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Meet "half pregnant" Yusuf Kajee - independent tobacco player with strong Zuma connection #BestofBizNews
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…
Chris Hart - the gentle giant still standing after targeted, ejected, mugged by mob #BestofBizNews
Our guest in this episode is outspoken economist Chris Hart, a former science teacher who did a B Comm because he thought it would help when he was became a headmaster role. Instead, it was the ticket to a bank’s dealing room where he helped traders make a packet when…
Flash Briefing: Trump signs pandemic aid package, Beitbridge crisis cleared and Naspers drags local index down
Global markets boosted by Trump signing aid package. SA mulls alcohol ban. Beitbridge backlog cleared and Naspers sinks back to May lows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wits prof Guy Richards on potential Critical Care shortage; and kids back to school #BestofBizNews
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the worry was that health services would be overwhelmed. In Italy and New York, there was a time that the hospitals could not cope with the influx of critically ill patients, leading to difficult choices - who will be treated and who will…
Willem Petzer - The fearless young voice of SA's beleaguered farming community #BestofBizNews
As a result of his activism, young farmer Willem Petzer has rocketed to fame, becoming one of the loudest voices representing his community with, for instance, over 100 000 people having viewed his Youtube video on farm arson posted four days ago. He has more than 150 000 Facebook followers…
SA braces for tougher Covid-19 rules; hospitals buckle; rugby boss Jurie Roux nailed for graft; China; hedge funds
* South Africans are bracing for a tightening up this week of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of a variant of Covid-19, which has pushed hospitals into crisis mode. * Health minister Zweli Mkhize has slammed the United Kingdom travel ban with South Africa last week after the arrival…
How to improve your health, well-being in the era of Covid-19 - smart health coach Dr Kate
Smart health coach Dr Kate discusses the extra challenges of trying to stay fit and healthy while living under the cloud of Covid-19. Health coaching has picked up in South Africa, with individuals seeking individualised, holistic plans that keep them happy and motivated to develop sustainable changes. This interview is…
Magda Wierzycka, an entrepreneurial role model for all South Africans #BestofBizNews
Meet Sygnia founder Magda Wierzycka, a visionary financial services entrepreneur whose story is an inspiration for all. A rags to riches story of penury in Poland when the country was a vassal to the Soviet Union, to a role model for anyone possessing the grit and determination to overcome the…
Bobby Godsell: Oppenheimer's unlikely mentee urges perspective, new GNU, offers message of hope #BestofBizNews
At 68, Bobby Godsell's passion for his homeland hasn't dimmed and in this rare interview, he proposes an approach to living in SA that works. Born in Boksburg and raised in Durban, Godsell spurned repeated offers by one of the world's richest men to run a mining empire - and…
Dr Jo Barnes: Why epidemiologists like me reject "just a bad flu" assessment of Covid-19 #BestofBizNews
Stellenbosch University's Dr Jo Barnes shares the forthright character trait required for epidemiologists - scientists who serve society by identifying threats of contagious diseases and deliver fact-based ways to prevent them causing havoc. In this frank podcast she explains why those under-estimating the impact of the coronavirus do so at…
Brutally honest Rob Hersov on the Ruperts, coming home - and unseating the ANC #BestofBizNews
Having just turned 60 and with the kind of wealth that brings total independence, globally successful entrepreneur Rob Hersov shares his obsession of helping weld together anti-ANC forces to unseat the ruling political party. Having swum against the tide when returning home three years ago, he has a vision for…
Editor's Desk: Ramaphosa after Zuma at Zondo commission - #StateCaptureinquiry
In this episode of the Editor's Desk, BizNews correspondent Bernice Maune sets out the highlights of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state capture - a process that has cost taxpayers more than R800m and counting. Jacob Zuma, Dudu Myeni, Eskom and SAA officials are in the spotlight. Coming up…
Leon Louw unpacks Davis judgement which lays into NDZ's "irrational" lockdown regulations #BestofBizNews
The urgent application against SA's lockdown brought by Reyno de Beer and his Liberty Fighter's Network, was originally set down to be heard on May 19th. But after the defendant Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma twice failed to file answering affidavits, the Judge gave her a last chance and the case was duly…
How a health coach can help you lose weight, keep fit - for good!
Do you need a health coach to help you keep those resolutions to lose weight and get fit in 2021? In this sponsored interview, South African smart health coach Dr Kate explains how a health coach can help you overcome the obstacles that have prevented you from sticking to a…
Magnus Heystek: retirement annuities are decimating your savings #BestofBizNews
Magnus Heystek runs a successful and burgeoning investment boutique Brenthurst Wealth Management – which just won the Boutique Wealth Manager of the Year Award at the Intellidex Annual Wealth Manager Awards, the ‘Oscars of the investment world’. In this excerpt from the BizNews Finance Friday webinar, editor Jackie Cameron discusses…
SA covid-19 strain reaches UK, Eskom sells property and Telkom sues Icasa
The Covid-19 strain identified in SA has reached the UK. Eskom is selling property assets via the Treasury and Telkom is suing Icasa over digital migration of broadcasters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Britain imposes strict quarantine on South Africans, praises SA scientists as Covid-19 SA strain appears in UK
South African scientists were singled out for a special mention at the daily 10 Downing St coronavirus briefing for their superb work on genomic sequencing. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock also praised the SA government for its full co-operation in identifying the arrival of the Covid-19 SA variant to the…
Inside Covid-19: SA is 'not in control' of virus, is at early stage of pandemic, warns expert
In this episode, we examine changes to the Covid-19 virus that has altered the world over the past year. Dr Richard Lessells, infectious diseases specialist at Krisp, the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform, part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, helps us make sense of the latest developments in the…
Pilots: Corrupt Dudu Myeni trashed SAA, now there's evidence to put her in jail #BestofBizNews
Dudu Myeni is a household name in South Africa for playing a conspicuously corrupt and instrumental role in damaging South African Airways’ (SAA) prospects of being a profitable entity. Her actions have cost South African taxpayers billions of rands in bail-outs over the past decade, with another R2bn scheduled to…
Flash Briefing: New Covid-19 strains cause panic around the world, Sasol sells key asset
New strains of Covid-19 are causing panic as second waves are far more aggressive. Sasol is selling a key asset in Mozambique to pay down debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices