduli, speaks to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about the effects of the national lockdown on behaviour, and how…
Another interest rate cut on the cards; Bidvest profit drop; AngloGold Ashanti
In today’s news headlines: - Possible interest rate cut on Thursday; - Bidvest posts 23% drop in headline profit; and - AngloGold Ashanti sells the last of its SA mines to Harmony Gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon, Tesla and Kroger: Sean Peche finds the value in global growth stocks
In BizNews founder Alec Hogg's weekly podcast Rational Radio, analyst Sean Peche shares his views on top-performing global growth stocks, including Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Professor Shabir Madhi: AstraZeneca vaccine trials and Covid-19 death rate, lockdown.
In this interesting interview, Vaccinology Professor Shabir Madhi talks with BizNews Editor Jackie Cameron about a myriad of fascinating topics. The Professor shares his thoughts on the recent halt in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trials and what that means for other vaccine trials, South Africa's relatively low Covid-19 death rate…
'We want out of SA' - 36% in Western Cape want independence, says poll
The Cape Independence Advocacy Group is a political pressure group that is hoping to help separate the Western Cape from the rest of South Africa. In this intriguing excerpt from the Rational Radio webinar, BizNews founder Alec Hogg chats to co-founder Phil Craig about the viability of this breakaway. Learn…
Inside Covid-19: About 37,000 dead, R46m for every life saved in SA. Ep 83. LISTEN!
Just over a quarter of South African adults are believed to have been infected with Covid-19, says Discovery Health CEO Ryan Noach, in a hard-hitting interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg. In Cape Town's Khayelitsha, about 50% are believed to have contracted the disease. Noach advocates the safe opening of…
Sanlam celebrates 40% growth; miners up in arms over Eskom; FirstRand; Bizos
In today's news headlines: - Sanlam celebrates new business growth of 40%; - Eskom puts strain on mining investment plans; - FirstRand suffers 38% drop in normalised profit; and - George Bizos passed away at 92 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Growthpoint vacancies knocked by Covid-19; Momentum profit slump; Ecsponent; Zondo
In today’s news headlines: - Growthpoint publishes bleak results for the year to end-June; - Momentum suffers 58% fall in headline profit; - Ecsponent announces second probe into dubious transactions; and - Zondo Commission delves deeper into Eskom-Gupta tender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Covid-19: tracing app and your privacy; what's next for vaccine in SA, and the pandemic - Prof Madhi Ep 82
In this episode, we talk to a data and privacy law specialist Emma Sadleir on the skepticism surrounding Covid-19 contact tracing apps and Professor Shabir Madhi, one of South Africa’s pre-eminent experts on vaccines. Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand, he has published more than 350 studies…
David Shapiro on Softbank's bull squeeze in US tech stock market
It was recently revealed that Japanese-based SoftBank was behind the "Nasdaq whale" - buying billions of dollars in technology company stock options in the past month. According to the Wall Street Journal, SoftBank bought $4bn in options on stocks such as Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Tesla - driving up…
Inside Covid-19: Tracing app; scientists knew Covid-19 was coming - but didn't prepare. Ep 81
In this episode (81) we talk to Professor Christophe Fraser, of the University of Oxford, the man who advised the South African and British governments on the Covid-19 contact tracing app. And we speak to Stellenbosch university’s Professor Wolfgang Preiser, a virology expert of global standing on diseases that jump…
SA GDP plunges by 51%; Aspen sells European branch; confusion over Myeni's interest in Eskom
In today's news headlines: - South Africa's second quarter GDP plunged by 51%; - Aspen will sell European Thrombosis business to Mylan; and - Former Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi gives evidence at Zondo Commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Alec Hogg Show: Meet Nick Hudson of PANDA - actuary, philosopher, disrupter. Ep 2.
South Africa possesses many extraordinary people few of us ever hear about until they get pushed into the spotlight by unusual circumstances. Like the Covid-19 pandemic which was grabbed as an opportunity by politicians to stir up fears enabling them to wield unfettered power. In episode two of the Alec…
Covid Alert SA: Tracing app has the potential to save many lives
Gaurang Tanna is the head of policy co-ordination and integrated planning at the Department of Health and the ideal person to put together the app that South Africa has launched, for contact tracing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bleak outlook for SA GDP; Capitec set for 70% earnings loss; Ex-Eskom CEO in hot seat; Edgars
In today’s news headlines: - A bleak second-quarter GDP figure to be announced today; - Eskom has suspended the managers of two power stations; - Capitec warns shareholders to brace for earnings loss of at least 70%; - Ex-Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona in the hot seat at the state capture…
The Kisby Fund: Crafting the new and underwriting your future
BizNews founder Alec Hogg speaks to Mark Barnes and Sean Emery - founders of the newly established Kisby Fund who have distilled the intention of the fund into putting money to work into the M of SMEs. While the fund has generated much excitement, Emery and Barnes explain the red…
Discovery Vitality CEO Dinesh Govender: Life under level 2 - rewards, changes
Dinesh Govender, CEO of Discovery Vitality, talks to BizNews editor Jackie Cameron about "the world's largest incentives programme" - and how it has been adjusted to continue rewarding its members. Meanwhile, Discovery Vitality members have been using their rewards to help people in need. - Jarryd Neves Learn more about your…
Eskom is getting back on track - Mabuza; ANC official bust for tender scam; SA to help fix Zim; Truworths
In today's news headlines: * The plan to fix Eskom is working. So says Deputy President David Mabuza as South Africa has been hit hard by extended power outages - partly the result of Eskom management ineptitude. * Forensics for justice founder Paul O’Sullivan has stopped a R184m fraud in…
Volker Schütte: Hulamin has suffered a staggering loss of R2.5bn over the last decade
BizNews founder Alec Hogg speaks to Volker Schütte about what Schütte had to say at the virtual Hulamin AGM regarding the company's staggering loss of approximately R2,5bn over the last 10 years. Schütte has been been in the aluminium industry in South Africa, Shanghai, Singapore, Panama and Germany since 1985…
The Alec Hogg Show - Paul O'Sullivan: From Angela's Ashes to Crimefighter Extraordinaire. Ep 1
In the inaugural episode of the Alec Hogg Show, the Biznews founder engages with Paul O'Sullivan, nemesis of the corrupt. In this half hour, O'Sullivan opens up about his Irish childhood that sounds a lot like that in Frank McCourt's classic Angela's Ashes to the reason why he has channelled…